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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…

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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…

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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.”
    Music videos

    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
  • Bryan Sutton - Grandfather’s Clock cover artwork. A light violet cover with a photo of a leafless tree.
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    Bryan Sutton Taps Sierra Hull For Playful “Grandfather’s Clock” Guitar Duet

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New CDs

Ethopian Star Gigi to Release Mesgana Ethiopia On October 19th 2010

World Music Central News Room September 24, 2010 7 Comments

Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibawbaw, one of Ethiopia’s best-known singers, is releasing her latest album Mesgana Ethiopia on October 19th through MOD Technologies, the label founded by…

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Events

Brazilian Star Djavan to Perform in Miami

World Music Central News Room September 24, 2010 No Comments

Djavan will perform Friday, October 29th at 8PM at Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Djavan will be presenting his beautiful new CD…

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Awards

Ghanaian Master Drummer Yacub Addy Receives NEA National Heritage Fellowship

World Music Central News Room September 24, 2010 No Comments

Yacub Addy, a Ghanaian drum master from Latham, New York, accepts his NEA National Heritage Fellowship award from National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco…

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Album reviews

Mounqaliba

Angel Romero September 23, 2010 1 Comment

Natacha Atlas Mounqaliba, In a State of Reversal (Six Degrees 657036 1170 2 0, 2010) Natacha Atlas has given us memorable world music recordings, ranging…

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New CDs

Africa 50 Years of Music Released as an 18 CD Deluxe Boxed Set

World Music Central News Room September 23, 2010 No Comments

“Africa – 50 Years of Music” (Sterns Africa, 2010) is the most comprehensive compilation of African music ever achieved. The 18 volume boxed set collects…

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Tour Announcements

Renowned Portico Quartet begins its 2010 North American Tour

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2010 No Comments

The critically acclaimed U.K. group Portico Quartet begins its first ever United States shows supporting their album ‘Isla‘ (Real World Records). The Portico Quartet are…

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Fiddle Maestra Eileen Ivers Bringing Immigrant Soul to North American Stages in Fall 2010

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2010 No Comments

Groundbreaking Irish-American fiddler Eileen Ivers and her band Immigrant Soul will bring their energy and potent performance to stages across the United States this autumn,…

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Awards

WOMEX Top Label Award 2010 Goes to World Village

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2010 No Comments

The WOMEX Top Label Award for 2010 has been given to World Village / Harmonia Mundi (France/USA). Created as a joint project with the World…

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Events

Diverse Lineup at NY Gypsy Festival 2010

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2010 No Comments

The NY Gypsy Festival celebrates its sixth annual performance schedule with one of the most outstanding and diverse lineups of its storied history. The festival…

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Events

Renowned Soul Singer Mavis Staples Opens the 2010-11 Star Series at The Carolina Theatre

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2010 1 Comment

Mavis Staples brings her trademark powerful voice and inspirational music to the Carolina Theatre in Durham (North Carolina), Friday October 1 at 8:00 p.m. The…

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