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    Garden Of Silence Returns With Debut Album Neither You Nor I

    Garden of Silence – Neither You Nor I (Bazaarpool, 2025) Swiss-based ensemble Garden Of Silence released its debut album Neither You Nor I on Bazaarpool…

    Angel Romero February 15, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Cane Bagpipe Comeback: Xavier Blanco Revives A Lost Galician Sound

    Xavier Blanco — A Gaita de Cana de Moaña (Several Records, 2001) Xavier Blanco Nogueira, a Galician piper from Moaña in the Morrazo region of…

    Angel Romero February 14, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Oumou Sangaré’s Ko Sira Brought Wassulu Power To The World Stage

    Oumou Sangare – Ko Sira (World Circuit/Rounder, 1993) Malian singer Oumou Sangaré cemented her international profile with Ko Sira, her second widely distributed release, delivered…

    Madison Quinn February 13, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Taking the Fifth

    La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing, 2025) Two of the innumerable things I’m no good at are defining what exactly is meant…

    Tom Orr February 13, 2026 No Comments
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    Kunbe Brings The Power of Afro-Rock Fusion to Fanga

    Kunbe – Fanga (Adjololo Records, 2025) Fanga, the second album from Kunbe, continues the collaboration between Malian musicians and the Livenais brothers, longtime figures in…

    Angel Romero February 12, 2026 No Comments
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  • Jon Gold The Path Home cover artwork. A man and a woman holding hands standing on a tightrope overlooking the ocean.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Where the Heart is

    Tom Orr February 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Throwdown Thursday - Next Big Thing cover artwork. a band photo outdoors on a field, holding musical instruments.
    Music videos

    Throwdown Thursday Chases “Next Big Thing”

    World Music Central News Room February 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Natural Mighty A Road. A band photo from the video.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Road to Reggae

    Tom Orr February 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Lucie Hendry Ashes cover artwork. An illustration of a swan or heron and green sprouts growing from a pile of ashes.
    Music videos

    Lucie Hendry Ashes, a Space Between Chaos and Anticipation

    World Music Central News Room February 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Two men in suits stand waist-deep in the sea, facing away from each other. One wears a strange helmet and holds a device, while the other carries bright cleaning gloves. Centered text above them reads “Wallbreaker” with the artists’ names beneath it.
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    Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell Roll Out “Wallbreaker”

    World Music Central News Room February 11, 2026 No Comments
  • La Machine - Les Rodeurs album cover artwork. A field of bright green grass stretches across the foreground, meeting a distant modern city skyline under a cloud-dotted sky. Centered at the top, red typography reads “La Machine – Les Rôdeurs,” with a small decorative emblem between the words.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Welcome to the Machine

    Tom Orr February 10, 2026 No Comments

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New CDs and digital releases

Junior Delgado’s Classic Album Stranger Returns

Joe Nash January 9, 2026 No Comments Junior DelgadoReggaeworld music

Junior Delgado – Stranger (VP Records, 2025 reissue) VP Records has reissued Stranger, the Junior Delgado (aka Jux) album, originally released in 2986, as a…

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A swirl of deep green, teal, red, and pink fills the frame, with thick, sweeping brushstrokes. Flecks of orange and yellow drift across the scene like sparks. The title Manuša II and the artist’s name Júlia Kozáková appear at the bottom in tall lettering.
Album reviews

Joy In Motion: Júlia Kozáková’s Manuša II Celebrates Romani Roots

JGurski January 8, 2026 No Comments Gypsy musicJúlia KozákováRoma musicRomani musicSlovak musicworld music

Júlia Kozáková – Manuša II (CPL-Music, 2025) With Manuša II, Slovak singer Júlia Kozáková extends her Manuša project that centers on Romani (Gypsy) music from…

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Music videos

Altın Gün Revives A Turkish Folk Classic With “Neredesin Sen”

World Music Central News Room January 8, 2026 No Comments Altın Günpop-rockpsychedeliaTurkish musicworld music

Altın Gün has released the single “Neredesin Sen”, a motorik-leaning reinterpretation of a Turkish folk standard. The track will appear on Garip, the Dutch group’s…

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Tour Announcements

Fairport Convention Hits The Road Again: Uk Spring Tour Starts March 17

World Music Central News Room January 7, 2026 No Comments English Folk musicFairport Conventionfolk-rockworld music

Fairport Convention will tour the UK this spring, launching a 24-date run on March 17, 2026, at The Stables in Milton Keynes and concluding on…

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Music videos Single reviews

A Mountain of Cuban Roots

Tom Orr January 7, 2026 No Comments Cuban musicMontuno Cubanoworld music

A band hailing from exactly where their name suggests, Montuno Cubano tear through the violin-seasoned “Frágil de Cristal (radio mix)” with all the deep-cutting edges…

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Events

Brian Prunka & Ayman Asfour to Bring Explorations In Arabic Maqam To Roulette

World Music Central News Room January 7, 2026 No Comments Ayman AsfourBrian Prunkaworld music

(Headline image: Brian Prunka – Photo by Aidan Grant) Brian Prunka & Ayman Asfour are set to perform at Roulette on Friday, March 13, 2026.…

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Events

Milap Unveils Indo-Jazz Highlights For Spring 2026

World Music Central News Room January 6, 2026 No Comments Arun GhoshChandenie GobardhanIndian musicKousic SenMilapPayal RamchandaniSarathy KorwarSatwinder Pal Singhworld fusionworld musicZoe Rahman

Milap has announced its Spring 2026 program. The series will present leading UK Indo-Jazz artists and South Asian performance throughouts Liverpool, Merseyside, and the North…

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Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical - Galaxia Tropical cover artwork. A photo of Ranil surrounded by ble, black and red geometric patterns.
Album reviews

Galaxia Tropical Puts Ranil Back In Orbit

Iliana Cabrera January 5, 2026 No Comments Cumbia AmazónicaPeruvian cumbiaPeruvian musicRanil y Su Conjunto Tropicalworld music

Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical – Galaxia Tropical – Analog Africa no. 43 (Analog Africa, 2026) Analog Africa will release Galaxia Tropical, a new compilation…

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Artist Profiles

6hunesseq: Ancient Estonian Songs, New Energy

Tyler Bennet January 4, 2026 No Comments 6hunesseqEstonian musicworld music

(headline image: 6hunnesseq – photo by Ekvilibrist) 6hunesseq is a four-piece Estonian ensemble focused on traditional folk chorales and older song forms. The group formed…

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Events

Ángeles Toledano to Bring Flamenco Festival Program To Roulette

World Music Central News Room January 4, 2026 No Comments Ángeles ToledanoFlamencoworld music

(headline image: Ángeles Toledano – Photo by Marina Rodriguez) Spanish vocalist Ángeles Toledano is set to perform at Roulette on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The…

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