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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.
    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.
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    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments

Events

7th annual “Rocky Dawuni’s Independence Splash in Ghana

World Music Central News Room February 14, 2007

Los Angeles, CA – Africa Live!, in association with UNICEF, announced the 7th annual “Rocky Dawuni’s Independence Splash” which will take place at La Pleasure…

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Album reviews

Zimbabwean Guitar Master Travels the World

Angel Romero February 13, 2007

Louis Mhlanga World Traveller (Sheer Sound SSCD 117, 2005) Guitarist Louis Mhlanga is one of the most pleasant surprises of 2006. The Zimbabwean has recorded…

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Tour Announcements

Michael McGoldrick Returns to Flook for US Tour in March 2007

World Music Central News Room February 13, 2007

London, England – Flute-driven Celtic band Flook will be touring the United States with a new line-up. Sarah Allen, absent on maternity leave for this…

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Obituaries

Italian Flamenco Guitarist Gino D’Auri Dies at 69

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2007

Guitarist Gino D’Auri died January 26 of cancer in Los Angeles (California). D’Auri was born in Rome, grandson of a Gypsy and a promising classical…

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Awards

Music Producers GoodandEvil Score With Their GRAMMY Award Winning Album

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2007

GoodandEvil, (aka Danny Blume and Christian Castagno) are the honored producers of this year’s GRAMMY award winning album for Best Contemporary World Music — Wonder…

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General News

World Music at the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest

Angel Romero February 12, 2007

With the song "I mina drömmar – Mani armani taha", World Music will be represented in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest. The songwriter Ulrika Bodén’s…

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Interviews

Jazz from Goa: interview with Colin D’Cruz-one of India’s most accomplished jazz musicians

Angel Romero February 12, 2007

Interview by Hello Panjim, courtesy of Jazz Goa HP- Tell us something about yourself. CD- I’m a Mumbai goan looking forward to being a Goa…

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Awards

Soweto Gospel Choir and The Klezmatics Win World Music Grammy Awards

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2007

Los Angeles (California), USA – Last night, in Los Angeles, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) announced the winners of the 49th…

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Awards

World Music Nominees for 2007 Grammy Awards

World Music Central News Room February 11, 2007 Grammyworld music

Los Angeles (California), USA – The Grammy Awards will be given tonight. World Music Central has selected below the categories that focus on world music…

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General News

Whole Music Experience: New Music Blog

World Music Central News Room February 10, 2007

Seattle, Washington–Patricia Herlevi, founder of Cranky Crow Whole Music launched a new blog, Whole Music Experience. The blog has been created for musicians, sound healers,…

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  • Flamenco Christmas Jerez-Style to Return to Madrid in 2026
  • Staran Join Forces With Julie Fowlis on New Single “Duan Callaig”
  • Edinburgh Tradfest to Celebrate the traditional music of Scotland in May 2026
  • Guzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons Album

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