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    Radio Tarifa Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for November 2025

    La Noche by Spain’s Radio Tarifa has landed at #1 on Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of November 2025. Read more about this…

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    Divanhana Sails to #1 on World Music Charts Europe for November 2025

    Radio Sevdah by Bosnian ensemble Divanhana claimed the number one spot of World Music Charts Europe for the month of November 2025. Read more about…

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    Radio Tarifa Rises to the Top of the Iberian Roots Music Chart for 3rd Quarter of 2025

    The album La noche by the legendary band Radio Tarifa has reached the number one spot of LIMúR, the Iberian Roots Music Chart for the…

    World Music Central News Room October 16, 2025 No Comments
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  • Charts

    Cheikh Lô Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for October 2025

    The album Maame by Cheikh Lô has claimed the coveted number one spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of October 2025.…

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    Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté Repeat #1 on World Music Charts Europe – October 2025

    The album Toumaro by Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté continues to dominate the World Music Charts Europe for the month of October 2025. Kassé Mady…

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Featured News

  • The cover for El Rocío by Bahama Soul Club features a gradient of colors, shifting from deep red at the bottom to bright yellow at the top. The artist’s name and title appear in red text centered against the background, while the Buyú Records logo sits in the upper right corner.
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    ClubGot Soul

    Tom Orr November 5, 2025 No Comments
  • The cover for The Silver Voyage by Skipinnish and Malcolm Jones depicts a small boat carrying several figures across a shimmering sea toward a radiant sunset. Musical notes rise from the boat. The title appears in white letters over the rippling water, while the artists’ names stand out in earthy tones against the glowing sky.
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    Skipinnish Marks 25 Years With “The Silver Voyage,” Penned by Malcolm Jones

    World Music Central News Room November 4, 2025 No Comments
  • The single cover for A História da Nossa Língua by Lucas Santtana and Gilberto Gil features a white background with three figures at the bottom. The central figure wears elaborate, colorful attire with a feathered headdress. On each side stand the two musicians men holding green ceremonial objects, dressed in contrasting dark and light outfits. Above them, the title appears in hand-drawn lettering.
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    Lucas Santtana & Gilberto Gil Chart Brazil’s Language In New Duet

    World Music Central News Room November 3, 2025 No Comments
  • La Polanpro Chiquitita. An image from the video: a young boy and girl resting their heads on each other.
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    Transatlantic Caribbean

    Tom Orr November 2, 2025 No Comments
  • The cover for The Chance to Feel Alive by Some One’s Sons features a pint of dark beer at the center, with handprints pressed against the glass. The drink rests on a green coaster bearing the band’s name in white lettering, while the title appears above in a handwritten script.
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    Some One’s Sons Tap “The Chance To Feel Alive”

    World Music Central News Room November 1, 2025 No Comments
  • Loko Gasy - Mifankatiava cover artwork. A photo of the quartet.
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    Classy Malagasy

    Tom Orr October 31, 2025 No Comments
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Events

Yasmin Levy to perform at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York

World Music Central News Room October 30, 2009 No Comments

Renowned Israeli singer Yasmin Levy will be performing at Peter Norton Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th Street, New York city on Saturday, November 7, 2009…

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Meera Bai, Devotion and Poetry

World Music Central News Room October 30, 2009 No Comments

Canadian-Indian singer Vandana Vishwas dedicates her debut recording to Indian poetess Meera Bai, who was born in the western Indian province of Rajasthan in the…

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Fine Plena Indeed

World Music Central News Room October 29, 2009 No Comments

Miguel Zenon Esta Plena (Marsalis Music, 2009) If Marsalis Music signs you, it means you are above average in the world of American jazz. Puerto…

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Much Anticipated Fela Kuti Musical Arrives to Broadway

World Music Central News Room October 29, 2009 No Comments

Fela!, the new musical based on the life and music of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will arrive on Broadway at the…

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Brazilian Music Legend Gal Costa First Concert Ever in North Carolina Presented by Duke Performances

World Music Central News Room October 29, 2009 No Comments

Duke Performances will present – for the first time in North Carolina – Brazilian music legend Gal Costa with guitarist Romero Lubambo Friday, October 30,…

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Rupa & The April Fishes Begin North American and European 2009 Tour

World Music Central News Room October 29, 2009 No Comments

Rupa & The April Fishes will be touring North America and Europe in the next weeks. Rupa & The April Fishes are specialists in crossing…

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Keeping Colombian Tradition Alive

Angel Romero October 29, 2009 No Comments

Toto la Momposina La Bodega (Astar Artes, 2009) Toto la Momposina is a national treasure in Colombia. She has spent most of her life researching…

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Icelandic Sensation Ólöf Arnalds Releases US Debut Album

World Music Central News Room October 28, 2009 No Comments

Icelandic folk singer Ólöf Arnalds will be releasing her first US release Við og Við through One Little Indian on November 17th. Two fall performances…

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Album reviews

Essential Franco

Angel Romero October 28, 2009 No Comments

Franco Francophonic, Vol. 2 (Stern’s Africa, 2009) Francophonic, Vol. 2 introduces the listener to additional essential recordings by Franco, one of the greatest African musicians…

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Extravagantly Lush Rupa

TJ Nelson October 28, 2009 No Comments

Rupa and the April Fishes Este Mundo (Cumbancha, 2009) Back in 2008, I waxed poetic about the Bay Area musical group Rupa and the April…

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