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    Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals

    Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…

    Iliana Cabrera April 25, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Sky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live Album

    Sky Smeed – Live at the Rock House (2026) Sky Smeed has released his 10th album, Live at the Rock House, a live recording captured…

    Ryan Emmert April 24, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • Gnoss - Photo by Elly Lucas. Band photo.
    Music videos

    Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”

    World Music Central News Room April 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Staran black and wgite band photo
    Music videos

    Staran Join Forces With Julie Fowlis on New Single “Duan Callaig”

    World Music Central News Room April 23, 2026 No Comments
  • 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.
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    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments

Interviews

From Bombay to the Beach, America’s Indian Princess: Anoushka Shankar

Angel Romero March 19, 2007

Dripping in luxurious saris and decadent jewelry, Anoushka Shankar  gracefully maintains her throne as musical royalty in India. This London born, Indian raised and California…

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Events

Two World Music Stars, Mariza and Eugenia León, in Concert at Kennedy Center

World Music Central News Room March 19, 2007

The new face of Portuguese fado comes together with Mexico’s legendary diva of ranchera, bolero, and tango for one performance on March 23, 2007 at…

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Obituaries

Flautist Jorge Mochales of Celtic Band Brenga Astur Dies at 29

World Music Central News Room March 18, 2007

Jorge Mochales López died March 6th, 2007, of a heart attack. He was 29. Mochales was a well known figure in Spanish Celtic music. He…

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New Releases

The Rough Guide to Bollywood Gold

World Music Central News Room March 18, 2007

San Francisco (California), USA – Love triangles, glitz, melodrama, music and tragi-comedy are all part of the hugely successful musical-movie genre known as Bollywood. The…

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Events

8th InterRegional Music Crossroads Southern Africa Festival

Angel Romero March 17, 2007

The 8th InterRegional Festival of Music Crossroads Southern Africa will be held 24-27 May of 2007 in Harare, Zimbabwe. "Over the past ten years, Music…

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General News

Orquesta Yarey Shines in Southern Florida

Angel Romero March 17, 2007

Miami (Florida), USA – Legendary salsa band Orquesta Yarey with lead singer Chamy Solano caused great commotion during various presentations in the city of Miami,…

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Articles

A Universal Presentation of Palestinian Soul

World Music Central News Room March 17, 2007

I was one of many stunned members of the audience who recently attended a concert, organized by the British Council, by Palestinian singer Reem Kelani…

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New Releases

New Album for the Desert Blues Singer Malouma

World Music Central News Room March 16, 2007

Paris, France – A unique, unconventional sound piece, alternating between the energy of the song ‘Gamly’, the traditional sensuality of ‘Yarabi’ (a blues song with…

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Events

Top African Acts in Chicago in March and April 2007

World Music Central News Room March 16, 2007

Two of the finest west African bands will be performing in Chicago at HotHouse. Toumani Diabaté‘s Symmetric Orchestra will perform two shows on Thursday, March…

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General News

Donald Shaw continues as Celtic Connections Artistic Director for another year

World Music Central News Room March 15, 2007

Scotland – Celtic Connections is delighted to announce that Donald Shaw will stay on as Celtic Connections Artistic Director for another year. Musician, record producer,…

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