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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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    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.
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    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.
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    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

Album reviews

Based on the Book

Tom Orr April 20, 2007

Various Artists The Rough Guide To World Music: Africa & Middle East (World Music Network RGNET1181CD, 2007) Released to coincide with the recent book of…

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World Jazz Keyboard Wizardry

Angel Romero April 20, 2007

Joe Zawinul Brown Street  (Heads Up/Intuition, 2007) This double live captures the keyboard wizardry of Joe Zawinul, one of the most important and influential jazz…

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Events

Rare Michel Camilo U.S. Appearance for New Release, Spirit of the Moment

World Music Central News Room April 19, 2007

Michel Camilo will be performing at the Blue Note Tuesday, May 8 – Sunday, May 13, 2007 ~ 8:00pm & 10:30pm. The piano giant’s upcoming…

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World, Reggae & Celtic Music and More at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2007

World Music Central News Room April 19, 2007

The fourth Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival will be held August 10 & 11 at Belladrum Estate, Beauly, Inverness-shire. Some of the featured artists are: UK…

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Andrea Gerak Sings Rorogwela

admin April 19, 2007

Hungarian singer Andrea Gerak and Spanish composer Angel Oros (also known as Cambridge 2003) presented a song originally from Oceania, the famous Rorogwela. The melody…

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Events

Karlex Launches First High-Speed TGV Train Tour In France

admin April 19, 2007

IDTGV, a part of the SNCF which runs France’s high-speed TGV trains, has selected Afro-Groove singer-songwriter Karlex to perform it’s first musical tour. The seven…

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Album reviews

Recreating the Rich Bounty of Central American Folk

Angel Romero April 19, 2007

Manuel Obregón y la Orquesta de la Papaya Manuel Obregón y la Orquesta de la Papaya (Papaya Music, 2002) Manuel Obregón y la Orquesta de…

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Album reviews

The Healthy Practice of Taiko

Angel Romero April 18, 2007

Tomoe-Ryu Yutakadaiko Japanese Drums (ARC Music EUCD2045, 2007) Taiko drums have growing in popularity thanks to groups like Koko and Ondekoza. This has led to…

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Album reviews

Unabridged Reggae

Tom Orr April 17, 2007

Groundation Upon the Bridge (Young Tree Records YTR-1230CD, 2006) Remember concept albums? Well, Northern California reggae band Groundation apparently does, and they’ve made a very…

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Events

Joyce with Special Guest Dori Caymmi in Seattle

World Music Central News Room April 17, 2007

Seattle (Washington), USA -The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents for one night only, May 1, 2007, Brazilian singers, songwriters and guitarists Joyce…

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  • Revival of the Ancient Greek Kithara: How a 2,000-Year-Old Instrument Entered God of War
  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
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