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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.
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    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.
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    Butterfly-menco

    Tom Orr December 10, 2025 No Comments

Film Reviews

Raga: A Film Journey into the Soul of India

Angel Romero October 28, 2010 No Comments

One of the great music documentaries of the 1970s is now available on a remastered DVD. Raga: A Film Journey into the Soul of India…

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New CDs

Accordion Master Joe Derrane Releases Grove Lane

World Music Central News Room October 27, 2010 No Comments

One of the masters of Irish music, jor Derrane has a new album titled Grove Lane. The album showcases Derrane at the height of his…

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Dazzling Bada Boom

Angel Romero October 27, 2010 No Comments

Ranjit Barot Bada Boom (King Records/Abstract Logix Records KICJ 596, 2010) Ranjit Barot is an outstanding drummer, composer and arranger from India. Many in his…

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Events

National Folk Festival to be held in Nashville on Labor Day weekend 2011

World Music Central News Room October 27, 2010 No Comments

The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) announced with Nashville mayor Mayor Karl Dean and the Compass Records Group that Labor Day weekend, September…

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Obituaries

Reggae Star Gregory Isaacs Dies in London of Lung Cancer

World Music Central News Room October 26, 2010 2 Comments

VP Records announced yesterday the death of reggae legend Gregory Isaacs. Isaacs fought a year-long battle with lung cancer before passing away on October 25,…

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Album reviews

Round Dance Songs Passion

Angel Romero October 26, 2010 No Comments

Round dance songs have became one of the most popular genres within the American Indian and Aboriginal Canadian communities in North America. Round Dances were…

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New CDs

Luísa Maita’s Lero-Lero Album Remixed by Cutting Edge International DJs and Producers

World Music Central News Room October 25, 2010 No Comments

Maita Remixed brings together a collection of producers and DJs who are pushing the borders of genre and creating sounds and ideas that fuel the…

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Listen to the Banned Album Released in North America

World Music Central News Room October 24, 2010 No Comments

The album Listen to the Banned will be available in North America at the end of this month. Listen to the Banned is a unique…

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Tremé Star and New Orleans Icon Kermit Ruffins to Release Big Band Album

World Music Central News Room October 24, 2010 1 Comment

New Orleans trumpeter Kermit Ruffins will release his latest album, Happy Talkon October 26 through Basin Street Records. Produced by Tracey Freeman (Harry Connick, Jr.,…

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Album reviews

Captivating Musical Contraband

Angel Romero October 23, 2010 No Comments

Las Migas Reinas del Matute (Nuevos Medios NM 15918 CD, 2010) The all female Spanish multinational group Las Migas is attracting a lot of attention…

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