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    My Treasured Land Turns Cabin Fever Into Celtic Folk Joy

    Counter’s Creek – My Treasured Land (OOB Records, 2025) Counter’s Creek’s dazzling new album, My Treasured Land, summarizes five years of life spent in London,…

    Angel Romero March 4, 2026 No Comments
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    Aoife Ní Bhriain & Cormac McCarthy Back to Irish Roots

    Aoife Ní Bhriain & Cormac McCarthy – Cosán Casta (self-released, 2025) Cosán Casta is an exquisite work that reimagines Irish traditional music through masterfully crafted…

    Angel Romero March 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Shane Shanahan Weaves Global, Jazz, Rock, and Minimalist Traditions on Audacity

    Shane Shanahan – Audacity (Live) (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) With Audacity (Live), virtuoso percussionist Shane Shanahan presents a striking document of global musical dialogue recorded…

    Tyler Bennet March 2, 2026 No Comments
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    Sweet Addis Goodbye: A Lost Ethiopian Classic Returns

    Mulukèn Mellèssè – Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band (Heavenly Sweetness, 2025) This is a long-awaited reissue of Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band, one…

    Angel Romero February 27, 2026 No Comments
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    Instrumental Tone Poems From The Black Mountains of Wales

    Peiriant – Plant (Recordiau NAWR Records, 2026) Welsh avant-folk duo Peiriant, Rose Linn-Pearl on violin, Dan Linn-Pearl on electric guitar, return with Plant. They present…

    Ryan Emmert February 27, 2026 No Comments
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    Getting Busy

    Tom Orr March 4, 2026 No Comments
  • An earth-toned cover centers on a white, rounded arch that frames a series of nested, red-orange arches receding inward, creating a tunnel-like effect. At the focal point sits a small sunburst symbol. The background blends orange, rust, and green with a grainy, weathered finish. “Santo Domingo” appears handwritten at the top, while “Alborea” is scrawled across the bottom.
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    Alborea Takes Marchena For A Spin With “Santo Domingo”

    World Music Central News Room February 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood cover artwork. A red and black photo of Albright playing guitar.
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    Todd Albright Channels Pre-War Blues On New Slide Single

    World Music Central News Room February 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Yango Roots World of Competition cover artwork. An illustration of a lion's head with Jamaican flag colors.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Win or Lose

    Tom Orr February 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Dlù’s Joyful Scottish-Funk Crossover Single ‘Lumina’

    World Music Central News Room February 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Jorge Aguilar y Sus Embelecos Eres Tú Mi Rosa cover artwork. an illustration of a colombian manseen from the back. He is wearing traditional clothe and a country hat , holding a drum on his shoulder. Pink and orange neon colors.
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    Colombia Meets Senegal

    Tom Orr February 24, 2026 No Comments

Gerardo Núñez playing guitar - Photo by Ricardo Bustillo
Events

Tribute to Sabicas Ties Flamenco Festival NY

World Music Central News Room January 26, 2026 No Comments Flamencoworld music

Gerardo Núñez, Antonio Rey, Álvaro Martinete, and Olga Pericet are set to perform at The Town Hall on Saturday, March 14, 2026. In celebration of…

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Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Il Mito. An illustration of a single palm tree with a deep root.
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Pizzica Legends Celebrate 50 Years With Il Mito

Iliana Cabrera January 26, 2026 No Comments Canzoniere Grecanico SalentinoItalian musicMauro Durantepizzicaworld music

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino – Il Mito (Ponderosa Music Records, 2026) Italian ensemble Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino has just released Il Mito (The Myth). For sure, Canzoniere…

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A hand-drawn circle filled with yellow, orange, blue, and pale green geometric fragments sits against a deep maroon background. The title Midnight Sun Live appears in white lettering near the top. The names Julien Tassin, Manuel Hermia, and Chris Joris are printed below in a smaller font.
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Daydream Believer

Tom Orr January 26, 2026 No Comments Brazilian musicChris JorisJulien TassinManuel Hermiaworld music

Belgian saxophonist Manuel Hermia is joined by guitarist Julien Tassin and Chris Joris on the Brazilian berimbau for “Reverie,” a piece of music that’s hard…

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Juan Diego Mateos playing guitar. Black and white photo.
Artist Profiles

Juan Diego Mateos: Eclectic Flamenco Guitarist From Jerez

Angel Romero January 25, 2026 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarguitarJuan Diego MateosSpainSpanish music

Juan Diego Mateos Reina (Jerez de la Frontera, 1969) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist. He began studying guitar at the age of thirteen with José…

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Juan Antonio Moya playing guitar.
Artist Profiles

Juan Antonio Moya: Flamenco Guitar With A Bold Modern Kick

Iliana Cabrera January 25, 2026 No Comments FlamencoJuan Antonio Moyaworld music

Spanish guitarist Juan Antonio Moya graduated from the Escola Superior de Música de Cataluña (ESMUC) in 2015 with the highest honors. In February 2017 he…

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Deep red and burnt orange fields form an abstract, weathered background with thin black lines looping and crossing the surface. The group name appears on the left, while the album title Close To Nothing sits in small white type at the upper right. Three musician names stack beneath the band name, and a tiny record-label emblem rests in the lower corner.
Album reviews

EH3 Returns With New Jazz-Rock Set, Close To Nothing

Angel Romero January 25, 2026 No Comments EH3Erik SmithErland HelbøErland Helbø TrioFrode Ågedal Bergjazz fusionjazz-rockKnut Løchsenprogressive rock

EH3 / Erland Helbø Trio – Close To Nothing (Losen Records, 2025) Close To Nothing is the second release from EH3 / Erland Helbø Trio,…

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The cover bursts with bright tropical colors. “Gio Chamba” stretches across the top in heavy navy lettering over a gradient of orange, green, and yellow. Stylized palms, stars, and abstract geometric patterns frame a central green plant shape dotted with lively circles. The title Tropidelicos appears in rounded yellow letters along the middle.
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Gio Chamba Cranks Up Psychedelic Cumbia On Tropidelicos

Iliana Cabrera January 25, 2026 No Comments Gio Chambaworld music

Gio Chamba – Tropidelicos (Mixto Records, 2025) Houston duo Gio Chamba released their new album Tropidelicos not long ago. The eight-track set is characterized by…

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Music videos

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest Roll Out “Recurrent” Music Video

World Music Central News Room January 25, 2026 No Comments contemporary jazzfunkjazz fusionMetropole OrkestSnarky Puppyworld fusion

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest (conducted by Jules Buckley) have released a video for “Recurrent.” This is a piece from its new album Somni (GroundUP…

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Awards

Eight Flamenco Finalists Head To Sevilla Showdown

World Music Central News Room January 24, 2026 No Comments Antonio GonzálezChico GallardoFlamencoflamenco guitarFrancis GómezguitarJuan Antonio MoyaJuan Diego MateosLuis GalloLuis MedinaMelón Jiménezworld music

The SGAE Foundation has announced the eight finalists for the III Paco de Lucía Flamenco SGAE Award 2025. The final will take place on Wednesday,…

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Antonio González - photo by Celia Carmona. Antonio playing guitar.
Artist Profiles

The Rise Of Flamenco Guitarist Antonio González

Angel Romero January 24, 2026 No Comments Antonio GonzálezFlamencoflamenco guitarguitarworld music

(headline image: Antonio González – photo by Celia Carmona) Antonio González Reyes was born on 24 May 1999 in Chipiona, a coastal town in the…

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