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    Back to the Bronx: Brian Conway Honors His Roots on Wallace Avenue

    Brian Conway – Wallace Avenue (self-release, 2025) Irish-American fiddler Brian Conway released his grand third solo album, Wallace Avenue, last summer. Named for the Bronx…

    Ryan Emmert December 31, 2025 No Comments
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    Malutempu Pushes Calabrian Roots Into New Currents

    Malutempu – Farchinoria (Skené Cultura, 2025) Calabrian multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer Antonio Olivo launched Malutempu, a fantastic project that reconnects more than twenty years…

    Angel Romero December 30, 2025 No Comments
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    Cumbia Chicharra Blasts Off With Quinto Mundo

    La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing / L’Autre Distribution, 2025 La Cumbia Chicharra, a France-based band deeply influenced by Colombian cumbia, recently…

    Iliana Cabrera December 29, 2025 No Comments
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    Sessa Leans Into “Crooked Funk” On New Album Pequena Vertigem De Amor

    Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor (Mexican Summer, 2025) Brazilian songwriter and guitarist Sessa recently released Pequena Vertigem De Amor (A Little Vertigo of Love).…

    Angel Romero December 28, 2025 No Comments
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    Drums Across Senegal: Raphaël Pannier’s Jazz Meets Sabar On Live In Saint Louis, Senegal

    Raphaël Pannier – Live In Saint Louis, Senegal (Miel Music, 2025) French drummer-composer Raphaël Pannier released Live In Saint Louis, Senegal on November 7, 2025…

    Tyler Bennet December 27, 2025 No Comments
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  • The Dark Clouds single cover presents a landscape under storm clouds illustrated in carved lines. A streak of red suggests a winding path or road cutting through dark terrain, while a thin glow of light breaks through the heavy blue and black sky. The title appears in white lettering at the center, with Jesse Smathers’ name placed in the lower right corner.
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    Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”

    World Music Central News Room December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
    Music videos

    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated cover shows a woman in profile wearing a flowing mustard-gold headscarf and patterned robe, framed by an ornate circular halo. She holds two bright sunflowers. Botanical details fill the background, while Arabic text and the title “Catalus” appear below.
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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
  • 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.
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments

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Events

The Latin Recording Academy to Celebrate Paco de Lucía’s Legacy On April 13 in Cádiz

World Music Central News Room April 4, 2024 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarPaco de Luciaworld music

The Latin Recording Academy will honor the legacy of Paco de Lucía on April 13 in Cádiz, during the Latin GRAMMY Celebra event at the…

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Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble cover artwork. It shows a saz lute vertically leaning on a wall.
Album reviews

Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble

Sonia Keller April 4, 2024 No Comments Elana Sassonworld fusionworld music

Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble – Golestan (Elana Sasson, 2024) Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble’s album Golestan presents an alluring fusion of Eastern and Western…

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Dadawah - Peace And Love cover artwork. a headshot of the artists with a reddish orange filter.
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Dadawah’s Peace And Love Reissued and Expanded

Dymond April 3, 2024 No Comments DadawahDubJamaican musicRas MichaelReggaeworld music

Dadawah – Peace And Love (Cherry Red Records, 2024) The essential Jamaican music album Peace And Love by Dadawah is available once more. This time,…

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Events

Colloquiums and Concerts at Flamenco Chipén Musical Dialogues in Madrid

World Music Central News Room April 2, 2024 No Comments Diálogos musicales Flamenco ChipénFlamencoworld music

The next celebration of the Flamenco Chipén Musical Dialogues (Diálogos musicales Flamenco Chipén) series will be held in the El Águila auditorium of the Community…

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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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Malcolm MacWatt - Dark Harvest cover artwork. An illustration of a field with birds that look like crows.
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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