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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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    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.
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    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments

General News

Soca King Machel Montano on BET J ‘Island Lime’ Special, Soca in the City

World Music Central News Room June 7, 2007

Washington (DC), USA – BET J turns up the heat on "Island Lime" Saturdays with the highly-anticipated network premiere of Soca in the City, starring…

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New Films

Keep On Moving:The UB40 Story – UK Reggae legend Featured in US TV Documentary

World Music Central News Room June 6, 2007

UB40 – Who You Fighting For?

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Tour Announcements

Rob Curto’s Forró For All tours Midwest in June 2007

World Music Central News Room June 6, 2007 Brazilian musicforróForró For All

New York City Brazilian music group Rob Curto’s Forró For All will be touring the Midwestern United States in June 2007. They will be featured…

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Album reviews

Recreating the Folk Music of the Vikings

Angel Romero June 6, 2007

Krauka Bylur (Musikpress MPCD 25, 2006) Danish band Krauka performs music that is completely different from what most people recognize as Nordic music. Instead of…

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Awards

Andy Palacio and Ivan Duran 2007 WOMEX Award Winners

World Music Central News Room June 5, 2007

WOMEX announced the joint winners of the 2007 WOMEX Award, Andy Palacio and Ivan Duran, both of Belize. Andy Palacio is a Garifuna musician, activist…

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Obituaries

Guitarist Giuseppe Leopizzi Dies in Italy

World Music Central News Room June 5, 2007

Guitarist and composer Giuseppe Leopizzi Friday, June 1st. Leopizzi’s health deteriorated suddenly and rapidly. He died within days of acute leukemia. Giuseppe Leopizzi had been…

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General News

Bob Marley’s ‘ Exodus’ Limited Edition Version of the Album on USB Memory Stick

World Music Central News Room June 5, 2007

New York (NY), USA – Bob Marley’s masterpiece Exodus celebrates its 30th anniversary this summer, and will be commemorated with the release of an exclusive…

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Events

Global Appeal of Brass Bands at Durham International Festival

World Music Central News Room June 5, 2007

Durham, UK – Durham International Festival [1-15 July] – a Durham Brass Initiative project – will be acknowledging the global appeal of Brass with a…

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Events

Young Irish Musicians Weekend

admin June 4, 2007

St. Paul (Minnesota), USA – The Center for Irish Music announced its First Annual Young Irish Musicians Weekend June 22-24, 2007 in St. Paul. Classes…

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Events

Renowned Cape Verdean Multi-instrumentalist Will Perform in New York

World Music Central News Room June 4, 2007

New York city (NY), USA – Kim Alves, renown multi-instrumentalist/producer from the Cape Verde islands, will perform live at the legendary Sob’s on Sunday, June…

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