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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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  • 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.
    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

Events

The 2005 World Festival of Sacred Music in Los Angeles

World Music Central News Room September 12, 2005

Los Angeles (California), USA – The 2005 World Festival of Sacred Music-Los Angeles begins on Sept 17th with the Sacred World Benefit Concert at University…

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Kalahari, A Bushmen Benefit in London

World Music Central News Room September 12, 2005

London, England – After a successful summer in the festival fields, the Synergy Community is returning to London to host another series of conscious gatherings.…

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General News

New Orleans Musician Fund Established by Music Maker Relief Foundation

World Music Central News Room September 11, 2005

Hillsborough (North Carolina), USA – A full week post-Katrina, Little Freddie King’s name finally posted on the Red Cross Survivor’s List. The 65-year-old blues musician,…

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Events

Fado Star Ana Moura and Alkinoos Ioannidis in a Double Bill in Chicago

World Music Central News Room September 11, 2005

Chicago (Illinois), USA – Fado star Ana Moura (Portugal) and Alkinoos Ioannidis (Cyprus /Greece) perform Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Both double-bill concerts are…

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Events

Sounds of the Sacred, Songs of the Earth Festival

Angel Romero September 10, 2005 John DensmoreOmar Faruk Tekbilek

Los Angeles (California), USA – The Sounds of the Sacred, Songs of the Earth Festival & Sunset Concert will be held Sunday, September 18, 2005…

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Album reviews

Talkin’ Balkan

Tom Orr September 10, 2005

Various Artists Rough Guide to the Music of Balkan Gypsies (World Music Network RGNET 1159 CD, 2005) I love albums that get right to the…

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New Releases

Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle Together on You’ve Stolen My Heart

World Music Central News Room September 9, 2005

New York City (New York), USA – Kronos Quartet pays tribute to Burman, Bollywood films’ foremost composer. His wife, the legendary Asha Bhosle, sings on…

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Events

Carter Family Tribute at Library of Congress Auditorium

World Music Central News Room September 9, 2005

Washington (District of Columbia), USA – The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress presents: Carter Family Tribute — Old Time Country Music from…

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Album reviews

Milton Nascimento’s Pietá

Angel Romero September 9, 2005

Milton Nascimento Pietá (Savoy Jazz, 2005) Now available in the US, Milton Nascimento’s latest CD, Pietá, should delight his numerous fans. The album is dedicated…

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Interviews

Peter Ulrich Recalls Early Days of Dead Can Dance

admin September 8, 2005

New York City (New York), USA – Coinciding with the new North American tour of Dean Can Dance, multi-instrumentalist and singer Peter Ulrich talks about…

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