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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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  • Album reviews

    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 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.
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    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
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
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    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

New CDs and digital releases

Rolas de Aztlan: Songs of the Chicano Movement

World Music Central News Room October 31, 2005

Washington (District of Columbia), USA – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings recently released Rolas de Aztlan: Songs of the Chicano Movement, a compilation of 19 tracks recorded…

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Album reviews

Kiran, Ghazals To Die For

Dave Atkin October 30, 2005 Indian musicKiran Ahluwalia

Kiran Ahluwalia – Kiran Ahluwalia (Triloka Records, 2005) It’s a long time since we’ve heard ghazal in a crossed-over format as good as this. The blend…

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Articles

Are you listening? Jazz in Goa

admin October 30, 2005

Author: Armando Gonsalves Isn’t music the surest way to being alive? If the God’s are happy with music, can mortals be far behind? To ‘see…

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Concert reviews

Straight from the Heart

admin October 30, 2005

Author: Armando Gonsalves The second Jazz monsoon session at Gonsalves Mansion, Campal was all from the physical realm. Everything else that followed was from the…

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Articles

Jazz it up, Classical style!

admin October 30, 2005

Author: Armando Gonsalves In just a few weeks, Jazz in Goa has got itself firmly in the saddle of the live music platform in Goa.…

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Concert reviews

Jazz Goers at Jazz Goa

admin October 30, 2005

Author: Les Menezes Jazz Goa had its fifth concert on Friday October 14 evening at Campal that stretched into the night and spilled over into…

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General News

Bob Marley’s’ 60th birthday to be staged in Ghana

Angel Romero October 30, 2005

History will be made come February 6, 2006 as the late Bob Marley’s 60th birthday is staged in Ghana. Being the first of its kind…

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General News

Tagoe Sisters, Praye Nominated For Kora Awards

Angel Romero October 30, 2005

The pacesetters of gospel music in Ghana, Tagoe Sisters and Praye, winners of the Nescafe African Revelation contest in West Africa, have been nominated to…

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Album reviews

Reshaping of South African Classics

TJ Nelson October 30, 2005

FJ & Living Souls Ambient Africa (Eagle Records ER20079-2, 2005) In 2003, Mike Howell and Brian Adams, both of Eagle Records, got the bright idea…

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Events

The New York Gypsy Festival Begins Today

World Music Central News Room October 29, 2005

New York City (New York), USA – The schedule of performances of the New York Gypsy Festival is now available. Aiming to offer a broad…

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