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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments

Events

West Virginia Band The Fox Hunt and Irish Act The Henry Girls at Celtic Connections 2011

World Music Central News Room January 4, 2011 No Comments

Peddling a streetwise, subtly subversive mix of vintage Americana and potent original songwriting, West Virginia combo The Fox Hunt will return to Celtic Connections 2011…

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Haitian Roots Band RAM to Showcase at globalFEST 2011

World Music Central News Room January 3, 2011 No Comments

Haitian band RAM will be performing at globalFEST 2011 at New York City’s Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.) on January 9. In an era…

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Treacherous Orchestra and Fía na Roca to Perform at Celtic Connections 2011

World Music Central News Room January 3, 2011 No Comments

Scottish band Treacherous Orchestra and Galician band Fía na Roca are scheduled to perform Friday, January 14th at O2 ABC Glasgow. Originally spawned amidst the…

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Gordon Duncan Memorial Solo Piping Competition at Celtic Connections 2011

World Music Central News Room January 2, 2011 No Comments

The Gordon Duncan Memorial Solo Piping Competition will take place Sunday, January 16th at 1pm at The National Piping Centre. Perthshire piper Gordon Duncan was…

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Skerryvore, Mànran and Calum Iain MacCorquodale & Malcolm Jones at Celtic Connections 2011

Angel Romero January 2, 2011 No Comments

Several acts from Scotland, Skerryvore, Mànran and Calum Iain MacCorquodale & Malcolm Jones, will be performing Sunday, January 16th at 7:30pm at O2 ABC Glasgow.…

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Green Fields of America with The StepCrew to perform at Celtic Connections 2011

World Music Central News Room January 2, 2011 No Comments

Green Fields of America will perform on Friday, January 14th at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium. Originally formed in 1978 by the Limerick-born musician…

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Leo Blanco and Keltic Tales to perform at at Celtic Connections 2011

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2011 No Comments

Leo Blanco and Keltic Tales will be performing Sunday, January 16th at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite. Born amidst the Venezuelan Andes, internationally trained…

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Album reviews

Intensely Creative Fiddle Stories

Angel Romero January 1, 2011 No Comments

Childsplay Waiting for the Dawn (Childsplay Records 005, 2010) Childsplay is a superb acoustic ensemble that brings together a large number of fiddlers around violin…

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Jamie McMenemy & Soig Siberil and Ian Thompson at Celtic Connections 2011

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2011 No Comments

Jamie McMenemy & Soig Siberil and Ian Thompson Will present the Sounds of Brittany and Scotland at Celtic Connections 2011 on Friday, January 14th at…

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Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez to Perform at globalFEST 2011

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2011 No Comments

Afro-Cuban percussionist Pedro “Pedrito” Martinez will be performing at globalFEST 2011 at New York City’s Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.) on January 9. Pedro…

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