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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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  • 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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    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.
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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.
    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

General News

Radio City Music Hall to Host From The Big Apple To The Big Easy Concert

World Music Central News Room September 16, 2005

New York City (New York ), USA – Radio City Music Hall will host its own “From The Big Apple to the Big Easy,” New…

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General News

Popkomm’s Partner Country Spain Presents a Diversity of Styles

World Music Central News Room September 16, 2005

Berlin, Germany – Although the composer of the evergreen “Guantanamera” is Cuban, José Fernandez Diaz is nevertheless a member of the Spanish copyright collection society…

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Events

Arturo O’Farrill Jazz Con Salsa September 30 and October 1 at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Angel Romero September 16, 2005

New York City (New York), USA – /PRNewswire/ Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O’Farrill celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with concert…

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Awards

Randy Wood Receives Indian Summer Music Award

World Music Central News Room September 15, 2005

Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Randy Wood, of the Cree Nation, received his first Indian Summer Music Award for Best Traditional Vocal Album for his recording,…

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Events

8th Annual Lake County Folk Festival

admin September 15, 2005

Eustis (Florida), USA – Public Arts and Music of Lake County (Florida) presents the 8th Annual Lake County Folk Festival Oct 8th & 9th at…

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General News

Golem Makes Chicago Debut as It Bridges Rock and Klezmer

World Music Central News Room September 15, 2005

Chicago (Illinois), USA – New York-based Klezmer rock band Golem makes its Chicago debut Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. in an admission-free concert at…

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Events

2005 ChicoWorld Music Festival

Angel Romero September 14, 2005

Chico (California), USA – The Chico World Music Festival will be featuring the Pat Metheny Trio (& Quartet) and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra plus free…

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Awards

WOMEX Award for Bi Kidude

World Music Central News Room September 13, 2005

Berlin, Germany – This year’s WOMEX Award will go to Zanzibar’s most famous cultural ambassador, Bi Kidude. In her 90’s now, she started her career…

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New CDs and digital releases

New Badi Assad Album Available Today

World Music Central News Room September 13, 2005

New York (New York), USA – The new album by Brazilian singer and guitarist, Badi Assad (pronounced Bah-Jee Ah-Sahje) will be in stores today. Verde…

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Obituaries

Blues and Zydeco Legend Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Dies at 81

World Music Central News Room September 12, 2005

Orange (Texas), USA – Award-winning guitarist, fiddler and singer Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown died Saturday, September 10, in his hometown of Orange (Texas). Gatemouth Brown was…

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  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
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