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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.
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    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

New CDs and digital releases

V hore, the Latest from Czech Sensation Raduza

World Music Central News Room August 17, 2005

Prague, Czech Republic – The new album by Radůza, V hoře, became one of the best selling CDs in the Czech Republic immediately after its…

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Corazón Libre, The Long-Awaited Release From Mercedes Sosa

World Music Central News Room August 16, 2005

New York (New York), USA – With a career spanning over 35 years, Mercedes Sosa’s soulful music will once again come alive for fans the…

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General News

¡Globalquerque! Adds More Artists to Its Lineup

World Music Central News Room August 15, 2005 ¡Globalquerque!

Albuquerque (New Mexico), USA -¡Globalquerque! has announced two additions to its 2005 line-up: Niyaz (Iran/USA) and Flamenco Dance Company Yjastros (New Mexico). Yjastros is one…

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New Releases

Anatolian Cinematics

Angel Romero August 14, 2005

Turkey – G a m – i Âzâd is the first album by Ugur Dogan. The CD fetaures Anatolian electronic, orchestrations, and piano music with…

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Indialucía Brings Together Indian and Flamenco Music

admin August 14, 2005

Poland – Indialucía (CM Records, 2005) is a musical project, which fuses two fascinating styles of music: Indian and Flamenco music. The album expresses both…

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Kiosk, Iranian Underground Rock Music Album Released Abroad

admin August 14, 2005

Canada – The latest album by Persian rock band Kiosk, Adameh Mamooli (Ordinary Man), is the first Iranian underground rock music album to be published…

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Events

Bana y’Afrique Festival in Toronto

Angel Romero August 14, 2005

Toronto, Canada – Bana y’Afrique is a free outdoor celebration of African music and culture for the whole Family to enjoy. The 5th annual African…

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Book Reviews

Global Beat Fusion, a Portrait of World Music Innovators

Angel Romero August 13, 2005

Global Beat Fusion Author: Derek Beres Publisher: iUniverse, New York; ISBN 0-595-34899-8 Global Beat Fusion is a portrait of one of the most vital segments…

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Album reviews

The Saharawi Medej

Angel Romero August 12, 2005

Mariem Hassan, Jeirana, Faknash, Shueta and Nayim Medej (Nubenegra, 2004) Spain’s Nubenegra continues to explore the sounds of the Saharawi people. Sadly, most Saharawi musicians…

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General News

More WOMEX Showcases Announced

World Music Central News Room August 11, 2005

Berlin, Germany – The WOMEX press office announced an unexpected 4th set of world music showcases. Even though WOMEX had previously announced that the list…

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  • Revival of the Ancient Greek Kithara: How a 2,000-Year-Old Instrument Entered God of War
  • 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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