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    Mirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive stories

    Mahan Mirarab — Unspoken (ACT Music, 2026) Vienna-based guitarist Mahan Mirarab’s Unspoken is a Persian flavored, solo-focused album that presents an intimate set influenced by…

    Madison Quinn April 26, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    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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    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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Featured News

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

New Releases

Bole2Harlem’s New Ethiopian Style

World Music Central News Room November 18, 2006

Bloomington (Indiana), USA – While hip music enthusiasts are digging through record bins for Ethiopian funk and soul of the ’60s and ’70s, a diverse…

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Concert reviews

Johnny Clegg supported by Inemo: Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London W12

World Music Central News Room November 17, 2006

Concert review by Debbie Golt Inemo are a really rock solid UK afro beat / funk band led by the eponymous Nigerian born Inemo who…

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New Releases

Los Cocorocos Brings Together Salsa and Reggaetón Acts

World Music Central News Room November 17, 2006

Miami (Florida), USA – Los Cocorocos is the first release to be launched by indie CMG (Coalition Music Group) distributed by Universal/MOTOWN. Los Cocorocos is…

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Obituaries

Bluegrass Guitar Pioneer Josh Graves Dies

World Music Central News Room November 16, 2006

Josh Graves passed away Sept. 30, 2006. Born in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. in 1928, Graves played a major role in bringing the resonator guitar to…

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New Releases

Renowned Celtic Music Star Loreena McKennitt Talks About Her New Album An Ancient Muse

World Music Central News Room November 16, 2006

Celtic composer and instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt has a new recording out. An Ancient Muse is her seventh full-length studio album. “This record is a little…

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Latin Guitar with Heavy Metal Attitude

World Music Central News Room November 15, 2006

Ireland – Rodrigo y Gabriela is a Mexican guitar duo that has had tremendous success in Ireland with their self titled album, Rodrigo y Gabriela…

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New Releases

The Rough Guide to South Africa, 2nd Edition

World Music Central News Room November 14, 2006

Three years after the original bestselling edition of The Rough Guide To The Music Of South Africa (which sold over 40,000 CDs) was deleted, a…

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New Releases

Smithsonian Folkways Releases Latest CD by Iraqi ‘Ud Master Rahim Alhaj

World Music Central News Room November 13, 2006

Washington (DC), USA – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released Rahim AlHaj‘s ‘When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq. AlHaj has given performances around the…

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Noor Inayat Khan Inspired CD

admin November 12, 2006

London born, New York based world-fusion songwriter and composer Geoffrey Armes announced the release of Noor, his sixth solo CD, a suite of music inspired…

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Tour Announcements

Concert Series of Anjan Chattopadhyay in the Summer Of 2007

Angel Romero November 12, 2006

The Academy Of Indian Music And Fine Arts (AIMFA), in Baltimore, USA, announced a 3 month long concert series of Indian Classical Music by the…

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