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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…

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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.
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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

Tour Announcements

The Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble announces The Songs of Sheikh Sayyed Darweesh Tour

nourachicago February 1, 2006

Xauen Music has confirmed the upcoming nationwide tour, “The Songs of Sheikh Sayyed Darweesh,” featuring the Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble (CCOE) with guest vocalists Youssef…

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Events

Folk Britannia: Which Side Are You On?

World Music Central News Room February 1, 2006

London, UK – Which Side Are You On? is the first event programmed by Folk Britannia, a festival focusing on the rich and compelling history…

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Awards

Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Winners Announced at Celtic Connections

World Music Central News Room January 30, 2006

Glasgow, Scotland – Last night’s Open Stage saw 7 up and coming artists collect Danny Awards. All of these artists will play a part in…

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General News

Celtic Connections 2006, a Grand Success

World Music Central News Room January 29, 2006

Glasgow, Scotland – Sunday 29th January was the last day of the 13th Celtic Connections festival. Performances started at 11am in The Glasgow Royal Concert…

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New CDs and digital releases

Worldwide Release of New Sara Tavares CD, Balancê

World Music Central News Room January 28, 2006

Afro-Portuguese singer Sara Tavares will be releasing her third album Balancê, in February & March of 2006 on World Connection. The 27 year old Sara…

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New CDs and digital releases

Leading Czech Band CzechoMor Releases New CD

World Music Central News Room January 28, 2006

Czech Republic – Four years after their breakthrough album Transformations (Promeuy) which won them three Czech Music Academy Awards (Best Album, Best Group, Best Song)…

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Concert reviews

Kenny Garrett in India!

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Jazz could either be intense and intellectual or it could be funand entertaining. Kenny Garrett chose the latter in his jazz masters concert atthe gateway…

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New CDs and digital releases

Algarve Band Marenostrum Releases New CD

World Music Central News Room January 27, 2006

Portugal – Portuguese band Marenostrum has released its second CD. Almadrava features some songs about the working lives of the musicians and their forefathers who…

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Events

Bajofondo kicks off Heineken TransAtlantic Festival, Feb 4 at Pawn Shop

World Music Central News Room January 26, 2006

Miami (Florida), USA – Bajofondo, oneof the better known acts in the new electronic tango scene, will be performing in southern Florida as part of…

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Events

Scottish Women and Galician Veterans at Celtic Connections January 26th

World Music Central News Room January 25, 2006

Glasgow, Scotland – A concert with the Scottish Women will be one of the highlights of the January 26th concerts at Celtic Connections. Galician band…

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