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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

General News

Ghanaian Performer Sings to Fight Violence Against Women

World Music Central News Room September 19, 2006

[image1_left]Ghanaian Urban Life singer/songwriter Chemphe is currently in the studio recording a song about violence against women. The single ‘Why You Dey Treat Am Bad’…

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General News

Blue Note Jazz Club Celebrates 25th Anniversary

World Music Central News Room September 18, 2006

New York (NY), USA – Throughout the fall and winter of 2006, the Blue Note Jazz Club will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with the friends…

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Articles

The Life of Papanasam Sivan

World Music Central News Room September 18, 2006

Author: Ashok Ramani Papanasam Sivan was born as the second son of Ramamritha Ayer and Yogambal Ammal at Polagam in Tanjore District on 26.9.1890. His…

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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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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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