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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort

    Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…

    Madison Quinn December 17, 2025 No Comments
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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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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
    Music videos

    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
  • A black field frames gold typography, with the artist name centered above and the album title below. A single luminous gold line ripples across the middle, glowing softly at its center.
    Music videos

    Persian Setar, Ambient Drama: Danial HM Teases New Single “Breath Of Eternity”

    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Music videos Single reviews

    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
  • 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

Events

Africa Oyé 2010, a Celebration of African Music and Culture

World Music Central News Room June 15, 2010 No Comments

Africa Oyé returns to Sefton Park, Liverpool in 2010. The world music festival will be held Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June 2010. Africa Oyé…

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Album reviews

Echoes of Senegal

Angel Romero June 15, 2010 No Comments

Various Artists Senegal – Echo Musical (Syllart, 2010)   Senegal – Echo Musical is part of the African Pearls collection that is bringing back the…

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Awards

WOMEX 2010 Award Goes to Danyèl Waro of Reunion Island

World Music Central News Room June 14, 2010 No Comments

WOMEX announced today  the winner of the WOMEX 2010 Award for Artists: Danyèl Waro, the uncompromising maloya hero from Reunion Island. Waro will perform on…

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South Africa As Is and As It Was

Tom Orr June 13, 2010 No Comments

Putumayo Presents South Africa (Putumayo PUT 301-2, 2010) Next Stop… Soweto: Township Sounds From The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga (Strut STRUT054CD, 2010) Next Stop… Soweto…

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Album reviews

Still Making a Difference

Tom Orr June 13, 2010 No Comments

Salif Keita La Différence (Emarcy Records/Decca, 2010) Mali has given the world so many great musicians that it’s difficult to point out one who could…

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New Releases

South African Marimba Group Amabutho Releases Debut Album Coinciding with 2010 FIFA World Cup

World Music Central News Room June 12, 2010 2 Comments

Just as the sporting world is about to turn its focus to South Africa this summer for the World Cup, Toronto-based Alma Records will release…

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Album reviews

Persian Pulses

TJ Nelson June 11, 2010 No Comments

Ramin Rahimi & Friends The Pulse of Persia: Iranian Rhythms – Global Influences (ARC Music, 2010) All right all you percussion junkies, Ramin Rahimi has…

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Events

David Broza Performs The Unpublished Poetry of Townes Van Zandt at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York

World Music Central News Room June 11, 2010 No Comments

David Broza is set to perform live at (Le) Poisson Rouge on Monday, June 14 in support of his recent release Night Dawn: Unpublished Poetry…

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Tour Announcements

Grupo Fantasma’s Summer 2010 Tour & 4th Album, El Existential

World Music Central News Room June 10, 2010 No Comments

  Grupo Fantasma will have a summer tour in support of their highly anticipated and self-produced fourth album titled ‘El Existential‘ (Nat Geo Music). A…

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Events

9TH Daniel Pearl World Music Days to Be Held October 1 – 31, 2010

World Music Central News Room June 10, 2010 No Comments

Now in its 9th year, Daniel Pearl World Music Days is a month-long global network of concerts each October, promoting peace and cross cultural understanding…

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