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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
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    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

General News

Kecak Dance Colossal with 5000 Kecak Dancers in Bali

World Music Central News Room September 18, 2006

CAKolosal will be a gathering of 5000 kecak dancers near the Tanah Lot Temple in Bali. The dancers will be singing the characteristic cak… cak……

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New Films

For the first time on DVD and CD Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar’s From the Sitar to the Guitar

World Music Central News Room September 18, 2006

On November 24th and 25th of 1995, at the Cirque Royal in Brussels, world music pioneers and lifelong friends Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar presented…

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Awards

Canyon Records Receives Three Indian Summer Music Awards

World Music Central News Room September 17, 2006 American Indian musicfluteHawaiian musicKeola BeamerNative American musicR. Carlos Nakai

Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Three Indian Summer Music Awards (ISMA) were awarded to Canyon Records’ artists and albums. The 3rd Annual Indian Summer Music Awards…

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Awards

Two Gold Awards for Salsa Talks

World Music Central News Room September 17, 2006

Naples (Florida), USA – On Saturday, August 19, 2006, the Florida Publishers Association (FPA), presented Mary Kent’s book Salsa Talks! with two Gold First Place…

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Album reviews

The New Melancholic Voices of Fado

TJ Nelson September 17, 2006

The elegant blend of vocals, the twelve-stringed guitarra portuguesa and viola that is the fado might have had a mysterious birth, and a even more…

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Concert reviews

Anjan Chattopadhyay in Kolkata

World Music Central News Room September 16, 2006

Recently I had the opportunity to listen to Anjan Chattopadhyay’s two sitar recitals in Kolkata, In this respect, I take the opportunity to say something…

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Concert reviews

Accordion Festival in Bucharest, Romania

World Music Central News Room September 16, 2006

Review by Roman Jbanov The first accordion festival in Bucharest, known also as “The sleepless nights of the accordion” took place from September 7th to…

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New CDs and digital releases

October Release in North America for Ojos de Brujo’s New CD Techarí

World Music Central News Room September 16, 2006

Six Degrees Records will release the new album by Spanish band Ojos de Brujo on October 31st, 2006. The album is licensed from Diquela, the…

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New CDs and digital releases

Persian and Turkish Masters Collaborate on The Wind

World Music Central News Room September 15, 2006

On September 19th, ECM will release The Wind in North America, a hypnotic meeting of traditional Persian and Turkish music from kamancheh (Iranian spike fiddle)…

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Events

World Music Festival: Chicago 2006 Schedule

World Music Central News Room September 14, 2006

Chicago (Illinois), USA – The following is the program for World Music Festival: Chicago 2006 as of 8/24/06.    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14    Tune in…

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