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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…

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    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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    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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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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

Album reviews

Phenomenally Good Ali & Toumani

TJ Nelson January 6, 2010 No Comments

Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté Ali & Toumani (World Circuit/Nonesuch Records, 2010) Drawing the listener close from the opening notes, guitarist Ali Farka Touré…

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Album reviews

The Exquisite Mbube of Bulawayo

Angel Romero January 5, 2010 No Comments RamaduZimbabwean music

Insingizi Voices of Southern Africa, Vol. 2 – Insingizi (Arc Music EUCD2243, 2009) Imbizi, one of the finest a cappella groups from Africa, has a…

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New Releases

Cumbancha Releases Free Download of Track from Upcoming Album by Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars

World Music Central News Room January 5, 2010 No Comments

As a New Year’s gift to all its friends and fans, world music label Cumbancha is sharing a track off Rise & Shine, the upcoming…

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Events

Legendary Diva of Caribbean Music Calypso Rose to Perform in New York

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The World Music Institute will present the legendary diva of Caribbean music Calypso Rose on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM at Peter Norton…

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Events

Compañía Rocío Molina at New York Flamenco Festival 2010

World Music Central News Room January 4, 2010 No Comments

Compañía Rocío Molina will perform at New York Flamenco Festival 2010 on Friday, February 12th at 8:00 PM. The Málaga-born Rocío Molina has become a…

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Obituaries

Admired Vocalist and Songwriter Lhasa de Sela Dies at 37

World Music Central News Room January 4, 2010 No Comments

The Mexican American singer/songwriter Lhasa de Sela has died. After battling breast cancer Ms. de Sela passed away on Monday, January 1st at her home…

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Events

Abu Dhabi to Host Exceptional World Music and Dance Performances in January and February 2010

World Music Central News Room January 3, 2010 No Comments

The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) continues its unique initiative World Stage by hosting three exceptional artistic experiences this January and February,…

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New CDs

Murat Ses eighth solo album Beside the Sun Released on January 1, 2010

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Murat Ses’ eighth solo album Beside the Sun will be released by Clou Records (Florida, USA) and will be distributed by several companies including the…

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General News

Music Voyager TV Show Will Bring World Music to International Audiences

World Music Central News Room January 3, 2010 No Comments

Music Voyager, a new music and travel series that gives viewers a firsthand look at the most popular and exciting sounds of the planet, will…

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Obituaries

Prominent English Folk Musician, Tim Hart of Steeleye Span, Dies in Spain at 61

World Music Central News Room January 3, 2010 No Comments

Tim Hart, one of the founders of legendary British folk group Steeleye Span, died of  lung cancer December 24 in La Gomera in the Canary…

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