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    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…

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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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  • Album reviews

    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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    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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Featured News

  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
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    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

New Releases

La Vie en Rose Official Motion Picture Soundtrack Will Be Released in May

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2007

Hollywood (California), USA – EMI Classics / EMI Music Catalog Marketing will release the official motion picture soundtrack to La Vie en Rose, the dramatic…

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New Releases

Ricardo Lemvo Releases 5th CD, Isabela

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2007

Isabela, Ricardo Lemvo’s self-released fifth album, is the product of much hard work and knowledge. Its cosmopolitan bouquet of musical styles is sung in six…

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Obituaries

The Oldest Working Cuban Musician El Guayabero Dies at 95

World Music Central News Room March 28, 2007 Cuban musicEl GuayaberoFaustino Oramasson cubanoworld music

Holguín, Cuba –  According to Cuban sources, Faustino Oramas, better known as El Guayabero, the oldest working musician in Cuba, died today in Holguín (Cuba)…

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The Mighty Terror, the ‘Golden Voice’ of Trinidad Dies at 87

World Music Central News Room March 28, 2007

The Mighty Terror, nicknamed ‘the Golden Voice’ lost his battle with cancer on March 14, 2007. He was 87. Born Fitzgerald Henry, in Arouca, east…

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Events

Special Guest Appearance by Peter Gabriel at WOMAD Charlton Park

World Music Central News Room March 28, 2007 Peter GabrielWOMAD

WOMAD has announced that Peter Gabriel will be making a guest appearance at WOMAD Charlton Park in July of 2007 to celebrate 25 years of…

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New Releases

Angélique Kidjo’s New Album Djin Djin in May 2007

World Music Central News Room March 27, 2007

Paris, France – Inspired by the traditions and culture of her native Benin in West Africa, Angelique Kidjo has recorded

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Events

Magic System to visit UK for first ever full live show

World Music Central News Room March 27, 2007

London, UK – Ivory Coast stars of ‘Premier Gaou’ fame to perform at London’s Coronet this Easter Sunday.    Magic System is more than just…

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Album reviews

The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers

TJ Nelson March 26, 2007

Bob Marley & The Wailers 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (Universal, 2007) Of late Universal Music…

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New Releases

Ngoni Master Releases Segu Blue

World Music Central News Room March 25, 2007

Bassekou Kouyate from Mali is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. He has collaborated with…

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Album reviews

A Reggae Look and Listen

Tom Orr March 24, 2007

Luciano – Live in San Francisco (2b1 Multimedia TBO 2067, 2006) Morgan Heritage – Live in San Francisco (2b1 Multimedia TBO 2089, 2006) San Francisco’s…

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  • Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause
  • Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”
  • Revival of the Ancient Greek Kithara: How a 2,000-Year-Old Instrument Entered God of War
  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
  • Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams
  • Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”
  • “Música no Forte” Sets Summer 2026 Lineup in Lajes do Pico, Azores

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