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    Jazz, Raga, And Black Holes: Quadrature Plots Debut Black Hole Blues

    Quadrature – Black Hole Blues (Deko Entertainment, 2025) Black Hole Blues is Quadrature’s debut album. The quartet grew out of the long-running Brooklyn Raga Massive…

    Tyler Bennet April 5, 2026 No Comments
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    Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty

    In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree.  This is Ashley Maher’s…

    Dorothy Johnson-Laird April 4, 2026 No Comments
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    Tombak In The Spotlight On Between Hands

    Kaveh Mahmudiyan — Between Hands (Global Sonics, 2025) Kaveh Mahmudiyan’s first solo album, Between Hands presents his own compositions with the tombak (Persian goblet-shaped drum).…

    Tyler Bennet April 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Rising Teenage Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Asher Brinson Debuts with Bluegrass Stars

    Asher Brinson — Midnight Hurricane (self-release, 2026) Asher Brinson is a young bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter from eastern North Carolina that has attracted a lot…

    Angel Romero April 2, 2026 No Comments
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    Hidden Hermeto Flute Gems Revealed On New Tribute Release

    Aline Gonçalves, Andrea Ernest Dias, Carlos Malta, Eduardo Neves – Obra Viva de Hermeto Pascoal – Vol. 1 Flautas (Rocinante, 2025) Obra Viva de Hermeto…

    Tyler Bennet March 30, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Shelton & Williams Shifting Sand cover artwork. An image of a house over sand dunes.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass With Heart: Shelton & Williams Share “Shifting Sand”

    World Music Central News Room April 3, 2026 No Comments
  • Sami Yusuf sitting leaning against a wall. An architecturally ornate building is behind him.
    Music videos

    Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

    World Music Central News Room March 31, 2026 No Comments
  • Ashby Frank Stokes County Buck Dancing Man cover artwork. A photo of the dancer jumping.
    Music videos

    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

    World Music Central News Room March 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
    Music videos

    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments
  • Liza Lo by Kayla Raquel. Black and white photo of Liza sitting.
    Music videos

    Liza Lo’s “Birdsong,” a Gentle Indie-Folk Song About Friendship and Romance

    World Music Central News Room March 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Kavita Shah and Bau sitting around a table in a courtyard full of plants.
    Music videos

    Kavita Shah & Bau Revisit ‘Miss Perfumado’ In Mindelo Video

    World Music Central News Room March 27, 2026 No Comments

General News

International Consternation about the Senseless Murder of Reggae Icon Lucky Dube

World Music Central News Room October 19, 2007

  South African media, reggae fans, international music media and news wire services kept reporting today about the senseless murder of reggae star Luck Dube.…

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Obituaries

African Reggae Star Lucky Dube Murdered in Robbery

World Music Central News Room October 19, 2007

Renowned South African musician, Lucky Dube was killed by gunshot in front of his son and daughter in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to a police…

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Album reviews

Breathing Sitar

Angel Romero October 19, 2007

Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale Breathing Under Water (Mahattan Records/EMI, 2007) The 25-year old Anoushka Shankar continues her explorations of Indian music and global sounds…

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General News

Murat Ses latest solo album Umami released in the USA

sven October 18, 2007

New York (USA) – Murat Ses’ latest solo album Umami has been released by Clou Records (Florida-USA) and will be distributed by several companies including…

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Events

Symphony Center Presents “Spiritual Sounds Of Central Asia” in November

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2007

Chicago (Illinois), USA – Symphony Center presents “Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia: Nomads, Mystics, and Troubadours”—a curated program with music of central Asia’s ancient past,…

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Events

November Programming at World Music Saturdays at Colonial

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2007

Madrid, Spain – World music venue Colonial fills up with southern warm. From Madagascar to Brazil, the programmers invite the audience to cross three continents,…

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Events

Movement in Exile Celebrates Global Dance

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2007

Movement in exile is a new festival for dance in exile. We want to promote and stage professional productions in per definition non-western dance. What…

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Awards

Peter Gabriel Receives Top Honor at 2007 BMI London Awards

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2007

London, UK (Business Wire) – American music rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) saluted Europe’s premier songwriters, composers and music publishers tonight at its 2007…

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Album reviews

Singer-Songwriter Surprises with Cutting Edge Guitar

Angel Romero October 17, 2007

Swati Small Gods (Bluhammock, 2007) Indian-American singer-songwriter Swati is a spectacular guitarist. Her latest album Small Gods focuses on her singer-songwriter side. The songs are…

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Events

World Music at Colonial Presents Hexacorde, Innovative Spanish Folk

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2007

Madrid, Spain – After the first two weeks of world music at the new Madrid venue, where funk and progressive rock were combined with Maghrebian…

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