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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…

    Angel Romero December 8, 2025 No Comments
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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

  • 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.
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    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

    Tom Orr December 3, 2025 No Comments
  • Isla stands outdoors, smiling, before golden autumn foliage, holding a violin at her waist. Her light blouse contrasts with the leaves behind her. The name “Isla Ratcliff” appears in the upper corner, and the handwritten title Autumn Leaves (Autumn I) sits beneath the Polaroid-style frame.
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    Fiddle Meets Vivaldi In Isla Ratcliff’s Playful Autumn Leaves

    World Music Central News Room December 2, 2025 No Comments

New Releases

Henry “Junjo” Lawes Reggae and Dancehall Anthology to Be released in February 2010

World Music Central News Room January 11, 2010 No Comments

VP Records has announced the release of Volcano Eruption in February of 2010. Henry “Junjo” Lawes’ was one of the most influential producers of the…

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Events

Compañía María Pagés at New York Flamenco Festival 2010

World Music Central News Room January 10, 2010 No Comments

Compañía María Pagés will perform at New York Flamenco Festival 2010 on Saturday, February 13 (8:00 PM) & Sunday, February 14 (7:00 PM). María Pagés…

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Conferences

Top World Music Trade Show WOMEX 2010 Dates Announced

World Music Central News Room January 10, 2010 2 Comments

WOMEX 2010 organizers announced the dates for this year’s trade show and showcases. The next edition of WOMEX, the most important international professional market for…

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Dengue Fever to Perform at SXSW and Bergenfest in 2010

World Music Central News Room January 9, 2010 No Comments

Dengue Fever starts the new year with a West Coast tour in support of the January 10 release of Dengue Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia (Minky…

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Album reviews

Vibrant Ghana in the 1970s

Angel Romero January 9, 2010 No Comments

Various Artists Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Ghanaian Blue 1968-1981 (Soundway Records, 2009) Ghana Special, the latest compilation on the Soundway Records, focuses on…

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Events

Top Global Talent at Annual World Music Showcase globalFEST 2010 on Sunday January 10

World Music Central News Room January 8, 2010 No Comments

The annual globalFEST returns in 2010 with another showcase of top world music talent. The festival coincides with the Arts Presenters’s APAP conference. The festival…

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New Releases

Czech Gypsy Singer Ida Kelarová Releases Aven Bachtale

World Music Central News Room January 7, 2010 No Comments

Ida Kelarová and Dužda (Dežo) Desiderius with Jazz Famelija have released Aven Bachtale on Indies Scope Records. "One of my impulses was the need for…

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Events

Le Vent du Nord to Perform at Québec APAP 2010 Showcases

World Music Central News Room January 7, 2010 No Comments

Canadian band Le Vent du Nord will be performing at the APAP 2010 showcases on Saturday, January 9, 2010, 5:30-8:00 pm, at the Hilton Lobby…

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Events

Kartick & Gotam, Smadar Levi & Kenji Wiliams to Perform at EarthSync APAP 2010 Showcase

World Music Central News Room January 7, 2010 No Comments

EarthSync will present a world music showcase during APAP 2010: Kartick & Gotam *Live*, Smadar Levi & Bella Gaia by Kenji Wiliams. The concerts will…

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Independent World Music Artists Networking Session at APAP 2010 on January 8th

World Music Central News Room January 7, 2010 No Comments

World music musicians will be able to network and learn more about the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) at the pre-session meeting titled Independent…

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