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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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    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.
    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.
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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.
    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

General News

Award Winning Zimbabwean Band Mokoomba Finally Gets to Brussels

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2009 No Comments

Zimbabwean band Mokoomba will be performing in Brussels for the first time on the 12th of November 2009 at 19:00 at Excantina. On the 24th…

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World Music Conference WOMEX 2009, a Success Despite the Bad Economy

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2009 No Comments

The year 2009 turned out to be a record year and a successful event for WOMEX 2009. There have now been 15 editions of WOMEX,…

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Obituaries

Colombian Vallenato Accordion Master Dies at 65

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2009 No Comments

  Accordionist Miguel Ahumada died yesterday in Valledupar (Colombia) of a heart attack. He was one of the top vallenato accordionists in Colombia and was…

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Events

Folk Rock Bands Will Perform Benefit Concert to Aid Saharawi Refugees

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2009 No Comments

On Sunday Nov 22, three folk rock bands will show their support and talents in a benefit gig at Cargo, in aid of the Saharawi…

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Events

 New York’s World Music Festival globalFEST 2010 Line Up Announced

World Music Central News Room October 31, 2009 No Comments

  For seven years globalFEST has been the springboard festival for world music artists on the brink of North American national mainstage success, performers known…

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Events

Grand Bharatnatyam Dance by Priya Venkataraman

Dr. Saroja Raman October 31, 2009 No Comments

Priya Venkataraman, Bharatanatyam danseuse, will perform at Shakuntalam Theatre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi at 6:30 pm on November 17th 2009. She is supported on Nattuvangam…

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General News

Proceeds from Sales of Fela Kuti Catalog at Planetwize to Benefit African Orphans

World Music Central News Room October 31, 2009 No Comments

Planetwize announced the release of ‘The Best of the Black President’ on the Actiontrax music platform, where every album supports a social or environmental project.…

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Events

Festival on the Niger 2010 Program Announced

World Music Central News Room October 31, 2009 No Comments

The 2010 Festival on the Niger will be held once again in Ségou, Mali. The sixth edition will begin Wednesday, February 3 of 2010 and…

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New Releases

Mulatu Astatke, The Remarkable Story Of Ethiopian Jazz

World Music Central News Room October 31, 2009 1 Comment

Vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, Mulatu Astatke is one of the all-time greats of Ethiopian music and the creator of his own…

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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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