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    Mirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive stories

    Mahan Mirarab — Unspoken (ACT Music, 2026) Vienna-based guitarist Mahan Mirarab’s Unspoken is a Persian flavored, solo-focused album that presents an intimate set influenced by…

    Madison Quinn April 26, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals

    Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…

    Iliana Cabrera April 25, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    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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    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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    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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Featured News

  • Gnoss - Photo by Elly Lucas. Band photo.
    Music videos

    Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”

    World Music Central News Room April 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Staran black and wgite band photo
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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

Album reviews

Fashionable Lounge for Uncensored Conversations

Angel Romero April 19, 2008

3 Na Massa (Nublu Records, 2008) Members of well known hip Brazilian bands got together in an attention-grabbing project called 3 Na Massa, which celebrates…

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Events

Zakir Hussain Will Perform in Miami in May 2008

World Music Central News Room April 19, 2008 Zakir Hussain

The Rhythm Foundation presents Zakir Hussain on Sunday May 4th at 8 pm. The Masters of Percussion concert includes Zakir Hussain – tabla, Fazal Qureshi…

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Events

Liverpool Welcomes Africa Oyé 2008, the Largest Celebration of African music and Culture in the U.K.

World Music Central News Room April 18, 2008

Africa Oyé 2008 returns to Sefton Park, Liverpool, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2008. Africa Oyé is the UK’s largest, free celebration of African…

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Awards

Son de la Frontera Winner of BBC World Music Award “Best in Europe 2008”

World Music Central News Room April 17, 2008 FlamencoSon de la Frontera

Son de la Frontera is a group of innovative flamenco musicians, made up of young heirs and followers of the Diego del Gastor school, and…

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Tour Announcements

Sara Tavares Touring Western Europe

World Music Central News Room April 17, 2008

Before Sara Tavares retreats to the studio to record her new album (that is expected in the spring of 2009), she’ll do six live shows…

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Tour Announcements

Stevie Culture and Half Pint – Touring the US April-May 2008

Angel Romero April 16, 2008

As the lead singer for The S.A.N.E. Band (Jamaica’s top band during the 1990s) Stevie Culture had performed as the opening act for many Reggae…

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Obituaries

Young Blues Star Sean Costello Dies at 28

World Music Central News Room April 16, 2008

Delta Groove informed today about the passing of blues guitarist Sean Costello. "It is with the deepest sadness that we issue this press release, and…

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Loop Collections

Seven Minutes To Midnight: Trip-Hop Loops & Samples

Angel Romero April 16, 2008

The Rondo Brothers are masters of trip-hop, an electronica genre that lends itself well to be combined with world elements. On their latest loop collection,…

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Vidal Colmenares - ...Otro Llano cover artwork. A photo of a Venezuelan cowboy.
Album reviews

A Legend from the Venezuelan Plains

Angel Romero April 16, 2008 joropomúsica llaneraVenezuelan musicVidal Colmenaresworld music

Vidal Colmenares – …Otro Llano (Cacao Música, 2006) Música Llanera is the folk music of the Venezuelan plains, Venezuelan cowboy music. Cacao Music has released…

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Tour Announcements

Railroad Earth to Release New Album, Amen Corner, on June10, 2008

World Music Central News Room April 16, 2008

Anticipation has been building for a new Railroad Earth release and for the first time in 4 years, the band members found themselves back in…

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