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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    Mama Sissoko Returns With Diamond Fingers After A Decade

    Mama Sissoko – Diamond Fingers (One World Records, 2026) Malian guitarist Mama Sissoko will be releasing his long-delayed album Diamond Fingers on March 6, 2026.…

    Angel Romero March 29, 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

WOMAD Summer School at Bath Spa University

World Music Central News Room May 6, 2007

UK – The year 2007 brings the launch of WOMAD’s first ever Summer School at Bath Spa University from 30 July – 4 August. Participants…

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Events

WOMAD Cáceres in Spain, May 2007

World Music Central News Room May 6, 2007 WOMAD Caceres

Cáceres, located in the dramatically beautiful region of Extremadura, will be host to a fantastic free WOMAD festival this May 9-12, featuring a wonderful line-up…

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Concert reviews

The Veena Festival

World Music Central News Room May 5, 2007

Author: Ms Manjari Sinha; New Delhi, India Spread over a period of four days and held at the conference hall of ‘Indira Gandhi National Centre…

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Gonsalves Mansion gets a taste of world class jazz (Jazz in Goa-Jazz in India)

armandogonsalves May 5, 2007

The Heritage Jazz Yatra that was held on Sunday 23 January was a runaway success what with over four hundred people a thronging the leafy…

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Events

WOMAD Charlton Park UK in July 2007

World Music Central News Room May 5, 2007 WOMAD Charlton Park

There are new confirmations this week for WOMAD Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK, to be held 27-29 of July 2007. The artists added to the…

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General News

WOMAD Launches WOMADstories.com

World Music Central News Room May 5, 2007

UK – To help mark the 25th anniversary of it first event in Shepton Mallet, WOMAD is launching  WOMADstories.com, a new website. WOMADstories.com hopes to…

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‘Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming’: New Biography of the King of Latin Percussion

World Music Central News Room May 5, 2007 Tito Puente

West Hollywood (California), USA – Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming (AuthorHouse) is the life story of Ernesto Ernesto “Tito’ Puente, the legendary Latin…

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General News

DubaiLime to partner with radio 92 to provide Dubai original music.

admin May 5, 2007

Dubai Lime today announced that it will partner with Radio 92 the leading English language radio station in Dubai to run a weekly Dubai based…

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New Films

Haitian Erol Josué Talks About His New Electro Vodou CD

World Music Central News Room May 5, 2007

New york (NY), USA – Erol Josué’s debut album, Régléman, on Mi5 Recordings (Caroline Distribution/ EMI Music), is a musical mirror of the vodou ceremonies…

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General News

Trivia in Honor of Artists in Number 1’s CD Collections

admin May 4, 2007

Norwalk (Connecticut), USA – This summer of phenomenal release for Number 1’s CD Collections, WikiMusicGuide comes up with a tribute to the artists whose songs…

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