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    Azuka Moweta Honors Asaba Highlife Roots On Kenechukwu

    Azuka Moweta — Kenechukwu (Palenque, 2026) Nigerian singer Azuka Moweta performs in Igbo on Kenechukwu, with his Anioma Brothers Band of Africa. The project weaves…

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    Pooja Goswami Pavan Interprets Kabir’s Poetry on The Mind, Ecstatic – Songs of Kabir

    Pooja Goswami Pavan – The Mind, Ecstatic – Songs of Kabir (Neuma Records, 2026) Hindustani vocalist, composer, and scholar Dr. Pooja Goswami Pavan latest work…

    Angel Romero June 9, 2026 No Comments
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    Ramblin’ Ricky Tate Joins The Magnolia Sessions

    Ramblin’ Ricky Tate – The Magnolia Sessions (Anti-Corp, 2026) The Magnolia Sessions, the Nashville-based live series recorded outdoors beneath a large magnolia tree at Anti-Corp/Black…

    Ryan Emmert June 7, 2026 No Comments
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    Angelique Kidjo’s Hope!! Brings Star Power and Heart

    Angelique Kidjo – Hope!! (Parlophone/Warner Music, 2026) Angélique Kidjo’s Hope!!, her joyful 16-track Afropop set spiced with neosoul, Afrobeats and other popular music influences features…

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    Shahab Tolouie Recasts Goldoni’s World On Ci Vediamo, Goldoni!

    Shahab Tolouie – Ci vediamo, Goldoni! (self-released, 2026) Czech-Iranian musician Shahab Tolouie’s latest work is Ci Vediamo, Goldoni!. The 10-track project takes Tolouie in a…

    Tyler Bennet June 4, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Fania Niang l empreinte cover artwork. A photo of Fania dressed in white with white gloves and scarf. one of her gloves and her eyes are painted with colorful designs.
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    A Fania Favorite

    Tom Orr June 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Po’ Ramblin’ Boys - Bottom of a Glass cover artwork. An image of a glass seen from above.
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    The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Return With “Bottom of a Glass”

    World Music Central News Room June 11, 2026 No Comments
  • Jonathan Nvita Kaku cover artwork. A sepia-toned album cover featuring a layered portrait of Jonathan Nvita with dreadlocks, illuminated by a golden glow. In the foreground, he sits on rocky terrain playing an acoustic guitar. White lettering reads “Kaku ‘Grandma’”, with Jonathan Nvita displayed below in gold text.
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    Keeping Grandmothers Grand

    Tom Orr June 10, 2026 No Comments
  • Orquesta Akokán - América cover artwork. A young woman crouches in the foreground of an urban street, gazing directly at the camera. Behind her, the weathered façade of the América Theater features a large vintage marquee spelling “AMERICA.” the cover also features classic cars and pedestrians.
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    Orquesta Akokán Returns with New Single “No Me Voy” Featuring Carolina Oliveros

    World Music Central News Room June 9, 2026 No Comments
  • Kenny and Amanda Smith Tears Of The Cherokee. An Indian family, father, mother, and child overlooking a valley below with a meandering river.
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    Kenny and Amanda Smith Roll Out “Tears of the Cherokee”

    World Music Central News Room June 7, 2026 No Comments
  • Gianluca Verrengia Tres Amores cover artwork. A flamenco guitar with three red roses on it.
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    Love in Triplicate

    Tom Orr June 6, 2026 No Comments

New Releases

Eliane Elias Talks About Her New CD, Around the City

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2006

Brazilian born pianist and composer Eliane Elias has a new recording titled Around the City. Staking out fertile co-writing sessions (for the first time in…

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Events

The 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2006

Santa Mónica (California), USA – Conjunto Primavera, Luis Fonsi, Ana Gabriel, Maná, Joan Sebastian, Thalía, and Wisin & Yandel are the first performers announced for…

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Native American R. Carlos Nakai Releases Flute-Electronica Album

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2006 R. Carlos Nakai

Phoenix (Arizona), USA – R. Carlos Nakai, a leading performer of the Native American flute, journeys into the world of electronica on his latest recording,…

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General News

Master Tombak Player Pedram Khavar Zamini Alive

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2006

Pedram Khavar Zamini‘s manager and wife contacted World Music Central today to report that the information published by our web site earlier was incorrect. The…

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New Releases

Northern Cheyenne Tribal Pop

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2006

Boulder (Colorado), USA – Out of the Ashes is the debut recording by Shelley Morningsong, where she combines Native American music with modern Pop music.…

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Events

Simon Shaheen and Qantara with special guest Chiara Civello in New York

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2006

World renowned ‘ud and violin master Simon Shaheen performs with Qantara, a group he founded that fuses Arab, jazz, Western classical, and Latin American music…

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Events

Marcel Khalifé’s Arabic Ud at World Music Concert Series 2006 in San Diego

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2006

To conclude the World Music Concert Series 2006 series in San Diego, Marcel Khalifé (ud, voice) will perform Sunday, October 22 at 8pm at the…

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New Releases

Eleni Karaindrou Releases Elegy of the Uprooting

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2006

Elegy of the Uprooting  is a live concert recording of haunting music by Eleni Karaindrou. Elegy of the Uprooting  documents a 2005 concert in Athens…

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New CDs and digital releases

Liu Fang Releases a new CD of Pipa Music from Chinese Folk Roots

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2006

Canadian label Philmultic announced the release of Liu Fang‘s third pipa solo album, part of a series of three volumes. The Soul of pipa Vol.…

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Album reviews

Take 2 CDs and Call the Doc in the Morning: A Musical Cure for Insomnia

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2006

Dr. Andrew Weil’s Music for Self-Healing Relax & De-Stress Music selected and designed by Joshua Leeds Sounds True Anders Rogg & Audun Myskja Videre (Moving…

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