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    Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

    Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

    JGurski December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Raia’s Uádi Pours Desert Rains Over The Viola Campaniça

    Raia – Uádi (Lusitanian LUS058, 2025) Portuguese musician António “Tó-Zé” Bexiga recently released Uádi, the new album from his solo project Raia. The record highlights…

    Iliana Cabrera December 21, 2025 No Comments
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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Got It Together

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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

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    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
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Yamato to Perform at University of Wisconsin-Madison World Stage Series 2011

World Music Central News Room July 9, 2011 No Comments

Japanese band Yamato is scheduled to perform on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at 8:00 pm in Madison, Wisconsin. Yamato was founded by Masa Ogawa in…

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Rainforest World Music Festival Kicks Off at Kuching Waterfront

Angel Romero July 8, 2011 No Comments

The opening ceremony of the 2011 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival took place in the evening on July 7th, at the Kuching waterfront.…

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Belarusian Masters of Ethno Fusion

Angel Romero July 8, 2011 No Comments

Troitsa Zimachka (VIGMA 3666-1, 2011) Belarusian trio Troitsa released their vibrant sixth album “Zimachka” (“Winter”) this year. Troitsa combines the rich folk music traditions of…

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Rainforest World Music Festival 2011 Holds Tree Planting Ceremony

Angel Romero July 7, 2011 No Comments

The Rainforest World Music Festival held a tree planting ceremony yesterday, July 7th, 2011, which is part of the Greening Project. The event took place…

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Captivating Collection of Ghazals

TJ Nelson July 7, 2011 No Comments

Pooja Goswami Pavan How Shall I Say? (Innova 232, 2011) If you listen carefully there are some surprising sound coming from Minneapolis, Minnesota – Indian…

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Jammings Begin at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011

Angel Romero July 6, 2011 No Comments

Some of the musicians scheduled to perform at the 2011 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival (Sarawak, Malaysia), warmed up on July 6th at…

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Stellar Addition to the Tuareg Musical Collective

TJ Nelson July 6, 2011 No Comments

Terakaft Aratan N Azawad (World Village, 2011) Looking for that kick of blazing guitars and desert rhythms? Well, look no further as Terakaft has rolled…

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National Folk Festival to Be Held in Nashville for 3 Years

Angel Romero July 5, 2011 No Comments

The 73rd, 74th and 75th National Folk Festivals will be putting down roots at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville (Tennessee, USA) for…

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Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash – Reincarnation

Madanmohan Rao July 4, 2011 No Comments

Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash Reincarnation (Music Today) Ayaan Ali Bangash and Amaan Ali Bangash are the sons of sarod maestro Ustad Amjad…

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Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking band to Perform in London in 2011

World Music Central News Room July 4, 2011 No Comments

The legendary film director Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking band are scheduled to perform in London on Saturday, November 19th, 2011 at Royal Festival…

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