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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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    Disobedience Required: A Review of Cristina Branco’s Mulheres de Abril 

    Cristina Branco – Mulheres de Abril (Locomotiva Azul, 2025) For over thirty years, Cristina Branco has been reinterpreting fado, Portugal’s national music, for an ever-increasing…

    John Alan Urquhart December 9, 2025 No Comments
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    Rabab Meets Trumpet: Sangat Intertwines Sikh & Sufi Lines

    Sangat – Sangat (2025) Afghan American rabab virtuoso Qais Essar and Sikh American trumpet player-singer Sonny Singh released their joint debut album Sangat recently. The…

    Angel Romero December 8, 2025 No Comments
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    Phoenyx Rekindles the Celtic Rock Fire: Keepers of the Flame Returns

    Phoenyx – Keepers of the Flame (Prometheus Music, 2025) Phoenyx was a pioneering Celtic rock band that was well known in the San Francisco Bay…

    Angel Romero December 7, 2025 1 Comment
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    Shane Shanahan’s Audacity (Live) Rallies An All-Star Ensemble

    Shane Shanahan – Audacity (Live) (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Percussionist Shane Shanahan released Audacity (Live), a project that highlights his cross-cultural collaboration. These stem from…

    Madison Quinn December 6, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • Bryan Sutton - Grandfather’s Clock cover artwork. A light violet cover with a photo of a leafless tree.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton Taps Sierra Hull For Playful “Grandfather’s Clock” Guitar Duet

    World Music Central News Room December 9, 2025 No Comments
  • Periscopi Invertit Sa Ximbomba cover artwork. an illustration of a friction drum: a ximbomba or zambomba.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Mediterranean Update

    Tom Orr December 8, 2025 No Comments
  • Tuuletar - Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) single artwork. A rain-soaked, high-energy scene shows Tuuletar's four women in bright outdoor gear laughing and flinging water as they sit on a bench in the dark. Each holds a rope or playful prop.
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    Tuuletar feat. Joanna Słowińska Reveals Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) Single

    World Music Central News Room December 7, 2025 No Comments
  • The cover presents a steam locomotive enveloped in thick haze at a station platform, where a silhouetted rail worker stands near the engine. The scene leans on sepia tones. Blocky lettering spells out “Ashby Frank” above the larger title Mr. Engineer.
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    Ashby Frank Rolls Out A Bluesy Waltz: “Mr. Engineer” Gets A Fresh Trackside Stop

    World Music Central News Room December 5, 2025 No Comments
  • Dark spheres envelop Carolyn-Trowbridge. she holds bright pink mallets that cross in her hands.
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    Carolyn Trowbridge Unveils Hypnotic “Duchess Of Sheba”

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Album reviews

The Essence of Afrocubism

Angel Romero October 6, 2010 No Comments

Afrocubism (World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2010) After many years, the project of bringing together some of the finest Cuban and Malian musicians has become a reality. AfroCubism…

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Folk Rising: New season of rising English folk stars at Cecil Sharp House

World Music Central News Room October 6, 2010 1 Comment

Following the successful spring series of gigs, Folk Rising returns to Cecil Sharp House for a second season with the brightest new folk in the…

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New CDs

Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen At Edwards Barn

World Music Central News Room October 6, 2010 No Comments

Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen’s At Edwards Barn is a career retrospective, featuring songs from various aspects of their storied careers including such classics as…

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America’s Music Legacy Series to Be Released on DVD December 7 of 2010

Angel Romero October 5, 2010 No Comments

Quantum Leap and MVD Visual will release the “America’s Music Legacy” series On DVD on December 7, 2010. The America’s Music Legacy series was recorded…

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Album reviews

Fat Freddy’s Masters the Art of Dub

Angel Romero October 5, 2010 No Comments

Fat Freddy’s Drop Fat Freddy’s Drop Live at Roundhouse London (The Drop, 2010) New Zealand sensation Fat Freddy’s Drop will be touring the United States…

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Events

Sounds from Spain offWOMEX Showcase at WOMEX 2010

World Music Central News Room October 5, 2010 No Comments

Sounds from Spain will present an offWOMEX Showcase at WOMEX 2010 on Thursday, 28 October at offWOMEX (Studio 2) in Copenhagen (Denmark). The artist selection…

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Album reviews

Seu Jorge Loves the Sunshine

Angel Romero October 4, 2010 No Comments

Seu Jorge And Almaz Seu Jorge And Almaz (Now-Again, 2010) Brazilian singer and actor Seu Jorge and his new band Almaz have released this self…

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Events

Tabla Legend Zakir Hussain with sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar in New York

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2010 1 Comment Zakir Hussain

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain will be performing with sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar on Friday, October 29, 2010 at Town Hall, in New York City. Zakir…

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Events

Spain’s famed Afro-Spanish Singer Buika to Perform in New York on October 22, 2010

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2010 1 Comment

Latin Grammy nominee Buika, Spain’s hottest new singer, will be performing in New York City on Friday, October 22, 2010. Buika is a true revelation…

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New Releases

Joe Diffie releases Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2010 No Comments BluegrassJoe Diffie

Joe Diffie returns to bluegrass with Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album. Bluegrass is the music that started it all for the award winning country star. Co-produced…

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