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    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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    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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    Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

    Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

    Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
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    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments

Conferences

Second International Symposium on the Music of Africa

World Music Central News Room November 14, 2005

The Department of Music at Princeton University will host a Second International Symposium on the Music of Africa on December 9th and 10th, 2005 in…

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Album reviews

Benin’s Big Brass Blow

Tom Orr November 13, 2005

Gangbe Brass Band Whendo (World Village 468050, 2005) The colonization of many an African nation in the 19th century brought European music to those countries…

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New CDs and digital releases

Star Packed Bluegrass Hits on Rounder

World Music Central News Room November 13, 2005 Bluegrass

Cambridge (Massachusetts), USA – Bluegrass Hits, featuring various artists, is a hit-packed compilation released by Rounder Records. The album includes some of the biggest names…

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Events

Rachid Taha, Brian Eno and Special Guests Will Perform in Support of the Stop The War Coalition

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London, England – Rachid Taha has joined forces with Brian Eno and special guests Nitin Sawhney and Imogen Heap to present a special fund raising…

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Tradeshows

WOMEX 2005, Largest World Music Conference a Winner

World Music Central News Room November 11, 2005

Newcastle, UK – With the ceremonial granting of the WOMEX Award 2005 to Zanzibar’s legendary Bi Kidude, the world’s biggest expo for World Music and…

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Album reviews

A Well-Mixed Drink

Tom Orr November 11, 2005

Pink Martini Hang on Little Tomato (Heinz Records HNZOO2, 2004) You could call them a globally-influenced pop band, a world music ensemble with a taste…

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Album reviews

Kid Stuff?

Tom Orr November 9, 2005

The Rough Guide to African Music for Children (World Music Network RGNET 1166 CD, 2005) The Rough Guide to Latin Music for Children (World Music…

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Concert reviews

Gangbè Brass Band in Seattle

World Music Central News Room November 9, 2005

Author: Patty-Lynne Herlevi Gangbè Brass Band The Triple Door Seattle, Washington Earshot Jazz Festival November 5, 2005 (early show) It’s the rainy season in Seattle…

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General News

Santana’s All That I Am Enters the Billboard Charts at #2, the Top Artist Entry

World Music Central News Room November 9, 2005

New York, USA /PRNewswire/ – Santana‘s All That I Am (Arista Records) is the #1 artist album today with its entry at #2 (to the…

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Events

An All-Star Line-up Set to Perform at the Barbados Jazz Festival 2006

World Music Central News Room November 9, 2005

Bridgetown, Barbados – A dazzling line-up of international performers, including the sensational Cuban Jazz All-Stars and musician Jill Scott, make the Thirteenth Annual Barbados Jazz…

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