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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…

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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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    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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    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

  • 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.
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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
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
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    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments

New CDs and digital releases

Hybrid Music Band Los Niños de los Ojos Rojos Present "Hijos del Humo"

admin June 9, 2005

Spain – Los Niños de Los Ojos Rojos (The Children of the Red Eyes) have released a new album entitled Hijos del Humo (Children of…

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Young Tree’s Reggae Roots Run Deep

Tom Orr June 9, 2005

The Congos – Give Them the Rights (Young Tree Records YTR-1221CD, 2005) Andrew Bassie Campbell – Mr. Bass Man All Stars (Young Tree Records YTR-1224CD,…

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Reggae Artist Ever-G to perform at Benefit “Reggae 4 A Reason”

Angel Romero June 8, 2005

Also posted on (PRWeb: 06/06/05 [This version was edited by World Music Central]) Ever-G will perform in support of the Florence Crittenton benefit “Reggae 4…

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Baka Beyond Back Beyond Baka

Tom Orr June 8, 2005

Baka Beyond Rhythm Tree (March Hare Music MAHACD 20, 2004) Though their recent releases have taken on a distinct Afro-Celtic air, Baka Beyond began as…

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Events

The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Closes its “Performance Planet” Music Series on June 14 with Asian-American Singer

Angel Romero June 8, 2005

Long Island City, New York, USA – The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center is closing its “Performance Planet” music series on June 14 with Kevin So,…

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Rounder Releases Telluride Bluegrass Festival DVD

World Music Central News Room June 7, 2005

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Thirty Years (Rounder Records) is the title of the new CD+DVD dedicated to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The Telluride Bluegrass Festival…

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The Rough Guide to The Music Of The Andes: Bolivia

World Music Central News Room June 7, 2005

The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes: BoliviaSan Francisco, California, USA – Featuring many tracks sourced from local companies, The Rough Guide To…

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Cuban Essentials 1 Ibrahim Ferrer Ay, Candela

World Music Central News Room June 6, 2005

New York city, USA – The first release of the Cuban Essentials collection is Ay, Candela by Cuban legend Ibrahim Ferrer. Ay, Candela is fully…

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Tracing Her Cuban Roots

World Music Central News Room June 5, 2005

Jessie Márquez Sana Locura (independent, 2004) Puerto Rican singer Jessie Márquez is a well known Latin music performer in the Pacific Northwest of the United…

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Album reviews

The Fire of the Sitar

Angel Romero June 4, 2005

Irshad Khan and Anindo Chatterjee Fire, Grace, Passion (New Dawn Productions, 2004) Ustad Irshad Khan, a master of the sitar (and the bass sitar, surbahar)…

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