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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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Featured News

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    Music videos Single reviews

    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
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    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
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    Music videos

    Matt B’s Remarkable Intercontinental collaboration on New Single “They Know”

    World Music Central News Room December 12, 2025 No Comments
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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.
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    Magoo Spins Jazz-Lit Newgrass on ‘What a Life’

    World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

Havana Musical Secrets

Angel Romero May 18, 2011 No Comments

Tiempo Libre My Secret Radio (Sony Masterworks, 2011) Tiempo Libre is undoubtedly one of the best timba band in the United States. Timba is the…

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New Releases

Rhythms of Black Peru Compilation to Be Released May 24, 2011

World Music Central News Room May 18, 2011 1 Comment

The Rhythms of Black Peru compilation of Afro-Peruvian music will be released May 24, 2011 on sdecret Stash Records. From the mid 1950s through the…

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Album reviews

Dengue Filters

TJ Nelson May 17, 2011 No Comments

Dengue Fever Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group, 2011) The Cambodian, surf, garage band Dengue Fever has hit the streets with their latest Cannibal Courtship,…

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New CDs

Canadian Band Genticorum to Go on Tour to Present New Album Nagez Rameurs

Angel Romero May 17, 2011 No Comments

Quebecois trio Genticorum will tour the United States and Canada to resent their new album tiled Nagez Rameurs (“Pull Together, Paddlers!”). Band members include Yann…

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Album reviews

Tango Transformed

Tom Orr May 16, 2011 No Comments

Acho Estol – Buenosaurios: Leyendas de la Noche de los Tangos (Galileo Music GMC 034, 2010) Dolores Sola – Salto Mortal (Ojo Records OJO004, 2010)…

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Awards

Indie Acoustic Project 2010 Winners Announced

Angel Romero May 16, 2011 No Comments

The Indie Acoustic Project announced the winners of the IAP’s “Best CDs of 2010” Awards. The winners in each of 12 categories were selected from…

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Awards

Adarrots Wins 6th Eurofolk International Contest

World Music Central News Room May 16, 2011 No Comments

Basque folk band Adarrots won the 6th edition of Concurso Internacional Eurofolk, held in Córdoba (Spain). After winning in the Spanish round, Adarrots traveled to…

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Concert reviews

Brazilian groove wraps up sixth Borneo Jazz Festival in fine style

Madanmohan Rao May 16, 2011 No Comments

The four-day Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia concluded in fine style with a smooth Brazilian set by Ray Piper and Brazilada. Guitarist Ray Piper led…

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General News

Legendary Dead Can Dance to Return in 2012

Angel Romero May 15, 2011 No Comments

Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard announced today that they have decided to begin work on a new album later this year. To coincide with the…

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Concert reviews

Latin groove and electro-fusion energize Borneo Jazz Festival

Madanmohan Rao May 15, 2011 No Comments

Day Three of the four-day Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia was a high-energy climax with bands from Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Holland and the US. Borneo…

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