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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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  • Album reviews

    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.
    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.
    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

Loop Collections

Istanbul’s Finest Middle Eastern Strings As Music Sample Library

Angel Romero April 2, 2008

Gabi Masso Oriental String Sessions Vol. 1-3 (PowerFX, 2008) Swedish company PowerFX continues with its world music line of music samples with the release of…

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New Releases

Athena Releases Breathe With Me

World Music Central News Room April 2, 2008

Singer-songwriter Athena will release her fast-rising debut album Breathe With Me on April 7 through Embraceable Records. Originally available in Spring 2007, the critically acclaimed…

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Events

Lila Downs to Sing Ranchera Music at Wisconsin Union Theater Concert

Angel Romero April 1, 2008

The star of the 2005 Madison World Music Festival, Lila Downs returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater to sing her ranchera music on Friday, April…

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Album reviews

Wizard Fire

Angel Romero April 1, 2008

Ojos de Brujo Techarí Live (Six Degrees, 2007) Those who have not had the privilege of watching Ojos de Brujo live can now experience the…

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New Releases

Innovative Folk Musician Unni Løvlid Releases Rite

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2008 Unni Løvlid

Unni Løvlid returns with Rite (Grappa GRCD4223), a new album, three years after her previous solo release  Vita (2005) recorded in the Emanuel Vigeland mausoleum.…

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Interviews

Interview with Sound Propulsion owner Peo Drangert Producer of ‘Gabi Masso Oriental String Ensemble Sessions’

World Music Central News Room March 31, 2008

Gabi Masso Oriental String Sessions Vol. 1-3 downloadable sample CD includes performances by top Turkish session players and recorded in one of Istanbul’s finest studios.…

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Film Reviews

Dazzling Eva Ayllón

Angel Romero March 31, 2008

Fiery Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón chose Hollywood for the videotaping of her live DVD, Eva Ayllón Live from Hollywood. Ayllón‘s spectacular show includes the hotter…

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General News

The Spirit of Babatunde Olatunji Lives On through Spirit of Musical Africa

World Music Central News Room March 31, 2008

San Francisco Bay Area-based independent label MansMark Africa announced the upcoming release featuring the final studio work of legendary world music icon Babatunde Olatunji. In…

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Events

Brooklyn Academy of Music to present “Songs from The Capeman” with Paul Simon, Spanish Harlem Orchestra and More

World Music Central News Room March 30, 2008

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is producing Songs from The Capeman (April 1 through April 6, 2008), a special concert staging of Paul Simon‘s 1998…

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Events

An Evening with Québec in Louisiana

World Music Central News Room March 30, 2008

Lafayette (Louisiana), USA – Festival International is hosting a special celebration with Québec on Festival Saturday, April 26, 2008. Québec is celebrating 400 years of…

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  • Guzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons Album
  • Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause
  • Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”
  • Revival of the Ancient Greek Kithara: How a 2,000-Year-Old Instrument Entered God of War
  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
  • Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams

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