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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.
    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.
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    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

Obituaries

Blues Legend Little Milton Dies at 70

World Music Central News Room August 5, 2005

Memphis (Tennessee), USA – Veteran bluesman Little Milton Campbell died Thursday, August 4. He was 70. Little Milton died at Delta Medical Center in Memphis.…

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Events

Second Annual Madison World Music Festival to be Held September 15-17

World Music Central News Room August 5, 2005 Lila DownsMadison World Music Festival

Madison (Wisconsin), USA – Following the success of last year’s World Music Festival, the Second Annual Madison World Music Festival will be held on the…

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Conferences

WOMEX 2005 Announces Final List of Showcases

World Music Central News Room August 4, 2005

Berlin, Germany – In a third and final installment, the WOMEXorganizers have published the remaining names of the confirmed artists that will showcase at the…

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General News

Johnny Clegg opens Chico Performances 2005-2006 season

World Music Central News Room August 4, 2005

Chico (California), USA – Afro Pop singer Johnny Clegg, along with his five piece band, will open Chico Performances on August 25, 2005. The concert…

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Events

World Premiere: Eumenides, Opera of the Earth in Athens, Greece

admin August 3, 2005

Greece – The premiere of the Opera of the Earth, Eumenides, will take place September 30th through October 1st. Opera of the Earth was an…

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Concert reviews

Blissful Virtuous Make History

Angel Romero August 3, 2005

Blissful Virtuous made history on Sunday the 26th of June as they became the first band to play at the British Museum in over 250…

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General News

WOMEX 2005 Announces Additional Showcases

World Music Central News Room August 3, 2005

Berlin, Germany – WOMEX organizers have confirmed more of the artists that will be performing at the annual conference. The concerts will be staged at…

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Tour Announcements

Mártires del Compás Tours North America

World Music Central News Room August 2, 2005

New York City (New York), USA – One of Spain’s most innovative acts, Mártires del Compás, will be touring the United States in the next…

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Album reviews

Uzbekistandards

Tom Orr August 1, 2005

Ochilbek Matchonov Music From Central Asia: Uzbekistan on the Silk Road (ARC Music EUCD 1946, 2005) Music from the Silk Road regions and countries ending…

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Events

Earthdance 2005 Will Be Held in September

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2005

San Francisco (California), USA – Earthdance 2005, The United Beats of Peace Festival, will take place September 16th, 17th, and 18th at the renowned Black…

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