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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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  • Album reviews

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    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

Events

The 8th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2006 Begins This Week

World Music Central News Room September 14, 2006

Chicago (Illinois), USA – Chicago showcases the best of international music at the 8th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2006, Thursday, September 14 through Thursday…

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Concert reviews

Seven Strings and a Reverberating Voice- Harikumar & Bhavadhaarini

World Music Central News Room September 14, 2006

Review by: Anandhi Anand Thrilled & enthusiastic to watch Sri S. Harikumar playing the 7-string violectra instrument. Amazing it was as he could go and…

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New CDs and digital releases

Eccodek’s African Dub Mixology

World Music Central News Room September 14, 2006

More Africa in Us (White Swan Records) is the new album by Canadian act Eccodek. “I think putting more Africa into something suggests connecting with…

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New CDs and digital releases

New Release by Ud Virtuoso Rahim AlHaj

Angel Romero September 13, 2006

Fast Horse Recordings releases Friendship, a new CD by Iraqi ud player Rahim Alhaj backed by his Sadaka String Quartet. In 1991, after the first…

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Events

Andrea Gerak & Barozda to perform at Brugges Festival of World Music

admin September 13, 2006

Hungarian singer Andrea Gerak will perform at Brugges Festival of World Music on November 11 at 15:30 (3:30 pm). Andrea Gerak has been dancing and…

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New CDs and digital releases

Women Take Back The Noise, Global CD Compilation

Angel Romero September 13, 2006

Women Take Back The Noise– a CD compilation project featuring 47 women from all around the globe who work with sound in various ways, from…

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Events

Diego Paqué Benefit Concert

admin September 12, 2006

Flamenco singer-songwriter Diego Paqué will perform a benefit concert September 16 at Sant Martí de Tous, Barcelona. The venue is located at Plaza de Fátima,…

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Events

Michel Camilo and Tomatito Will Present Their New CD in Rare US appearance

World Music Central News Room September 12, 2006

Michel Camilo (piano) and Tomatito (flamenco guitar) will be in the United States at The Blue Note (New York City) on September 25 – 27.…

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General News

World Music Central’s Outage

World Music Central News Room September 11, 2006

Many readers may have noticed a long outage during the past weekend. Our web host, ibiblio, was carrying out upgrades and maintenance. That situation affected…

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Interviews

Mo Fini Talks About Cuban Country Musicians Saborit

World Music Central News Room September 11, 2006

Coinciding with the US release of the debut album, Que Linda Es Mi Cuba, by Cuban campesino band Saborit, World Music Central interviewed the producer…

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