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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments

General News

The Love Circle to Perform at Rainforest World Music Festival Today

World Music Central News Room July 12, 2008

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago –  The Love Circle, Trinidad and Tobago’s Royal Family of music, is confirmed as one of the sixteen (16)…

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Rising Star Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Coming to Top UK Festivals this Summer

World Music Central News Room July 12, 2008

Paris, France – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 will perform at some of the main British festivals, notably Lovebox London weekender (20th July) and The…

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Album reviews

Issa’s Musical Charms

TJ Nelson July 11, 2008

Issa Bagayogo Mali Koura (Six Degrees, 2008) Fans who have been sadly staring into space awaiting Malian singer and n’goni player Issa Bagayogo‘s his next…

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Haris Alexiou Performs Sold Out Concert at Pops Goes Hellenic

World Music Central News Room July 11, 2008

Boston (Massachusetts), USA – On June 7, the heritage and culture of Greece was celebrated at Boston’s Symphony Hall with the first concert in recent…

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Events

Carnatic Music Composers Day Series

World Music Central News Room July 10, 2008

News by: Ms. Lakshmi    The Shri Subha Siddhi Vinayaka Mandhir Society (Regd.), Pocket IV, Mayur Vihar, Phase One, Delhi 110091, in coordination with the…

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Album reviews

Good Golly Mali

Tom Orr July 10, 2008

The Rough Guide to the Music of Mali (World Music Network RGNET 1208, 2008) It’s been said numerous times and hardly bears repeating that Mali…

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Events

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2008

World Music Central News Room July 10, 2008

The Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival wil take place July 17 – 20, 2008, at the Walsh Farm in Oak Hill, New York. The festival’s Main…

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Events

Globaltica 2008, Poland’s World Music Festival to be Held July 25-27

World Music Central News Room July 9, 2008

The 2008 edition of Globaltica will take place in Gdynia, Poland, July 25-27. The world music festival presents concerts in two stages at Kolibki Park…

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Album reviews

A Quibble-less Quebec Quickie

Tom Orr July 9, 2008

Putumayo Presents Quebec (Putumayo PUTU 279, 2008) I visited Quebec several times as a youngster with my Canadian father, and despite my tender years was…

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Tour Announcements

Brazilian Sensation Vanessa de Mata Touring Europe this July to Promote her Album ‘Sim’

World Music Central News Room July 8, 2008 Vanessa Da Mata

  Paris, France – Vanessa de Mata, the Brazilian sensation whose new album has already gone platinum in Brazil and Portugal, is finally releasing her…

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