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    Hidden Hermeto Flute Gems Revealed On New Tribute Release

    Aline Gonçalves, Andrea Ernest Dias, Carlos Malta, Eduardo Neves – Obra Viva de Hermeto Pascoal – Vol. 1 Flautas (Rocinante, 2025) Obra Viva de Hermeto…

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    Mama Sissoko Returns With Diamond Fingers After A Decade

    Mama Sissoko – Diamond Fingers (One World Records, 2026) Malian guitarist Mama Sissoko will be releasing his long-delayed album Diamond Fingers on March 6, 2026.…

    Angel Romero March 29, 2026 No Comments
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    Todd Albright Makes Old Blues Songs Feel Fresh Again

    Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood (April 17, 2026 / Misfortune Records, 2026) Todd Albright’s Blues For Dexter Linwood finds the Detroit fingerpicker turning…

    Ryan Emmert March 28, 2026 No Comments
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    Selwyn Birchwood Plugs In Florida Blues For Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues

    Selwyn Birchwood – Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues (Alligator, 2026) Guitarist, vocalist, and composer Selwyn Birchwood will release Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues on Friday, March 27,…

    Angel Romero March 27, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Tuuletar Makes Waves With Mother Earth Energy

    Tuuletar – Maammo (Nordic Notes, 2026) Finnish folk vocal group Tuuletar released its third studio album, Maammo (“Mother Earth”), on January 30, 2026. The record…

    JGurski March 24, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Sami Yusuf sitting leaning against a wall. An architecturally ornate building is behind him.
    Music videos

    Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

    World Music Central News Room March 31, 2026 No Comments
  • Ashby Frank Stokes County Buck Dancing Man cover artwork. A photo of the dancer jumping.
    Music videos

    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

    World Music Central News Room March 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
    Music videos

    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments
  • Liza Lo by Kayla Raquel. Black and white photo of Liza sitting.
    Music videos

    Liza Lo’s “Birdsong,” a Gentle Indie-Folk Song About Friendship and Romance

    World Music Central News Room March 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Kavita Shah and Bau sitting around a table in a courtyard full of plants.
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    Kavita Shah & Bau Revisit ‘Miss Perfumado’ In Mindelo Video

    World Music Central News Room March 27, 2026 No Comments
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    Nidia Góngora Celebrates Colombian Life on “La Vida Es Un Baile”

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New CDs and digital releases

Tha Tribe, Hip Hop Meets Pow-Wow

World Music Central News Room June 16, 2005

Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Tha Tribe launches their seventh recording with Best of Both Worlds-World Two. This is a follow up to their Nammy (Native…

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Events

Reggae Stars Top This Year’s Global Fusion Festival in the UK

World Music Central News Room June 16, 2005

UK – Reggae legends Sly and Robbie will headline this year’s Global Fusion at the Pestalozzi International Village in Sedlescombe, UK. The seminal music duo…

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Events

New Artists Added to the Vancouver Folk Music Festival Lineup

Angel Romero June 15, 2005

Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada – Genre-defying artists Feist, Sarah Harmer, Buck 65, and Kris Demeanor will be among the musicians, singers and songwriters from around…

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New CDs and digital releases

Acoustic South African Poetry

World Music Central News Room June 15, 2005

Germany – South African musician and poet Sam Tshabalala has a new album entitled Meadowlands (Tropical Music 68.848). The songs on Meadowlands are sung in…

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General News

Wilkes Community College Honors Doc Watson

World Music Central News Room June 15, 2005

Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – Wilkes Community College, which has produced MerleFest on its campus in Wilkesboro, NC since 1988, today awarded its first honorary…

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Debut CD by Virtuoso Percussionist Yinon Muallem

World Music Central News Room June 14, 2005

Tel Aviv, Israel – Changing Moments (Magda MGD046), the debut album by virtuoso percussionist & composer Yinon Muallem, was recorded in Israel and Turkey and…

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General News

The Music of Luís Delgado in Kingdom of Heaven

World Music Central News Room June 13, 2005

Madrid, Spain – Two tracks “Balansiya” & “Epitafio,” from the CD El sueño de Al-Zaqqaq, by Luis Delgado, have been included in the soundtrack of…

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New CDs and digital releases

The Master of the Senia Bangash Sarod School of Music

World Music Central News Room June 13, 2005

Los Angeles (California), USA – Amjad All Khan has a new album, Moksha (Real World Records). Amjad Ali Khan is one of the world’s leading…

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General News

Lebanese Musician And Writer Named UN ‘Artist For Peace’

Angel Romero June 12, 2005 Marcel KhaliféUNESCO

New York City, USA – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) cultural agency is set to appoint Lebanese musician and writer Marcel…

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New CDs and digital releases

Traditional Songs of the Salt River Pima

World Music Central News Room June 12, 2005

Phoenix, Arizona, USA – Earl Ray (Salt River Pima/Maricopa) makes his debut recording with Canyon Records with his album, Traditional Songs of the Salt River…

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