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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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  • 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.
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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

Album reviews

Vincent at Her Prime

Angel Romero February 15, 2008 BluegrassmandolinRhonda Vincent

Rhonda Vincent Good Thing Going (Rounder, 2008) One of the finest bluegrass mandolinists in the United States is musician and songwriter Rhonda Vincent. She is…

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Events

2008 Scottish Harp and Cello Festival

World Music Central News Room February 15, 2008

The 2008 Scottish Harp and Cello Festival is taking place in the College of Piping, Otago Street, Glasgow, over the weekend of Friday 22nd –…

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General News

Black History Month with Luciano CD Release Party at WorldBeat Center San Diego

World Music Central News Room February 14, 2008

Reggae star Luciano will perform tonight at the CD Release Party for his new album, Jah Is My Navigator, at the WorldBeat Center San Diego.…

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Events

Tucson Debut of Angelique Kidjo

World Music Central News Room February 14, 2008

Tucson (Arizona), USA – Angelique Kidjo will be performing Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 8 pm Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd on the campus…

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Obituaries

French Singer Henri Salvador Dies at 90

World Music Central News Room February 13, 2008

French crooner Henri Salvador, born in Cayenne, French Guiana, in 1917, died this morning in his Paris home of an aneurysm, according to Polydor, his…

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Album reviews

Essential Scratch Perry

Angel Romero February 13, 2008

Lee “Scratch” Perry – Chicken Scratch (Heartbeat, 2007 reissue) Heartbeat Records has releases of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s  Chicken Scratch in a Deluxe Edition CD. The…

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Events

Arturo Sandoval’s Mambo Mania Big Band at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle

World Music Central News Room February 13, 2008

The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents multi Grammy-winning trumpeter Arturo Sandoval with his Mambo Mania Big Band for four nights, February 21…

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Interviews

Bluegrass icon Rhonda Vincent Talks with Brad San Martin about Forthcoming Album Good Thing Going

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2008 BluegrassRhonda Vincent

  Q: When did this project begin? Rhonda: I remember the date, it was January 5th of 2007, and I had flown to Portland, Oregon.…

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Interviews

World Jamming, an Interview with Hamsa Lila

Angel Romero February 12, 2008

One of the leading world music acts based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Hamsa Lila, recently released a double live CD titled Live in…

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Awards

American Polka King Jimmy Sturr Wins 17th Grammy Award

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2008

Burlington (Massachusetts), USA – Jimmy Sturr continued his reign as polka king in the United States, albeit little competition, winning his 17th Grammy award for…

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