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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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    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.
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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

Inti-Illimani Celebrates 40th Anniversary with New CD

World Music Central News Room August 2, 2006

Inti-Illimani, the Chilean band, celebrates its fortieth anniversary and the release of Pequeño Mundo, its forty-third album. Pequeño Mundo features the work of several special…

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New CDs and digital releases

Buddhist Monk Hit Album Released in North America

World Music Central News Room August 2, 2006 Buddhist music

New York (NY), USA – Recorded in the Sakya Tashi Ling Buddhist monastery during ten hours of consecutive chanting, My Spirit Flies to You was…

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Obituaries

Indian Music Legend Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish Dies at 91

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2006

Santa Cruz (California), USA – Indian musician Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish died August 29th in the United States. “He was fighting congestive heart failure for…

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Tour Announcements

North American Acoustic Africa Toured Planned

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2006

The IMN agency, in association with Putumayo World Music, has announced the Acoustic Africa tour. Acoustic Africa includes Habib Koité, the Malian superstar whose vibrant…

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Conferences

Complete WOMEX Showcases Confirmed

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2006 womex

Berlin, Germany – The WOMEX organizers have confirmed the remaining showcases for the 2006 conference in Sevilla. “We’re thrilled to announce that Cuba’s Free Hole…

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New CDs and digital releases

Cirque du Soleil Releases Delirium on CD

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2006

New York (NY), USA – Cirque du Soleil Musique has released the soundtrack of Delirium on CD. The music of the live arena event by…

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Events

Flamenco Summit at Madrid Subway

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2006

  Madrid, Spain – Some of Flamenco’s biggest names will be performing in Madrid’s subway system. The 2nd Cumbre Flamenca en el Metro de Madrid…

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New CDs and digital releases

Prince Diabate Remembers His Roots on Djerelon

World Music Central News Room July 31, 2006

Djerelon means “remember your roots’ in Malinke. On his latest recording, kora master Prince Diabaté avoids global fusion creating, instead, a different sound that is…

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New CDs and digital releases

The Blue Stone Project, American Indian Blues

World Music Central News Room July 31, 2006

Phoenix (Arizona), USA – The Blue Stone Project is award-winning Native American guitarist and flutist Aaron White, guitarist/bassist Gary Rasmussen and drummer Ed Michaels. Blue…

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New CDs and digital releases

Celtic Dreams Includes Previously Unreleased Material by Meav Ní Mhaolchatha with Anúna

World Music Central News Room July 30, 2006

New York (NY), USA – Celtic Dreams is a compilation of previously unreleased music that Anúna recorded with Méav Ní Mhaolchatha during the Riverdance sessions.…

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