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    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…

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  • Album reviews

    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments

New Releases

Piano Giant Michel Camilo Talks About His New Release, Spirit of the Moment

World Music Central News Room May 6, 2007

Pianist Michel Camilo, whose career spans three decades, two hemispheres and a range of jazz, Flamenco and classical styles, understands the importance of living in…

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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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New Books

‘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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