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    Back to the Bronx: Brian Conway Honors His Roots on Wallace Avenue

    Brian Conway – Wallace Avenue (self-release, 2025) Irish-American fiddler Brian Conway released his grand third solo album, Wallace Avenue, last summer. Named for the Bronx…

    Ryan Emmert December 31, 2025 No Comments
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    Malutempu Pushes Calabrian Roots Into New Currents

    Malutempu – Farchinoria (Skené Cultura, 2025) Calabrian multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer Antonio Olivo launched Malutempu, a fantastic project that reconnects more than twenty years…

    Angel Romero December 30, 2025 No Comments
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    Cumbia Chicharra Blasts Off With Quinto Mundo

    La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing / L’Autre Distribution, 2025 La Cumbia Chicharra, a France-based band deeply influenced by Colombian cumbia, recently…

    Iliana Cabrera December 29, 2025 No Comments
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    Sessa Leans Into “Crooked Funk” On New Album Pequena Vertigem De Amor

    Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor (Mexican Summer, 2025) Brazilian songwriter and guitarist Sessa recently released Pequena Vertigem De Amor (A Little Vertigo of Love).…

    Angel Romero December 28, 2025 No Comments
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    Drums Across Senegal: Raphaël Pannier’s Jazz Meets Sabar On Live In Saint Louis, Senegal

    Raphaël Pannier – Live In Saint Louis, Senegal (Miel Music, 2025) French drummer-composer Raphaël Pannier released Live In Saint Louis, Senegal on November 7, 2025…

    Tyler Bennet December 27, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • The Dark Clouds single cover presents a landscape under storm clouds illustrated in carved lines. A streak of red suggests a winding path or road cutting through dark terrain, while a thin glow of light breaks through the heavy blue and black sky. The title appears in white lettering at the center, with Jesse Smathers’ name placed in the lower right corner.
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    Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”

    World Music Central News Room December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated cover shows a woman in profile wearing a flowing mustard-gold headscarf and patterned robe, framed by an ornate circular halo. She holds two bright sunflowers. Botanical details fill the background, while Arabic text and the title “Catalus” appear below.
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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments

Obituaries

Legendary Blind Boys of Alabama Vocalist George Scott Dies at 75

Angel Romero March 11, 2005

George Scott, a founding member of the Blind Boys of Alabama gospel group, died in his sleep Wednesday morning, March 9, 2005 at his home…

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Concert reviews

Bombay Jayashree & Sudha Excel at Sree Sanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha Music and Dance Festival 2005

Angel Romero March 11, 2005

The music and dance festival of Shanmukhananda Sangeetha sabha continued with the concerts of Ms. Vidya Srinivasan, a Delhi based artists and Sh. Sanjay Subramanian…

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Captivating Fado

Angel Romero March 11, 2005

New York, USA – Portuguese vocalist Ana Moura, whose spellbinding version of her land’s captivating fado style has made her a star in Europe, brings…

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Articles

The Steelband Movement – A Way Forward Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Angel Romero March 10, 2005

(PRWEB) – In global terms, the steelband world has moved and is moving rapidly ahead. In the land of its birth however, few benefits from…

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New CDs

Dub Syndicate\’s Pure Thrillseekers

Angel Romero March 10, 2005

New York, USA – The latest Dub Syndicate creation, Pure Thrillseekers, features exhilarating mixes by On-U Sound collaborator Adrian Sherwood and by Scientist. On Pure…

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Editorials

Dumbing Down, the Dwindling Funding of the Arts

TJ Nelson March 9, 2005

Recently, I received in the mail a request for a donation to a children’s softball league. The problem with this request is that it came…

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Awards

Zulal Nominated for “Best Folk/World Album\" in 2005 International CARAs

admin March 9, 2005

New York, USA – Zulal, the Armenian A Cappella Folk Trio based in New York and Boston, has been nominated for the “Best Folk/World Album”…

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New CDs

Capercaillie Presents Grace and Pride: Anthology 2004-1984

Angel Romero March 9, 2005

New York, USA – Grace & Pride (Survival Records/Valley entertainment, 2005) celebrates the 20th anniversary of Britain’s leading Celtic band, Capercaillie (pronounced cap-er-cay-lee). The double…

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Concert reviews

Vidya Srinivasan and Sanjay Subramanian at Sree Sanmukhananda Sangeetha sabha Festival, Delhi

admin March 8, 2005

The music and dance festival of Shanmukhananda Sangeetha sabha continued with the concerts of Ms. Vidya Srinivasan, a Delhi based artists and Sh. Sanjay Subramanian…

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Mahalaxmi at Sree Sanmukhananda Sangeetha sabha Festival, Delhi

admin March 8, 2005

The festival featured yet another young artist on 1st March ’05- Ms. Mahalaxmi, a coming up artist from the capital. The concert started with a…

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