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    Back to the Bronx: Brian Conway Honors His Roots on Wallace Avenue

    Brian Conway – Wallace Avenue (self-release, 2025) Irish-American fiddler Brian Conway released his grand third solo album, Wallace Avenue, last summer. Named for the Bronx…

    Ryan Emmert December 31, 2025 No Comments
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    Malutempu Pushes Calabrian Roots Into New Currents

    Malutempu – Farchinoria (Skené Cultura, 2025) Calabrian multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer Antonio Olivo launched Malutempu, a fantastic project that reconnects more than twenty years…

    Angel Romero December 30, 2025 No Comments
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    Cumbia Chicharra Blasts Off With Quinto Mundo

    La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing / L’Autre Distribution, 2025 La Cumbia Chicharra, a France-based band deeply influenced by Colombian cumbia, recently…

    Iliana Cabrera December 29, 2025 No Comments
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    Sessa Leans Into “Crooked Funk” On New Album Pequena Vertigem De Amor

    Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor (Mexican Summer, 2025) Brazilian songwriter and guitarist Sessa recently released Pequena Vertigem De Amor (A Little Vertigo of Love).…

    Angel Romero December 28, 2025 No Comments
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    Drums Across Senegal: Raphaël Pannier’s Jazz Meets Sabar On Live In Saint Louis, Senegal

    Raphaël Pannier – Live In Saint Louis, Senegal (Miel Music, 2025) French drummer-composer Raphaël Pannier released Live In Saint Louis, Senegal on November 7, 2025…

    Tyler Bennet December 27, 2025 No Comments
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  • The Dark Clouds single cover presents a landscape under storm clouds illustrated in carved lines. A streak of red suggests a winding path or road cutting through dark terrain, while a thin glow of light breaks through the heavy blue and black sky. The title appears in white lettering at the center, with Jesse Smathers’ name placed in the lower right corner.
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    Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”

    World Music Central News Room December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated cover shows a woman in profile wearing a flowing mustard-gold headscarf and patterned robe, framed by an ornate circular halo. She holds two bright sunflowers. Botanical details fill the background, while Arabic text and the title “Catalus” appear below.
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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments

Sideline, band photo sitting on the stairs of the entrance to a wooden house
Artist Profiles

Sideline, a Formidable Bluegrass Band

Angel Romero March 1, 2024 2 Comments BluegrassSidelineUnited States of Americaworld music

North Carolina bluegrass band Sideline got together in 2012. Initially, it was a jam band featuring friends who played professionally in other bands. Founders Steve…

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Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis - Dram bam burtai cover artwork. Headshots of the two artists.
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Dram bam burtai, a mystical Lithuanian folktronica project

JGurski February 29, 2024 No Comments Baltic musicEdita GumauskaitėfolktronicaLithuanian musicMarius Narbutisworld fusionworld music

Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis – Dram bam burtai (2023) Lithuanian artists Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis collaborate on Dram bam burtai, a captivating fusion…

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Events

Ara Dinkjian, Arsen Petrosyan and String Quartet to Perform at Roulette in New York City

World Music Central News Room February 29, 2024 No Comments Ara DinkjianArmenian musicArsen Petrosyandudukoudworld music

Ara Dinkjian, Arsen Petrosyan and String Quartet from the Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony are set to perform on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at…

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Multifaceted Gabonese Afrojazz Singer Pamela Badjogo

Angel Romero February 29, 2024 No Comments Pamela Badjogoworld fusionworld music

Pamela Badjogo, an Afro-Jazz luminary from Gabon, has a gifted, captivating, soulful vocal style. Born on the 3rd of December 1982 in Libreville, Gabon, her…

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Tray Wellington Lift Up Every Stone single artwork. A mosaic style painting of Tray Wellington.
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Tray Wellington’s Reveals “Lift Up Every Stone”

World Music Central News Room February 29, 2024 No Comments BluegrassTray Wellingtonworld music

Banjo player Tray Wellington has recorded a new version of John Hiatt’s “Lift Up Every Stone.” Wellington says about the new track: “For me, ‘Lift…

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Bold Cinematic Recreations of Eccodek Pieces

Ryan Emmert February 28, 2024 No Comments AmbientDubEccodekelectronicworld fusionworld music

Eccodek – Mistake of the Ear (The Peppermoth Variations) (Big Mind/Six Degrees, 2023) Mistake of the Ear (The Peppermoth Variations) is a tantalizing offering by…

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cover of the single Haiamasina by Charles Maimarosia
Artist Profiles

Charles Maimarosia, a Prominent Artist from the Solomon Islands

Douglas Sanders February 28, 2024 No Comments Charles MaimarosiaSolomon Islandsworld music

Charles Maimarosia, a musician and singer-songwriter from the Solomon Islands, is a distinguished figure in the field of music and cultural preservation. Nurtured amidst the…

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Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival 2024
Events

Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival 2024 Lineup Announced

World Music Central News Room February 28, 2024 No Comments American folk musicAmericanaShakori Hills Grassroots Festivalworld fusionworld music

The 20th Annual Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival is scheduled for May 2-5, 2024. Headlining this event are Americana stalwarts Donna The Buffalo, Chapel Hill…

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Music videos Single reviews

Charming Version of Christmas Song

Tom Orr February 28, 2024 No Comments Christmas musicDon Gato

If you think you already know what a song entitled “Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad” sounds like, a listen to stateside artist Don Gato’s so-named delightful…

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Tray Wellington playing banjo
Artist Profiles

Banjo Virtuoso and Educator Tray Wellington

Angel Romero February 28, 2024 1 Comment BluegrassTray Wellingtonworld music

Banjo virtuoso Tray Wellington is from Ashe County in western North Carolina. Captivated by the banjo during his early teenage years, Wellington quickly found himself…

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