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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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  • 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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  • 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.
    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.
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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

MusiCares Sponsors Health Fair at Folk Alliance Conference

World Music Central News Room February 4, 2006

Memphis (Tennessee), USA – The 18th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference, in Austin, Texas, February 10-14, 2006, will have a Health Care Fair sponsored by…

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Legendary Percussionist Ray Barretto Severely ill

World Music Central News Room February 4, 2006

New York, USA – On January 30th, 2006, the booking agent for renowned Latin percussionist Ray Barretto reported a severe deterioration of the artist’s health.…

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General News

Damian ”Jr. Gong” Marley’s Welcome To Jamrock Certified Gold by RIAA; Project Also Nominated for Two Grammy Awards

World Music Central News Room February 4, 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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Tour Announcements

B.B. King 2006 UK Tour Details

World Music Central News Room February 4, 2006

London, UK – Universally hailed as the reigning king of the blues, B.B. King, who has just recently celebrated his 80th birthday, has just announced…

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Events

Folk Britannia: Into the Mystic

World Music Central News Room February 3, 2006

London, UK – As part of Folk Britannia, Into the Mystic presents Vashti Bunyan, Bert Jansch, Mike Heron, Adem & King Creosote. the concert will…

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Folk Britannia: Folk Freestage and Joe Boyd & Friends

World Music Central News Room February 3, 2006

London, UK – Folk Britannia presents Folk Freestage, an afternoon of sessions and performances by a number of budding folk and folk-inspired talents, including Tunng,…

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General News

2005 International Songwriting Competition World Music Finalists Announced

World Music Central News Room February 2, 2006 International Songwriting Competition

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its 2005 finalists. These finalists were selected out of almost 15,000 entries from 80 countries and represent the top…

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Concert reviews

Lura brings Santiago to Seattle

World Music Central News Room February 2, 2006

Author:Patricia Herlevi-Balquin Lura The Triple Door, Seattle, Washington January 31, 2006 Despite blusterous weather, Portuguese-Cape Verdean vocalist, Lura and her quintet packed The Triple Door.…

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Events

Folk Britannia: Daughters of Albion

World Music Central News Room February 2, 2006 Eliza CarthyJune TaborKathryn WilliamsLou RhodesNorma WatersonSheila Chandra

  London, UK – Folk Britannia continues with Daughters of Albion, featuring June Tabor, Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy, Kathryn Williams, Sheila Chandra & Lou Rhodes.…

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Events

Flamenco Revolutionaries Son de la Frontera at HotHouse in Chicago

World Music Central News Room February 1, 2006 FlamencoSon de la Frontera

  Chicago (Illinois), USA – Following the US release of Son de la Frontera, the five members of this brilliant new flamenco ensemble will make…

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