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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

Album reviews

The Best of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

TJ Nelson June 28, 2008 accordionCajun musicSteve RileySteve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys – Best of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys  (Rounder Records, 2008) The double CD set of Best of…

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Events

12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival Annouces Program for 2008

World Music Central News Room June 27, 2008

The 12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival has announced the schedule for the 2008 edition. The festival will be held July 23-August 3 at the indoor…

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New Releases

Seu Jorge returns with América Brasil, his Hirst Album of Original Material Since Cru in Early 2005

World Music Central News Room June 27, 2008

Seu Jorge (Mr. George) releases America Brasil June 30 on Discos Como No in the UK. Seu Jorge  made his live UK debut as part…

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Events

Rainforest World Music Festival 2008, Bridging Various Cultures Through Music with Adel Salameh

World Music Central News Room June 26, 2008

At the Rainforest World Music Festival, held July 11 to 13, Adel Salameh will be performing with an equally accomplished Algerian singer Naziha Azzouz. The…

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Tour Announcements

Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys on the Road This Summer

World Music Central News Room June 26, 2008

Latin rock fans in the United States are in store for a special treat with this summer’s The Brotherhood Tour. Hosted by Los Lonely Boys…

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New Releases

Béal Tuinne Live in St. James Church

World Music Central News Room June 26, 2008 Béal TuinneIrish folk music

Béal Tuinne has released a live album recorded at St. James Church in Dingle. The CD features Seamus Begley, Eilis Kennedy, Rita Connolly and composer…

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Obituaries

Essential Quebecois Musician Denis Fréchette Dies at 56

World Music Central News Room June 25, 2008

Denis Fréchette, former member of legendary Quebecois band La Bottine Souriante, died on the 19th of June at 5:15 pm of a heart attack. He…

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New Releases

Bill Whelan Releases The Connemara Suite

World Music Central News Room June 25, 2008

" The Connemara Suite (TARA4021) began some years ago when I was first asked to write for the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Inishlacken came first, that…

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Events

The Sounds of World Brass Return to England with Brass 08 – Durham International Festival

World Music Central News Room June 25, 2008

Brass 08 – Durham International Festival will be held 5th – 20th of July 2008 at County Durham (North East England, UK). The musical spectacle…

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New Releases

Cowboy Junkies: Trinity Revisited

World Music Central News Room June 25, 2008

On November 27, 1987 the Cowboy Junkies set up a single microphone inside The Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, Ontario and in one…

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  • Edinburgh Tradfest to Celebrate the traditional music of Scotland in May 2026
  • Guzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons Album
  • Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause
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