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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.
    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

General News

Sponsorship for Victims of Katrina

Angel Romero September 5, 2005

Small practical solutions – no matter where you are in the world… Please join myspace.com/longterm This is a forum where people can post their needs…

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Events

Earthdance 2005, The United Beats of Peace Festival

World Music Central News Room September 5, 2005

San Francisco (California), USA – The Northern California Earthdance event will take place September 16th, 17th, 18th at the Black Oak Ranch, a property rich…

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WorldBeat Cultural Center Plans Hurricane Aid Caravan

World Music Central News Room September 4, 2005

San Diego (California), USA – WorldBeat Cultural Center has made an urgent call for donations. The center is accepting donations to be caravanned down to…

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General News

Hard Rock International Announces Fundraising Activities For Hurricane Relief Effort

World Music Central News Room September 4, 2005

Orlando (Florida), USA – /PRNewswire/ – Hard Rock International is joining the relief efforts for victims of 2005 Hurricanes including Katrina, which devastated the Gulf…

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Houston Musicians Form Safe Harbor for Our New Orleans Friends

World Music Central News Room September 4, 2005

Houston (Texas), USA – A group of Houston musicians led by prominent pianist Paul English, vocalists Gigi Hill and Tianna Hall, Johan Keus and others…

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Events

ReAct Now: Music & Relief to Air Saturday, September 10 from 8pm-11pm ET/PT

World Music Central News Room September 4, 2005

Santa Mónica (California), USA – /PRNewswire/ – Music channels MTV, VH1, and CMT announced more artists set to take part in an ongoing Hurricane Katrina…

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General News

Adventure Music Signs Renowned Pianist Jovino Santos Neto

World Music Central News Room September 4, 2005 Jovino Santos Neto

Adventure Music has announced that the acclaimed Brazilian pianist Jovino Santos Neto has been formally signed to the label, and has just completed recording an…

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General News

O’Shea Irish Dance School Opens in Minneapolis

Angel Romero September 3, 2005

O’Shea Irish Dance is a new Irish Dance school in the state of Minnesota. Instructor, Cormac O’Se began his professional career in 1994 when he…

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Events

Irish Festival Cruise

admin September 3, 2005

Ft. Lauderdale (Florida), USA – The 15th Irish Festival Cruise will sail the Caribbean from February 12-19th, 2006. The ship will depart from Ft. Lauderdale.…

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Awards

VSA arts International Young Soloists Award

admin September 3, 2005

Washington, D.C. , USA – VSA Arts has announced details about this year’s edition of the Young Soloists Award. Rock musicians, virtuosos & divas, jazz…

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