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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort

    Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…

    Madison Quinn December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Roger Glenn Returns With My Latin Heart with Vibes, Flute, And Fire

    Roger Glenn – My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025) Veteran multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn released My Latin Heart in 2025, his first new album…

    Iliana Cabrera December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon

    Salt House – Scarrow (Hudson Records, 2025) The outstanding English folk trio Salt House return in 2025 with Scarrow, their fifth studio album for Hudson…

    Angel Romero December 14, 2025 No Comments
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  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
  • A black field frames gold typography, with the artist name centered above and the album title below. A single luminous gold line ripples across the middle, glowing softly at its center.
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    Persian Setar, Ambient Drama: Danial HM Teases New Single “Breath Of Eternity”

    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Music videos Single reviews

    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
  • A dark screen with scan lines and digital noise. Glowing blue-yellow text reads “Gregory Isaacs” at the top and “Love Without Intermission” in italicized lettering at center, with playback symbols and a zeroed timecode.
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    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
  • Owen Casey Easy Enough single artwork. A Compact Disc with images of two palms and song credits.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

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Events

Sommelo Nordic Border Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

World Music Central News Room June 22, 2024 No Comments Estonian musicFinnish musicSommeloworld music

Folk and world music festival Sommelo is set to take place June 26-29, 2024. Sommelo is a unique festival held on both sides of the…

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Steve Earle Reveals Reinvention of Tom Petty’s “Yer So Bad”

World Music Central News Room June 22, 2024 No Comments country musicrockSteve EarleTom Pettyworld music

Steve Earle’s reimagined version of Tom Petty’s “Yer So Bad” is now available. The new single is from the tribute album, Petty Country: A Country…

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David Leon’s Flawless Fusion of Sax and Gayageum

Tom Orr June 21, 2024 No Comments David Leonworld fusionworld jazz

Heard any unusual but perfect jazz fusions lately? If not, give a listen to “Palmetto,” a lullaby of an instrumental by American saxophonist David Leon.…

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Ruca Rebordão Visits the Sounds of Angola, Brazil, and Portugal

Iliana Cabrera June 21, 2024 No Comments Ruca Rebordãoworld music

Ruca Rebordão – Mestiço Atlântico (RUMA Records, 2024) Ruca Rebordão, a seasoned musician known for his contributions to over 200 albums and his roles in…

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Artist Profiles

Muwashshah Specialists Fatima Zahra Qortobi and Abdelkader Ghayt

Douglas Sanders June 20, 2024 No Comments Abdelkader GhaytFatima Zahra QortobimoaxajamuwashshahSufi musicworld music

The muwashshah, also known as moaxaja, is a distinguished poetic genre conceived and refined by Muqaddam ibn Muafá al-Cabri (alternatively spelled Moukaddam Ibn Mouafa of…

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Artist Profiles

Sain Zahoor: A Sufi Musical Virtuoso from Pakistan

Douglas Sanders June 20, 2024 No Comments PakistanPakistani musicSain ZahoorSufi musicworld music

Born in 1936 the village of Haveli Lakhan in southern Punjab, Pakistan, Sain Zahoor (vocals, tumbi) embarked on a spiritual and musical journey at the…

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Musician and Oral Historian Fatou Mint Engdhey of Mauritania

Douglas Sanders June 20, 2024 No Comments ardinFatou Mint EngdheyMauritaniaMauritanian musicworld music

Fatou Mint Engdhey, a distinguished bearer of the Iggawin tradition (akin to African griots or European minstrels) has mastered the intricate art of the ardin,…

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Album reviews

Unreleased 1965 Concert by the Georgia Sea Island Singers

Douglas Sanders June 20, 2024 No Comments American folk musicBessie JonesbluesEd YoungJohn DavisMississippi Fred McDowellthe Georgia Sea Island Singersworld music

Various Artists – The Complete Friends of Old Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways, 2024) The Complete Friends of Old Time Music Concert, featuring previously unreleased…

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Heart of the Fès Festival of Sufi Culture: Ecstasy, Sama Ritual Music

Evangeline Kim June 19, 2024 No Comments Sufi musicworld music

Photos by Zoubir Ali – except where noted. Videos by Marc Boudet. The sense of absolute elated wonder I felt throughout the Fès Festival of…

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Concert reviews

Children of Abraham, Brilliant Concert by Rose of the Compass

Steve Capra June 19, 2024 No Comments world fusionworld music

On April ninth, 2024, St. John The Divine, the magnificent cathedral in New York City, presented a program titled Children of Abraham. Rose of the…

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