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    Roger Glenn Returns With My Latin Heart with Vibes, Flute, And Fire

    Roger Glenn – My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025) Veteran multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn released My Latin Heart in 2025, his first new album…

    Iliana Cabrera December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon

    Salt House – Scarrow (Hudson Records, 2025) The outstanding English folk trio Salt House return in 2025 with Scarrow, their fifth studio album for Hudson…

    Angel Romero December 14, 2025 No Comments
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    Kings of Congolese Rumba Zaïko Langa Langa Unveil New EP, Makinu

    Zaïko Langa Langa – Makinu (2025) Zaïko Langa Langa, a true legend of African music, celebrates fifty years of their career with their new maxi…

    Tyler Bennet December 14, 2025 No Comments
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    Ashavahishta Channels Rumi On Trance-Driven The Ring

    Ashavahishta – The Ring (X Dot 25 Music, 2025) World fusion trance group Ashavahishta released its new album The Ring on October 31, 2025. The…

    Angel Romero December 12, 2025 No Comments
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    Wesli’s Impressive ‘Makaya’ and The Echo Of Revolt

    Wesli – Makaya (WUP, 2025) Makaya, the expansive and awe-inspiring 24-track double album from Haitian-Canadian singer, guitarist, and folklorist Wesli stretches to nearly one hour…

    Angel Romero December 10, 2025 No Comments
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  • A dark screen with scan lines and digital noise. Glowing blue-yellow text reads “Gregory Isaacs” at the top and “Love Without Intermission” in italicized lettering at center, with playback symbols and a zeroed timecode.
    Music videos

    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
  • Owen Casey Easy Enough single artwork. A Compact Disc with images of two palms and song credits.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments
  • Matt B standing in the middle of a rural path.
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    Matt B’s Remarkable Intercontinental collaboration on New Single “They Know”

    World Music Central News Room December 12, 2025 No Comments
  • The image presents a vintage-style illustrated poster in green tones. Several women surround a central figure, adjusting her hair and clothing. Bold yellow lettering reads “ME DIO PELUSA,” with smaller text above and below noting it as a film by “El Tragaluz” and “basada en una historia real.”
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    Karmento Turns Envy Into A Party In New ‘Me dio pelusa’ Video

    World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments
  • Magoo - Photo by Jeff Fasano. A photo of the band with an effect that makes the musicians duplicated.
    Music videos

    Magoo Spins Jazz-Lit Newgrass on ‘What a Life’

    World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments
  • Carmel stands on a sandy shoreline beneath a pale sky, wrapped in sweeping, translucent orange fabric that lifts in the sea breeze.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Butterfly-menco

    Tom Orr December 10, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

Celtic Sounds from the Deer Forest

Angel Romero June 19, 2011 No Comments

Doa A Fronda dos cervos (Foll 100FOL1053) The beautiful misty landscape of A Fronda dos Cervos’cover reflects accurately the mesmerizing music featured in this album.…

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Obituaries

Mauritania’s ‘Diva of the Desert’ Dimi Mint Abba Dies at 52

World Music Central News Room June 18, 2011 No Comments

Dimi Mint Abba, an essential figure in Mauritanian music, died Saturday, June 4th, at a hospital in Morocco. She had suffered a brain hemorrhage two…

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Album reviews

Take Three

Tom Orr June 18, 2011 2 Comments

Three Hour Tour Toucan Play (Three Hour Tour, 2010) Admit it. You know what this band’s name refers to. What you don’t know- and what…

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New Releases

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Expanded Two-CD Deluxe Edition

World Music Central News Room June 18, 2011 No Comments

On August 16, Universal Music will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the popular movie score O Brother, Where Art Thou?, one of the 10 top-selling…

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Music videos

Video of the Week: Tubab Woman by Yellow Sisters

Angel Romero June 18, 2011 No Comments

Tubab Woman is a music video by Czech a capella group Yellow Sisters, formed by female vocalists. Tubab Woman is directed by Filip Racek and…

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Album reviews

Impressive Debut by Zoobazar

Angel Romero June 17, 2011 No Comments

Zoobazar Uno (Santa Fe / Ojo! Records, 2011) Spanish band Zoobazar is a Madrid-based world music ‘supergroup’ formed by top international instrumentalists and composers. Band…

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Articles

Kamerunga’s on top of the world

Tony Hillier June 17, 2011 No Comments

Acclaimed North Quensland band Kamerunga will be taking its innovative blend of Aussie folk, funk, reggae and world music overseas for the first time next…

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New CDs

Cuban Star Maraca & his Latin Jazz All Stars to launch a new recording production

World Music Central News Room June 16, 2011 No Comments

The Cuban band Maraca & his Latin Jazz All Stars will present soon in Cuba the album called En vivo desde el Gran Teatro de…

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Album reviews

Sufi and Bollywood Sounds of Jhoomo Re

Madanmohan Rao June 16, 2011 No Comments

Kailash Kher Jhoomo Re (Sony) The 9 tracks on this album feature some classic tracks by sufi singer and Bollywood vocalist Kailash Kher. Our picks…

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Events

Oak Leaf Bluegrass & Mountain Music Festival 2011

Angel Romero June 16, 2011 No Comments

Oak Leaf Bluegrass & Mountain Music Festival 2011 will be held at Oak Leaf Park in Luray, Virginia on July 4, 1961. The three-day festival…

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