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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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    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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    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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  • Gnoss - Photo by Elly Lucas. Band photo.
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    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.
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    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

Conferences

Last Call for Womex 2006 proposals

World Music Central News Room April 20, 2006

Berlin, Germany – There are only 8 days left to submit proposals to the Womex organizers. April 28 is when Womex must have – in…

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New CDs and digital releases

Mary Youngblood to Release ‘Dance with the Wind’ May 23

World Music Central News Room April 20, 2006

Boulder (Colorado), USA – Native American flutist, Mary Youngblood, will release her new album, Dance With the Wind, May 23 on Silver Wave Records. Inspired…

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Awards

2006 Winners of the Lo-Budget Love Music Competition

Angel Romero April 19, 2006

Santa Mónica (California), USA – Innovation Entertainment Group has announced the winners of the international Lo-Budget Love Music Competition: Pasensi kado, written by Ruth Van…

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New CDs and digital releases

Putumayo Releases Paris

World Music Central News Room April 19, 2006

New York (New York), USA – Putumayo’s latest release, Paris, focuses on the nouvelle scène (new scene), a group of artists that have revitalized French…

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General News

Croatian Band Kries Will Perform at Balkan Fever

World Music Central News Room April 19, 2006

Croatia – As part of the Balkan Fever festival, Kries will perform on April 29 (20:00) at Joe Zawinul’s Birdland club in Vienna. The repertoire…

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Events

Marcel Khalife Tours Egypt and Sudan

World Music Central News Room April 18, 2006

Lebanese composer and ud master Marcel Khalifé and Al Mayadine ensemble will perform in two concerts in Egypt and one concert in Sudan on April…

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Events

Sitar Master Ravi Shankar with Daughter Anoushka in Tucson with Festival of India III

Angel Romero April 18, 2006

Tucson (Arizona), USA – Sitar master Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka Shankar will present Festival of India III at Centennial Hall in Tucson on…

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Album reviews

Gypsy Cool

Angel Romero April 18, 2006

  Kal is a new hip Gypsy band from Serbia. This band is truly hot and reached the top of the European World Music Charts…

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Album reviews

The New Alternative Latin and Reggaeton Sounds

Angel Romero April 17, 2006

  Charanga Cakewalk’s latest recording, Chicano Zen, combines Mexican, Texan and American sounds, including cumbia, rancheras, son jarocho with neolounge electronic music and world sounds.…

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Album reviews

Arabsolutes

Tom Orr April 17, 2006

Le Trio Joubran – Randana (Fairplay/Randana FP500, 2006) The Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble – The Songs of Sheikh Sayyed Darweesh: Soul of a People (Xauen…

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