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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.
    Music videos

    Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”

    World Music Central News Room April 25, 2026 No Comments
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    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

28th Festival Sounds of the North in Gdansk

World Music Central News Room July 20, 2006

Gdańsk, Poland – Festival Sounds of the North is an annual international event that presents traditional folk music culture of nations inhabiting the Northern Hemisphere.…

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Etnosur 2006, World Music in Spain’s Olive Oil Country

World Music Central News Room July 19, 2006

Alcalá la Real (Jaen), Spain – Etnosur, an annual world music festival held in Alcalá la Real, in the province of Jaen (Spain), will be…

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Events

Rojan with the PourNazeri Ensemble Will Perform in San Diego

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2006

A concert of Kurdish and Persian Music by Rojan with the PourNazeri Ensemble will take place Sat Jul 22 2006 at 8pm at The Neurosciences…

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New CDs and digital releases

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama Soundtrack

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2006 Dalai LamaPeter KaterTibetan music

Boulder (Colorado), USA – Silver Wave Records will release 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama, the soundtrack for the documentary film of the same name.…

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Events

Ramon Ayala Headlines Concert Lineup at the Festival de la Cosecha in Baytown, Texas

World Music Central News Room July 16, 2006

(PRNewswire) – Festival de la Cosecha promoters today announced the musical lineup of its mammoth entertainment event coming to Baytown, Texas at the Baytown Fairgrounds,…

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Film Reviews

Mandela, a Mesmerizing Boxed Set

Angel Romero July 15, 2006

Palm World Voices – Mandela (Palm Pictures, 2006) Mandela is the latest installment of the must have Palm Pictures series Palm World Voices. The beautifully…

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Events

WOMAD Singapore in the Heartlands, Beyond The Festival Gates

World Music Central News Room July 15, 2006

Singapore – Together with the North East Community Development Council, the festival presents another night of WOMADNESS with WOMAD in the Heartlands. This year will…

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Obituaries

Composer Emil Cossetto Dies in Zagreb

World Music Central News Room July 14, 2006

Croatia – One of Croatia’s best loved composers and directors, Emil Cossetto, passed away in Zagreb. He was born in Trieste in 1918, grew up…

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Obituaries

Bulgarian Music Scholar and Choreographer Kiril Djenev Dies at 84

World Music Central News Room July 14, 2006

Professor Kiril Djenev, a distinguished choreographer and founder of Trakia Music & Dance Ensemble died July 2, 2006 at the age of 84. He was…

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New CDs and digital releases

The Living Legend Boxed Set Celebrates Mexican Ranchera King Vicente Fernández

World Music Central News Room July 14, 2006

New York, USA – With nearly 100 releases to his credit, Vicente Fernández’s work has never been targeted to a bilingual audience. Until now. A…

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