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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…

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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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    Djékady’s Innovative ‘Benkan’ Intersects Malian Heritage and American Roots

    Djékady – Benkan (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Benkan introduces Djékady, a superb six-piece ensemble co-led by Malian balafon maestro and singer Balla Kouyaté and American…

    Angel Romero December 5, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    From Ballparks To “Love Shack”: Antonio Andrade Drops Here We Go!

    Antonio Andrade – Here We Go! (Life Shakes Records, 2025) Antonio Andrade’s, Here We Go!, presents a covers collection developed during the shutdown months of…

    Ryan Emmert December 4, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Carolyn Trowbridge Unveils Hypnotic “Duchess Of Sheba”

    World Music Central News Room December 4, 2025 No Comments
  • A weathered man in a wide straw hat sits against a sun-bleached green wall while sipping coffee from a white cup. The title Latin Café 2.0 and the artist name “Malamañoso” appear in stylized lettering on the left.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Tasty Menu

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New Releases

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to Release Elizabeth Mitchell’s ‘Sunny Day’

World Music Central News Room August 20, 2010 No Comments

Washington, DC – Elizabeth Mitchell celebrates the beauty of quiet moments with ‘ Sunny Day’ (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, October 5th). Mitchell, her family, and a…

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Tour Announcements

Chalaparta Sensation Oreka Tx to Begin 2010 North American Tour

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2010 No Comments

Basque band Oreka Tx will be bringing the sounds of chalaparta (txalaparta in Basque) to North American audiences. The chalaparta is a percussion instrument composed…

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Tour Announcements

Cambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever Announces Australian Tour

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2010 No Comments

Cambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever announced that they have confirmed tour dates in Australia this Fall that include two major music festivals for October. Dengue…

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General News

Musicians Needed, The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Now Accepting Applications

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2010 No Comments

Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC ) and The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs are collaborating for a sixth year on…

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General News

Listen to the Banned CD Well Received in World Music Circles

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2010 No Comments

Listen to the Banned was chosen as ‘Top of the World’ in the Songlines (an influential UK-based world music magazine) August 2010 issue. In each…

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General News

Houdetsi Music Festival, New World Music Festival in Greece

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2010 No Comments

The Labyrinth Musical Workshop has announced its first ever Houdetsi Music Festival that will feature renowned artists from all over the world. In the village…

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Events

Winnipeg Folk Festival to Present Bluesman Robert Cray October 3 of 2010

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2010 No Comments

The Winnipeg Folk Festival will welcome five-time Grammy Award winner Robert Cray back to Winnipeg hot off the heels of his latest record, This Time,…

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New Releases

Esperanza Spalding Releases “Little Fly” Video

World Music Central News Room August 18, 2010 No Comments

Renowned bassist and composer Esperanza Spalding has a new music video titled “Little Fly”. The video was released to coincide with the launch of her…

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Sensational Bassist Esperanza Spalding Video Reveals Her Chamber Music Society Project

World Music Central News Room August 18, 2010 No Comments

A video EPK (electronic press kit) provides fascinating details about Esperanza Spalding’s latest project, Chamber Music Society, which is now available. Co-produced by Esperanza and…

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New Releases

The Rough Guide To Greek Café

World Music Central News Room August 17, 2010 No Comments

The new double CD compilation titled The Rough Guide to Greek Cafe (RGNET1197CD) features Kristi Stassinopoulou, Hainides, Papa-Anastasis, En Chordais, Psarantwnis, Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Nena Venetsanou,…

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