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    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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 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.
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    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

Tour Announcements

Bulgarian Gypsy Bebop Forbidden During Soviet Times Tours USA

World Music Central News Room August 21, 2005

New York (New York), USA – Some of Bulgaria’s most famous musicians will be touring 24 cities in the USA in September 2005. Ivo Papasov,…

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General News

Homeless in America, a Charity CD by Nashville’s Roots Musicians

World Music Central News Room August 20, 2005

Nashville (Tennessee), USA – Homeless in America (Freedom Tracks Record, 2005) is an independent CD release which includes some of Nashville’s top session musicians and…

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Events

WOMAD Singapore 2005 in the Heartlands

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2005

Singapore – WOMAD Singapore will present WOMAD in the Heartlands on Saturday, August 20 at 6:30pm at the Punggol. Admission is free. Jointly organized by…

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New CDs and digital releases

The Rough Guide To Tito Puente

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2005 Tito Puente

San Francisco (California), USA – The Rough Guide series focuses on one of the masters of Latin music in the US, Tito Puente. The Rough…

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Album reviews

Steamy Cuban Songs

Angel Romero August 18, 2005

Omara Portuondo Sentimiento (Escondida ESC 6516-2, 2005) Omara Portuondo is perhaps the most important living Cuban female singer. Sentimiento is a great introduction to her…

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Album reviews

New Cuban Series Packs Only the Essentials

Tom Orr August 18, 2005

Ibrahim Ferrer – Ay, Candela (Escondida ESC 6513-2, 2005) Ruben Gonzalez – Momentos (Escondida ESC 6514-2, 2005) Omara Portuondo – Sentimiento (Escondida ESC 6516-2, 2005)…

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New Releases

Between Two Shores

admin August 18, 2005

Brendan O’Loughlin has a new CD, Between Two Shores, released by Lough Gur Records. The compilation includes sixteen tracks, all written and performed by Brendan.…

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New CDs and digital releases

Boris Kovac & La Campanella’s World After History

World Music Central News Room August 18, 2005

Bloomington (Indiana), USA – Boris Kovac’s latest CD, World After History (Piranha Musik), is now available. Regarding his musical roots, Boris Kovac says : “Our…

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Events

Iagori International Gypsy Music Festival

World Music Central News Room August 18, 2005

Oslo, Norway – The International Gypsy Music Festival ”Iagori” will take place in Oslo (Norway), September 2 – 4 in Kulturkirken Jakob. The artists that…

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Obituaries

Legendary Fiddler Vassar Clements Dies at 77

World Music Central News Room August 17, 2005

Nashville (Tennessee), USA – Veteran fiddler, Vassar Clements, died at his home August 16th at 8:25 am (Central time), according to his daughter Midge. Clements…

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  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
  • Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams
  • Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”
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