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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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    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.
    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
  • 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

Events

The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival 2005

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2005 Shakori Hills Grassroots FestivalThe Duhks

North Carolina, USA – The fifth Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival, set for Oct. 6-9 in Silk Hope, North Carolina, is bursting with North Carolina talent.…

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New CDs and digital releases

Southern Style Pawnee Pow-wow Music

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2005

Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Young Bird, of Pawnee, Oklahoma, marks their eleventh recording for Canyon Records with the release of Memories, an album of southern…

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Articles

The Indian Origin of the Guitar

Thakur Chakrapani Singh October 1, 2005

The guitar is one of the most dominant instruments in the realm of instrumental music covering tunes of light music, western, Indian or classical music.…

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Tour Announcements

The Elders Irish Tour 2005

admin October 1, 2005

Celtic band The Elders, will be embarking on a tour of Ireland from Nov. 10 to 17th. This tour will be filmed by Oberon Entertainment…

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General News

2005 International Songwriting Competition Deadline – October 14, 2005

World Music Central News Room October 1, 2005

One of the largest and most prestigious songwriting competitions in the world, ISC offers entrants a chance to win over $100,000 in cash and prizes,…

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US Tour by Fado Singer Mariza Starting October

World Music Central News Room October 1, 2005

New York, USA – The charismatic Portuguese fado singer Mariza is winning over critics and a new generation of young music fans with her new…

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Album reviews

Hypnotic Khayals

TJ Nelson September 30, 2005

Shweta Jhaveri Khayal – Saga (21st Century Cosmos 21C 002, 2005) Shweta Jhaveri has emerged as one of the promising young artists of classical Hindustani…

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Obituaries

Brazilian Guitarist Helena Meirelles Dies at 81

World Music Central News Room September 29, 2005

One of Brazil´s greatest guitar-players has died in Campo Grande (MS). 81 years of age, Helena Meirelles died of chronic pneumonia. Helena was already in…

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Events

New York Gypsy Festival

Angel Romero September 28, 2005

New York City (New York), USA – Aiming to offer a broad perspective on various cultures and musical genres in a city that’s considered at…

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Tour Announcements

Bolivian Oscar Reynolds’ California Tour Celebrates Latin Heritage Month

Angel Romero September 28, 2005

California, USA – In celebration of Latin Heritage Month, Bolivian composer, master Andean flutist and guitarist Oscar Reynolds will be touring Northern California with Hispanic…

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