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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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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.
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    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments

New Releases

Sakura Ensemble Releases Album of Minyo Music of Japan

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2008 No Comments

The Sakura Ensemble will be releasing its new CD, Minyo of Japan on October 6, 2008. The Sakura Ensemble, comprising three singers and traditional Japanese…

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General News

Brazilian Sensation Andreia Dias Will Perform at offWomex Showcase November 1 in Sevilla

World Music Central News Room September 22, 2008 No Comments

A Brazilian artist that is creating quite a buzz in Sao Paulo, Andreia Dias will be performing Saturday, November 1st at offWomex in Sevilla. The…

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Album reviews

Stayed on Freedom–Blue Age Music for the 21st Century

Patricia Herlevi September 21, 2008 No Comments

Ruthie Foster – The Phenomenal (Blue Corn Music) Eric Bibb – Get Onboard (Telarc Blues) Both of these albums, Eric Bibb’s “Get Onboard” and Ruthie…

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Events

Genre Bending Transylvanian Band Nightlosers Will Perform in New York

World Music Central News Room September 20, 2008 No Comments

New York (NY), USA – The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York (RCINY) will present the New York City debut of Nightlosers, a Transylvanian band…

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Events

The Navratri Music Festival in Mayur Vihar – Delhi (India) 2008

Dr. Saroja Raman September 20, 2008 No Comments

Every Indian festival has a reason and significance behind its celebration. It is not only celebrated for fun and enjoyment. But there is a proper…

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Events

Tuareg Night with Tidawt in New York

World Music Central News Room September 20, 2008 No Comments TidawtTuareg music

  Tuareg band Tidawt will perform on Monday, September 22 at the Highline Ballroom in New York. Doors open at 7pm. Tidawt, meaning together, was…

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Awards

Northern Cree & Friends Win Indian Summer Award

World Music Central News Room September 19, 2008 No Comments

The 5th Annual Indian Summer Music Awards (ISMA) have announced the winners for this year’s awards and Canyon Records, of Phoenix, Arizona, has received one…

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General News

Arab American National Museum Reveals Its Ford Comerica Global Thursdays Series

World Music Central News Room September 19, 2008 No Comments

Dearborn (Michigan), USA – Adventurous music lovers will find the hottest sounds in India and northern Africa, Palestinian rap, Gypsy music crossed with rock and…

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Events

Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Bring the Sounds of West Africa to West Philadelphia

World Music Central News Room September 18, 2008 No Comments

On Friday, September 26, Crossroads Music presents Africa to Appalachia, a collaborative project between Canadian banjo wizard Jayme Stone and Malian griot Mansa Sissoko that…

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Album reviews

Ethiopian Colossus

Angel Romero September 18, 2008 No Comments

Dub Colossus In A Town Called Addis (Real World, 2008) I’ve followed the career of Nick Page for a few years. He was a member…

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