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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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  • 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.
    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

Sábado de Gloria: All-Star Salute to the Giants of Latin Jazz Brings Together Afro-Caribbean Jazz Greats

World Music Central News Room April 8, 2006

Brooklyn (New York), USA – (PRNewswire) On Saturday, April 15, 2006, some of the all-time great Afro-Caribbean jazz musicians will gather for a once-in- a-lifetime…

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Events

Chick Corea, Airto Moreira & Eddie Gomez Recreate Return to Forever

World Music Central News Room April 7, 2006

New York (New York), USA – Jazz history is always in the making when Chick Corea is around, and fans are in for another great…

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Bahia’s Drumming Life

Angel Romero April 7, 2006

Carlinhos Brown Carlinhos Brown – World Music Portraits (Shanachie, 2004) Carlinhos Brown is a fascinating musician and composer. He grew up in an impoverished part…

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Conferences

Womex Showcase, Conference and Film Proposal Deadlines April 28

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2006

Berlin, Germany – April 28 is when Womex must have – in house – not only the Showcase Proposal Forms, but also all materials. That…

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Tunisian Smadj Blends Electronica with Arabica

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2006

Bloomington (Indiana), USA – Paris-based Tunisian musician Smadj has a new album, Take It & Drive, on Rasa Music. He uses sequencers, samplers, synthesizers, and…

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Album reviews

Early Music Branches Out

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2006

Rolf Lislevand Nuove musiche (ECM/Universal Classics, 2006) Rolf Lislevand’s Nuove musiche (music of 17th century Italy adapted and arranged by Lislevand), grabs listeners from the…

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Events

Poncho Sánchez Latin Jazz Band at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2006 Poncho Sanchez

Seattle (Washington), USA – Poncho Sánchez Latin Jazz Band will be performing four nights at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. Band members include Poncho Sánchez (Congas), George…

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New CDs and digital releases

"Jasmine" By pianist Wajdi Cherif (A bridge between two worlds…)

wechpromo April 5, 2006

Jasmine – A bridge between two worlds… By Wajdi Cherif. Released on March 2, 2006 by Wech Records (France) Jasmine is the culmination of a…

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Events

Femi Kuti and the Positive Force on Tour Down Under

World Music Central News Room April 5, 2006

Paris, France – In town for the Byron Bay East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival (April 8-9) the legendary Femi Kuti and his dangerously…

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Events

World Music Concert Series 2006 in San Diego

World Music Central News Room April 4, 2006

San Diego (California), USA – A new world music series will be taking place in San Diego this spring. It is known as the World…

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  • Mirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive stories
  • Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals
  • Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”
  • Sky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live Album
  • Flamenco Christmas Jerez-Style to Return to Madrid in 2026
  • Staran Join Forces With Julie Fowlis on New Single “Duan Callaig”
  • Edinburgh Tradfest to Celebrate the traditional music of Scotland in May 2026

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