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    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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    Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

    Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

    Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
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    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments

Events

Jamaican Reggae Star Stevie Culture to Grace the Stage of Reggae On The River 2008

Angel Romero July 18, 2008

San Francisco (California), USA – Jamaican Reggae star Stevie Culture will be performing at the return of the original Reggae On The River Saturday July…

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Events

Turiya Mareya and Charlie Chavez at the Baja Jazz Festival

Angel Romero July 18, 2008 Turiya Mareya

Turiya Mareya and timbalero Charlie Chavez will perform at the Baja Jazz Festival2008 in Tijuana. the concert will take place July 26th at  Casa De…

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Loop Collections

The Ancient Koto on DVD-ROM

admin July 18, 2008

A new DVD-Rom about the Japanese koto is now available. The new release, titled Koto, was recorded with the player facing the koto using the…

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Interviews

Rising Celtic Music Star Julie Fowlis Talks About the Gaelic Songs of Scotland’s Hebrides Islands

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2008

Scottish singer Julie Fowlis has a new Gaelic album titled Cuilidh (Shoeshine Records/Cadiz Music). The United States release will be available August 12, 2008). Cuilidh…

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General News

Fans Encouraged to Remix Railroad Earth Online

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2008

Railroad Earth’s (RRE) new album,  Amen Corner (released on June 10), brings music appreciation to the next level with its RRE-Mix interactive feature. The band’s…

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New Releases

WOMEX Reveals First Round of DISMARC CD Project

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2008

WOMEX has completed the first round of a virtual CD project for the Eropean Union-funded project DISMARC (Discovering Music Archives) and the first two virtual…

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General News

WOMEX 2008 Announces First Round of Showcases

World Music Central News Room July 16, 2008 womex

The world Music Expo, WOMEX, has announced the first set of showcases for the 2008 conference.  “I think we have reached very balanced high-profile results.…

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Album reviews

A Breath of Fresh Mongolian Grasslands

TJ Nelson July 16, 2008 HanggaiMongolian music

Hanggai – Introducing Hanggai (World Music Network, 2008) I’m always elated to hear a group of musicians rediscovering a lost or faded musical tradition, and…

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Events

Famed Folk Singer Lends Voice to Farmers’ Benefit

World Music Central News Room July 16, 2008

Folk singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Pete Seeger has been scheduled to headline a September 13th New England Farm Relief Concert…

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Events

Reggae On The River Festival Rises From the Ashes and Lands in Benbow Lake State Recreation Area

World Music Central News Room July 15, 2008

Redway (California), USA – On Saturday, July 19th, the Mateel Community Center will revive Reggae on the River as a single-day, roots reggae and world…

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