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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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  • Album reviews

    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

General News

Carolina Chocolate Drops Sign With Nonesuch Records

World Music Central News Room April 16, 2009 No Comments

Nonesuch Records has just signed North Carolina-based trio the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Affectionately knows as "The Drops", they are a young string band in the…

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Events

World Music Festival Concert of Colors Returns for 2009

World Music Central News Room April 16, 2009 No Comments

Despite the loss of title sponsor Chrysler, the 17th annual Concert of Colors returns to the Max M. Fisher Music Center in downtown Detroit on…

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Album reviews

Nagore’s Luminous Delights

TJ Nelson April 15, 2009 No Comments

Various Artists Nagore Sessions (Earth Sync, 2009) Richly worked productions and deliciously exotic compositions are the hallmarks of recordings by arranger and producer Patrick Sebag…

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Fania Fire

Angel Romero April 14, 2009 No Comments

Fania All Stars San Juan 73 (Fania/Emusica, 2009) From the Fania vaults comes this small treasure. San Juan 73 is a previously unreleased live recording…

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Events

La Linea 09 Brings Cutting Edge Latin Music to London

World Music Central News Room April 14, 2009 No Comments

Always breaking new ground, always crossing the border, world music festival La Linea 09 will presents two world premiere collaborations, five UK debuts, a special…

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New CDs and digital releases

Worldwide release of Mamou Sidibe’s Album Djougouya on Akwaaba Music.

Angel Romero April 14, 2009 No Comments

Mamou Sidibé has a new recording titled Djougouya. Mamou Sidibé was born in the Ganadugu region of southwestern Mali. The region is close geographically but…

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Album reviews

Hoodio Hopping

Angel Romero April 13, 2009 No Comments

Hip Hop Hoodios   Carne Masada: Quite Possibly the Best of Hip Hop (Jazzhead, 2009)   The name of this collective, Hip Hop Hoodios, is…

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Events

Carmen Souza at Chicago Cultural Center

World Music Central News Room April 13, 2009 No Comments

Capeverdean songstress Carmen Souza will perform at Chicago Cultural Center on Monday, April 27, 7 pm at Preston Bradley Hall. Souza (27) was born in…

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Events

Buika to Perform in Havana

World Music Central News Room April 13, 2009 No Comments

Havana, Cuba – Afro-Spanish singer Concha Buika and Cuban musician Jesus (Chucho) Valdes are expected to give a concert on April 14 at the Amadeo…

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New Releases

Cambodian Adventure Sleepwalking Through The Mekong Featuring Internationally Acclaimed Dengue Fever Will Be Released Tomorrow

World Music Central News Room April 13, 2009 No Comments

The Dengue Fever documentary film Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (M80 Music), will be released on April 14, 2009 as two-disc set via Nail Distribution  and…

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