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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 2025 No Comments
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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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    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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    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.
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    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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    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
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    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

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Delfina Cheb
Concert reviews

Delfina Cheb at Festival Med 24 in Loulé, surrendered at her feet

Rafael Mieses July 22, 2024 No Comments Argentine musicDelfina Chebmilongatangoworld music

Hamman is the smallest of all stages. Perfect size for soloists, duets, and at most, a trio. This place also keeps a certain secret. In…

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Tarwa N-Tiniri - Akal cover artwork. Shos a man on top of a desert dune and a finger ring near the bottom left, on top of the sand.
Album reviews

Tarwa N-Tiniri Celebrate Amazigh Music and Desert Culture

Angel Romero July 22, 2024 No Comments desert bluesMoroccan musicTarwa N-Tiniriworld music

Tarwa N-Tiniri – Akal (Tarwa N-Tiniri, 2024) Tarwa N-Tiniri’s Akal is the second album by the Amazigh band, meaning “Land” in the Tamazight language. The…

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Lovely Songs and Guitar Work by Donal Donohoe

Ryan Emmert July 21, 2024 No Comments Celtic musicDonal Donohoeworld music

Donal Donohoe – As Night Falls on Dublin Town (self-release, 2024) As Night Falls on Dublin Town presents the enthralling songs and music of Irish…

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Delia Fischer Releases Delightful Single “Intimo” Featuring Tico de Moraes

World Music Central News Room July 21, 2024 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicDelia FischerTico de Moraesworld music

Delia Fischer has released her new single “Intimo,” a collaboration with acclaimed Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer Tico de Moraes. The song, performed in Portuguese…

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Blind Boys of Alabama and Blues Artist Bobby Rush collaborate on “99 ½ Won’t Do”

World Music Central News Room July 20, 2024 No Comments Blind Boys of AlabamabluesBobby Rushgospelworld music

For the first time, gospel icons Blind Boys of Alabama and Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Rush have collaborated on a recording released today. This…

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Album reviews

Alxaraf: Bridging Sephardic and Flamenco Music | Debut Album Exodus (2024)

Iliana Cabrera July 20, 2024 No Comments AlxarafFlamencoSephardic musicworld fusionworld music

Alxaraf – Exodus (digital dos, 2024) The members of the Alxaraf group were immersed in flamenco from a young age, traveling the world with their…

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Album reviews

The Exquisite Kurdish Alevi Songs of Olcay Bayir

Angel Romero July 19, 2024 No Comments world music

Olcay Bayir – Tu Guli (Arc Music, 2024) Olcay Bayır’s latest album, Tu Guli, presents moving songs deeply grounded in Anatolian culture and her Kurdish…

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Awards

Flamenco guitarist Juan Ramón Caro to Receive the ‘Pencho Cros’ prize

World Music Central News Room July 19, 2024 No Comments Festival Internacional del Cante de las MinasFlamencoJuan Ramón Caroworld music

The Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas has awarded guitarist Juan Ramón Caro the ‘Pencho Cros’ prize for his discography. Caro’s second album, ‘Caríssimo,’…

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Events

From Madrid to Heaven… Flamenco at Café Berlín

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2024 No Comments Flamencoworld music

Salvador Barrul and Julio “El Indio,” descendants of the renowned group Las Grecas, will present “From Madrid to Heaven” at Café Berlín on Friday, July…

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Events

Flamenco Festival Marenostrum Fuengirola to feature Renowned Artists on July 19.

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2024 No Comments FlamencoMarenostrum FuengirolaMaría TerremotoPerico el PañeroRancapino Chicoworld music

On Friday, July 19, three famed artists will perform at the Flamenco Festival Marenostrum Fuengirola, in southern Spain. Attendees will experience a variety of flamenco…

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