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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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  • 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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams

    Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams (Seyir Muzik, 2025) In Displaced Dreams, Michalis Kouloumis articulates exile as a lived, trembling presence. The album is a precious…

    Tyler Bennet April 20, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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.
    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

Events

Klezmer and Black Gospel to Rock Wisconsin Union Theater

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2006

Black Gospel and Jewish Klezmer music will rock, boogie and uplift the audience when The Klezmatics collaborate with power belter Joshua Nelson to bring “Brother…

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New CDs and digital releases

Nuru Kane’s Desert Explorations Debut on Riverboat Records

World Music Central News Room February 11, 2006

San Francisco (California), USA – Riverboat Records/World Music Network announced the North American release of the new album by by Nuru Kane. Sigil (TUGCD1041) will…

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Awards

Damian ”Jr. Gong” Marley Wins Two Grammy Awards

World Music Central News Room February 10, 2006

New York, USA – (BUSINESS WIRE)- With the kind of critical acclaim rarely bestowed on any artist, an opening slot on the biggest tour of…

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Gwilym Morus Presents From Bethlehem to Bangor

World Music Central News Room February 10, 2006

Bangor (Wales), UK – While visiting Palestine in February 2005, Gwilym Morus, a Welsh musician from Bangor, recorded two songs with two talented musicians from…

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Album reviews

Voices of the French Alps: Corou De Berra

Angel Romero February 9, 2006

Corou De Berra Maschi, Femmine and Cantanti (Forrest Hill Records, 2005) Corou De Berra hails from Berra in the (southern) French Alps and the 7-person…

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Album reviews

Fantazia, Polyglot Berber and Gnawa Funk

World Music Central News Room February 9, 2006

London (UK) – Fantazia has recorded Mul Sheshe, one of the most exciting North African fusion albums in recent years. Unlike some who stick to…

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Awards

48th Annual GRAMMY Award Winners Announced

World Music Central News Room February 8, 2006

Santa Mónica (California), USA – The Recording Academy announced this evening the winners of the Grammy Awards. The Best Traditional World Music Album went to…

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Awards

Sacred Ground Wins Grammy for Best Native American Music Album

World Music Central News Room February 8, 2006

Sacred Ground – A Tribute to Mother Earth took home the Grammy for Best Native American Music Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards show…

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General News

2006 Lo-Budget Love Music Competition Finalists

Angel Romero February 8, 2006

Innovation Entertainment Group announces the finalists of the 2006 Lo-Budget Love Competition. The LBL winners will be announced in early spring 2006. “We’d like to…

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Events

All-Star Jam in a Musical Tribute to New Orleans and Southern Soul at 48th Annual Grammy Awards

World Music Central News Room February 8, 2006

Santa Mónica (California), USA – The sights and sounds of southern soul music from the United States will be celebrated by an all-star cast of…

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