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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

Interviews

Interview with Robert Rich, Sound Designer

Angel Romero June 24, 2008

Robert Rich is a multifaceted musician. He is a renowned electronic music solo artist, who uses ethnic musical instruments in his music. Rich also collaborates…

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Book Reviews

Rich History of the Beginnings of the Tango

TJ Nelson June 23, 2008

Tango Voices Songs from the Soul of Buenos Aires and Beyond Compiled and Edited by Donald Cohen Wise Publications New Yorker attorney, history and music…

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New Releases

Zach Deputy Releases Debut Studio Album

World Music Central News Room June 22, 2008

Out of the Water (Deputy Records, 2008), Zach Deputy’s much anticipated studio album, will be released on June 24th. After years of selling and giving…

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New Releases

The Visitor Soundtrack includes Music by Fela Kuti

World Music Central News Room June 22, 2008

The striking original score for The Visitor was composed by Academy Award-winning composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Finding Neverland). Kaczmarek also composed the beautiful and best-selling…

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New Releases

Senegalese Star Wasis Diop Releases Judu Bék in Europe

World Music Central News Room June 21, 2008

Paris, France – Internationally-renowned Senegalese artist Wasis Diop released his fourth solo album, ‘Judu Bek’ (Big Bang Gang), in France and England this past May,…

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Burkinan Victor Démé Releases Solo Album in Europe

World Music Central News Room June 21, 2008

After a 30-year musical career in Burkina Faso, Manding singer Victor Démé finally releases his self-titled first album Victor Deme in June on Harmonia Mundi.…

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Tekameli Releases Escolteu in the UK

World Music Central News Room June 21, 2008

From Perpignan in the south of France, Tekameli’s founding members Jean Soler, Salomon Espinas and Julio Bermudez, are also Roma musicians playing Rumba, Catalana and…

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Album reviews

More Than One Way To Rock

Tom Orr June 21, 2008

Rachid Taha Rock el Casbah: The Best Of (Wrasse Records WRASS 215, 2007) While there’s not a release by Algerian/French vocalist Rachid Taha that isn’t…

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Album reviews

Dazzling Sounds of Aboriginal America

Angel Romero June 20, 2008

Several recent releases show the rich traditions of Native Americans. Father and daughter duo Jay & Tiinesha Begaye. Showing the increasing influence of intertribal music,…

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Events

Sudanese Music & Dance Festival 2008 Comes to Detroit and Chicago

World Music Central News Room June 19, 2008

This summer, an unprecedented gathering of musicians from the East African nation of Sudan will come together in Chicago & Detroit to accomplish something politicians,…

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