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    Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause

    Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent – Home Grown (2025) Fiddler Matt Tighe and multi-instrumentalist Tad Sargent released Home Grown nearly five years after the project…

    Tyler Bennet April 22, 2026 No Comments
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    Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams

    Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams (Seyir Muzik, 2025) In Displaced Dreams, Michalis Kouloumis articulates exile as a lived, trembling presence. The album is a precious…

    Tyler Bennet April 20, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

    Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

    Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments
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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
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    Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”

    World Music Central News Room April 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Backline Reaping the Blues cover artwork. A photo of an old 20th century tractor in a farm field.
    Music videos

    Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”

    World Music Central News Room April 20, 2026 No Comments
  • Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker Rutlands Reel cover artwork. A wooden deck and an out of focus reddish background.
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    Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”

    World Music Central News Room April 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
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    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
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    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments

New Releases

The Best of Morgan Heritage in The Journey Thus Far CD and DVD

World Music Central News Room September 24, 2009 No Comments

Since their 1997 VP Records debut Protect Us Jah, Morgan Heritage has stood out as one of reggae’s best modern bands. The accomplishments of the…

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Events

The Maeandros Ensemble to Perform Re-creations of Songs from Asia Minor and the Aegean Region

World Music Central News Room September 23, 2009 No Comments

The Maeandros Ensemble will perform Friday, October 9 of 2009 at 8:00 pm at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th Street, in New…

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New Releases

Madagascar Slim to Celebrate the Launching of the CD Good Life, Good Living

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2009 No Comments

Madagascar Slim will perform Sunday, September 27, 2009, 8:30pm at Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas Street West, south of Bloor, in Toronto (Canada). The Canada-based Malagasy…

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Tour Announcements

Indian Slide-Guitar Maestro Debashish Bhattacharya Begins 2009 North American Tour in September

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2009 No Comments

Renowned slide guitar master Debashish Bhattacharya will be touring the United States and Canada in September and October of 2009. Debashish Bhattacharya will be promoting…

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Album reviews

Ukrainian Diaspora

Angel Romero September 22, 2009 No Comments

The Ukrainians Diaspora (Omnium, 2009) The Ukrainians are back with Diaspora. The album showcases their accordion-driven Eastern European sound which blends folk music from Ukraine…

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Debashish Bhattacharya at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle

World Music Central News Room September 20, 2009 No Comments

SeattleIndian.com and the Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley present the pioneer of Indian slide guitar Debashish Bhattacharya on September 29 – 30, 2009.…

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Events

Swedish Folk Masters Väsen to Perform in Philadelphia

World Music Central News Room September 20, 2009 No Comments Väsen

On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, Crossroads Music presents Väsen, performing the traditional music of Sweden on nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle), viola, and guitar. The concert will…

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Events

World Music Institute to Present Renowned Master Musician Kayhan Kalhor in Rare New York Solo Appearance

World Music Central News Room September 19, 2009 No Comments

Iran’s master musician and composer Kayhan Kalhor will perform Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 8:00 pm at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, located at Broadway…

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Album reviews

Hawaiian Guitar Virtuoso Makana Releases Instrumental CD

Angel Romero September 19, 2009 No Comments

The Venus & the Sky Turn to Clay album is the first totally instrumental release of Makana, a young Hawaiian maestro of slack key guitar.…

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Album reviews

Tinariwen’s Desert Blues, a Force of Nature

TJ Nelson September 17, 2009 No Comments

Tinariwen Imidiwan: Companions (World Village) The desert blues men and women of Tinariwen are back with their latest CD Imidiwan: Companions, set for release October…

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