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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort

    Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…

    Madison Quinn December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Roger Glenn Returns With My Latin Heart with Vibes, Flute, And Fire

    Roger Glenn – My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025) Veteran multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn released My Latin Heart in 2025, his first new album…

    Iliana Cabrera December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon

    Salt House – Scarrow (Hudson Records, 2025) The outstanding English folk trio Salt House return in 2025 with Scarrow, their fifth studio album for Hudson…

    Angel Romero December 14, 2025 No Comments
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  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
    Music videos

    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
  • A black field frames gold typography, with the artist name centered above and the album title below. A single luminous gold line ripples across the middle, glowing softly at its center.
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    Persian Setar, Ambient Drama: Danial HM Teases New Single “Breath Of Eternity”

    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Music videos Single reviews

    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
  • A dark screen with scan lines and digital noise. Glowing blue-yellow text reads “Gregory Isaacs” at the top and “Love Without Intermission” in italicized lettering at center, with playback symbols and a zeroed timecode.
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    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
  • Owen Casey Easy Enough single artwork. A Compact Disc with images of two palms and song credits.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori - Our Sorrow cover artwork. A circular pattern in black surrouded by red. The pattern incorporates four faces of women.
Album reviews

Maliheh Moradi and Ehsan Matoori Celebrate the Resilience of Iranian Women

Sonia Keller April 2, 2024 No Comments Ehsan MatooriIranian musicMaliheh MoradiPersian musicworld fusionworld music

Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori – Our Sorrow (ARC Music, 2024) Maliheh Moradi and Ehsan Matoori present Our Sorrow, set to release on April 12th,…

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Articles

Rancheras: A Passionate Traditional Mexican Music Genre

Iliana Cabrera April 1, 2024 No Comments Mexican musicrancherasworld music

Ranchera, also referred to as canción ranchera, is a cornerstone of traditional Mexican music, tracing its origins to the pre-Mexican Revolution era. Defined by its…

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Lina - Fado Camoes. Album artwork photo by Luís Mileu. Design, ACBD Studio - Ana Cunha-Gonçalo-Santana
Charts

Portuguese Singer Lina Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for April 2024

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2024 No Comments fadoLinaTransglobal World Music Chartworld fusionworld music

The album Fado Camões by Portuguese artist Lina has landed at #1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of April 2024. Transglobal…

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Aziza Brahim - Mawja cover artwork. a beautiful photo of the Sahara desert.
Charts

Aziza Brahim Rises to the Top of World Music Charts Europe for April 2024

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2024 No Comments Aziza BrahimSahrawi musicworld fusionworld musicWorld Music Charts Europe

The album Mawja by Sahrawi artist Aziza Brahim has clinched the topmost spot of World Music Charts Europe for the Month of April 2024. World…

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Album reviews

Malcolm MacWatt Explores Shadows and Melodies on Dark Harvest

Ryan Emmert March 31, 2024 No Comments AmericanaMalcolm MacWattScottish musicworld music

Malcolm MacWatt – Dark Harvest (Need To Know Records, 2024) Malcolm MacWatt, the highly talented Scottish songwriter, released his latest album, Dark Harvest, on January…

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Joan Soriano, roots bachatero - Photograph: Mika Mika © iASO Records, 2011. Black and white photo of Joan and two other musicians.
Articles

The Passionate Bachata of the Dominican Republic

Iliana Cabrera March 30, 2024 No Comments bachataDominican musicDominican RepublicJoan SorianoJuan Luis Guerraworld music

(headline image: Joan Soriano, roots bachatero – Photograph: Mika Mika © iASO Records, 2011) Bachata is one of the most popular and best known Dominican…

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Events

Kala Ramnath to Perform in New York City

World Music Central News Room March 30, 2024 No Comments Indian classical musicIndian musicKala Ramnathworld fusionworld music

Violin master Kala Ramnath is set to perform on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in New York City. Born into a dynasty of musical talent, Kala…

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Eki Shola - 還 Kaeru cover artwork. A photo of the artists standing in a street.
Album reviews

Jazz Meets Soul and Japanese Influences on Eki Shola’s Kaeru

Lisa Miller March 30, 2024 No Comments contemporary jazzEki SholaJapanese musicsoulworld fusionworld music

Eki Shola – 還 Kaeru (2023) Musician, composer and physician, Eki Shola, is originally from London but now calls both the San Francisco Bay Area…

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Music videos

Ali Doğan Gönültaş Reveals ‘Hespî Degdî,’ the first single of his new album

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2024 No Comments Alevi musicAli Doğan GönültaşKurdish musicTurkish musicworld music

Alevi musician Ali Doğan Gönültaş has released “Hespî Degdî,” the first single from his upcoming 2024 album. Read more about this artist from Anatolia: A…

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Varijashree Venugopal - Dream cover rtwork. a photo of the artist sitting, looking at imaginary clouds.
Music videos

Varijashree Venugopal Introduces New Single and Music Video, “Dream”

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2024 No Comments Indian musicVarijashree Venugopalworld fusionworld music

The highly talented Varijashree Venugopal has released another exquisite single titled “Dream.” The song’s inspiration comes from Vari’s dream of floating and feeling like there…

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