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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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    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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  • 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
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    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

Artist Profiles

The Chéhadé brothers

Angel Romero November 12, 2006 No Comments Arabic musicPalestinian musicThe Chéhadé brothers

The Chéhadé brothers are singer-songwriters from Jerusalem. They were born and raised in a family where art had an important place. Their home was an…

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New Releases

Mandolin Master Kevin MacLeod Releases Dorney Rock

World Music Central News Room November 12, 2006 Kevin MacLeodmandolin

Dorney Rock is the third recording from Scots mandolinist Kevin MacLeod, of The Occasionals Ceilidh Band. It features a lively collection of Scottish and Irish…

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Yashila, New Indian Fusion Collective

World Music Central News Room November 11, 2006

UK – Yashila is the name of a new Indian fusion collective formed by prestigious Indian instrumentalists. The group released its first CD, Drive East…

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Events

Babel Med World Music Showcase in 2007

World Music Central News Room November 11, 2006

France – The third edition of Babel Med Music will take place from 29th to the 31st of March 2007. This year the organizers have…

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Album reviews

Rachid Taha’s Unexpected Lyrical Return to the Music of his Childhood

Yvonne Mitton November 10, 2006 Rachid Taha

Rachid Taha Diwan 2 (Wrasse Records Wrass181, 2006) After almost non-stop rocking and rolling around the globe for the past two years, a serious-looking Rachid…

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Concert reviews

Delightful Veena Concert by Saraswathi Rajagopalan

World Music Central News Room November 10, 2006

Concert Review Author: Mrs. Lakshmi Saraswati Rajagopalan was the star Cultural Ambassador of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)’s recent tour to the Fiji…

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New Releases

Celtic Music Diva Loreena McKennitt Releases New Album, An Ancient Muse

World Music Central News Room November 10, 2006

Celtic composer and instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt has a new recording out. Her seventh full-length studio album, An Ancient Muse, will be released on Quinlan Road…

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The Rough Guide to Latin-Arabia

World Music Central News Room November 10, 2006 Arabic musicbellydance

San Francisco (California), USA – The Rough Guide to the Music of Latin Arabia (RGNET1175CD) journeys to the little known but highly musical region of…

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New Releases

Lebanese Composer Marcel Khalifé Talks About His Latest Work, Taqasim

World Music Central News Room November 8, 2006

With his latest work, Taqasim (Nagam Records/Connecting Cultures Records), Lebanese composer and ‘ud master Marcel Khalifé takes his dedication to poet Mahmoud Darwish to a…

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Album reviews

The Best of the Cuban Music Awards 2006

Yvonne Mitton November 7, 2006

Various Artists Havana Masters Present… The Best of the Cuban Music Awards 2006 (Havana Masters FLOCD5, 2006) In the last few years you could almost…

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