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    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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  • Album reviews

    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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    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…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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.
    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.
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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
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
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    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments

New CDs and digital releases

Flamenco Chill Out Pioneers Chambao Are Back with Otro Aire in North America

World Music Central News Room May 3, 2008

One of Spain’s most popular Flamenco hybrid groups, Chambao, has a new recording, Con Otro Aire. The fourth studio album explores musical cross-breeding with new…

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Events

The Yoshida Brothers, Japan’s Shamisen Superstars in Toronto

World Music Central News Room May 3, 2008 Japanese musicTsugaru-ShamisenYoshida Brothers

Toronto, Canada – The Yoshida Brothers will be performing Sunday, May 25 at 8:00 pm at Enwave Theatre in Toronto. Superstars in their native Japan,…

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General News

WOMEX 2008 Seeks Official Photographers

World Music Central News Room May 2, 2008

Berlin, Germany – WOMEX 2008, the largest international world music conference, is inviting a new selection of four photographers for this year. To apply, photographers…

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Album reviews

The Teak Project

admin May 2, 2008

The Teak Project (First Hand, 2008) Second generation Indo-Jazz sitar player Jonathan Mayer is the son of Indo-Jazz pioneer John Maye, which maintains the tradition…

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General News

¡Globalquerque! 2008 Confirms First Acts

World Music Central News Room May 2, 2008

¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 4th annual celebration of world music & culture, has announced the first artists confirmed for this year. The festival will be held…

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Film Reviews

Jamming with the Blues Legends

Angel Romero May 2, 2008

Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Plays Blues at Montreux 2004 (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2008) Guitarist Carlos Santana is well known for his eclectic taste. He is…

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Events

Brazilian Festival in NYC with Rosa Passos Quartet

World Music Central News Room May 2, 2008

Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the music and spirit of Brazil with the popular Brazilian singer Rosa Passos on May 23-24, 2008, 7:30pm & 9:30pm.…

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Events

Pacifika, Latin Innovators from Canada in New York

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2008

On Monday, May 5th, S.O.B.’s presents Pacifika, the rapidly rising Latin pop sensation out of Vancouver, Canada. S.O.B.’s has a well-deserved reputation for breaking Latin…

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Tour Announcements

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Hits the Road in Europe and North Africa to Promote New Album, ‘Many Things.’

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2008

Paris, France – Seun Kuti, son of the famous Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and leader of his late father’s band Egypt 80, released his first album Many…

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Album reviews

Creative Musical Consciousness of Tsunami-Hit Lands

TJ Nelson April 30, 2008

Various Artists Laya Project (Earth Sync) In 2004 a gigantic wall of water sailed up streets, stormed through villages and ripped away homes, livelihoods and…

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  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
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