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    Mirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive stories

    Mahan Mirarab — Unspoken (ACT Music, 2026) Vienna-based guitarist Mahan Mirarab’s Unspoken is a Persian flavored, solo-focused album that presents an intimate set influenced by…

    Madison Quinn April 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals

    Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…

    Iliana Cabrera April 25, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Sky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live Album

    Sky Smeed – Live at the Rock House (2026) Sky Smeed has released his 10th album, Live at the Rock House, a live recording captured…

    Ryan Emmert April 24, 2026 No Comments
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    Guzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons Album

    Bei Bei – Two Moons (Bei Bei Time Productions, 2026) Chinese guzheng star Bei Bei has a new album titled Two Moons, a 2026 collaborative…

    Angel Romero April 23, 2026 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • Gnoss - Photo by Elly Lucas. Band photo.
    Music videos

    Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”

    World Music Central News Room April 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Staran black and wgite band photo
    Music videos

    Staran Join Forces With Julie Fowlis on New Single “Duan Callaig”

    World Music Central News Room April 23, 2026 No Comments
  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments

Events

Mamer to Performing in May 2009 Alongside Hanggai at the Union Chapel in London

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

As part of the Beyond The Wall: New Music from China series, Mamer will be performing alongside Hanggai at the Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London…

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General News

Van Van: the Most Nominated Band at Cubadisco 2009

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

Havana, Cuba – Juan Formell and Los Van Van, the most popular Cuban orchestra (band), has been nominated in five different categories in the Cubadisco…

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New Releases

Internet Viral Hit Playing For Change – Songs Around the World Sells Over Twenty-Six Thousand Copies in First Week

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

A remarkable and unpredicted popular response to the Playing For Change project has ignited around the world. Driven by more than twenty million video hits,…

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Vieux Farka Toure Releases 2nd Album

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

Six Degrees Records has announced the signing of Vieux Farka Touré, the fast rising Malian guitarist/singer/songwriter, and son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. Vieux…

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New Releases

Watcha Clan Release Digital Remix Album

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

Watcha Clan are musical nomads on a mission in search of space and freedom, embodied in the voice of Sista K whose mixed Ashkenazi, Sephardic…

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New Releases

Bombay Dub Orchestra Releases 3 Cities

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

Bombay Dub Orchestra is the East-West fusion project founded by composer/producers Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay. Since the release of their self-titled debut, the…

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New Releases

Mulatu Astatke with the UK’s Heliocentrics Album Out Now

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

The third in Strut’s ‘Inspiration Information, Vol. 3‘ studio collaboration series, out now, brings together an intriguing pairing between one of Africa’s great bandleaders, Mulatu…

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Events

Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2009 International Music Festival Will Run August 5-23

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2009 No Comments

This year’s Lincoln Center Out of Doors (LCOOD), three weeks of free music and dance on the plazas of Lincoln Center, will run from August…

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New Releases

Bluegrass Icon Del McCoury Releases 5-CD Career Spanning Box Set May 2009

World Music Central News Room May 8, 2009 No Comments

Nashville (Tennessee), USA – A new anthology of Grammy-winning bluegrass star Del McCoury titled Celebrating 50 Years of Del McCoury will be released May 12th…

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Events

¡Globalquerque! 2009 World Music Festival Will Celebrate Fifth Season in Albuquerque this September

World Music Central News Room May 8, 2009 No Comments ¡Globalquerque!

Albuquerque will once again be dancing to the rhythms of some of world music’s brightest stars this September. ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 5th Annual Celebration of…

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