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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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  • 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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  • Album reviews

    Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

    Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

    Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments

Delfina Cheb
Concert reviews

Delfina Cheb at Festival Med 24 in Loulé, surrendered at her feet

Rafael Mieses July 22, 2024 No Comments Argentine musicDelfina Chebmilongatangoworld music

Hamman is the smallest of all stages. Perfect size for soloists, duets, and at most, a trio. This place also keeps a certain secret. In…

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Tarwa N-Tiniri - Akal cover artwork. Shos a man on top of a desert dune and a finger ring near the bottom left, on top of the sand.
Album reviews

Tarwa N-Tiniri Celebrate Amazigh Music and Desert Culture

Angel Romero July 22, 2024 No Comments desert bluesMoroccan musicTarwa N-Tiniriworld music

Tarwa N-Tiniri – Akal (Tarwa N-Tiniri, 2024) Tarwa N-Tiniri’s Akal is the second album by the Amazigh band, meaning “Land” in the Tamazight language. The…

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Donal Donohoe - As Night Falls on Dublin Town cover artwork. A photyo of the artist holding a rose.
Album reviews

Lovely Songs and Guitar Work by Donal Donohoe

Ryan Emmert July 21, 2024 No Comments Celtic musicDonal Donohoeworld music

Donal Donohoe – As Night Falls on Dublin Town (self-release, 2024) As Night Falls on Dublin Town presents the enthralling songs and music of Irish…

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Delia Fischer - Intimo cover artwork. Silhouettes of a man and woman in amorous positons.
Music videos

Delia Fischer Releases Delightful Single “Intimo” Featuring Tico de Moraes

World Music Central News Room July 21, 2024 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicDelia FischerTico de Moraesworld music

Delia Fischer has released her new single “Intimo,” a collaboration with acclaimed Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer Tico de Moraes. The song, performed in Portuguese…

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Blind Boys of Alabama Bobby Rush "99 ½ Won’t Do" cover artwork.
Music videos

Blind Boys of Alabama and Blues Artist Bobby Rush collaborate on “99 ½ Won’t Do”

World Music Central News Room July 20, 2024 No Comments Blind Boys of AlabamabluesBobby Rushgospelworld music

For the first time, gospel icons Blind Boys of Alabama and Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Rush have collaborated on a recording released today. This…

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Album reviews

Alxaraf: Bridging Sephardic and Flamenco Music | Debut Album Exodus (2024)

Iliana Cabrera July 20, 2024 No Comments AlxarafFlamencoSephardic musicworld fusionworld music

Alxaraf – Exodus (digital dos, 2024) The members of the Alxaraf group were immersed in flamenco from a young age, traveling the world with their…

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Olcay Bayir - Tu Guli cover artwork. A partial headshot of the artist.
Album reviews

The Exquisite Kurdish Alevi Songs of Olcay Bayir

Angel Romero July 19, 2024 No Comments world music

Olcay Bayir – Tu Guli (Arc Music, 2024) Olcay Bayır’s latest album, Tu Guli, presents moving songs deeply grounded in Anatolian culture and her Kurdish…

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Juan Ramón Caro playing guitar
Awards

Flamenco guitarist Juan Ramón Caro to Receive the ‘Pencho Cros’ prize

World Music Central News Room July 19, 2024 No Comments Festival Internacional del Cante de las MinasFlamencoJuan Ramón Caroworld music

The Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas has awarded guitarist Juan Ramón Caro the ‘Pencho Cros’ prize for his discography. Caro’s second album, ‘Caríssimo,’…

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De Madrid al Cielo poster. An image of a female flamenco dancer.
Events

From Madrid to Heaven… Flamenco at Café Berlín

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2024 No Comments Flamencoworld music

Salvador Barrul and Julio “El Indio,” descendants of the renowned group Las Grecas, will present “From Madrid to Heaven” at Café Berlín on Friday, July…

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Flamenco Festival Marenostrum Fuengirola poster. It features photos of the three artists.
Events

Flamenco Festival Marenostrum Fuengirola to feature Renowned Artists on July 19.

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2024 No Comments FlamencoMarenostrum FuengirolaMaría TerremotoPerico el PañeroRancapino Chicoworld music

On Friday, July 19, three famed artists will perform at the Flamenco Festival Marenostrum Fuengirola, in southern Spain. Attendees will experience a variety of flamenco…

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