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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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…

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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.
    Music videos

    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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Events

\"Performance Planet\" Music Series Features Rumba Troupe Raices Habaneras on May 7

Angel Romero May 1, 2005

Long Island City, New York, USA – Rumba, the spirit and soul of Afro-Cuban music and dance, will be performed at the LaGuardia Performing Art…

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New CDs and digital releases

Debut Album from Heather Macleod, Crossing Tides

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

Scotland, UK – Scottish singer-songwriter Heather Macleod launched her debut album, Crossing Tides (LEOD001CD), with a concert at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow earlier this…

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The Ninth Arabic Music Retreat at Mount Holyoke College

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA – The Ninth Arabic Music Retreat is scheduled for August 13-20, 2005 at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The…

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New CDs and digital releases

Fuji Vibes and Afrobeat: Brothers Keepers Mastermind Bantu Joins Piranha

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

Berlin, Germany – Fuji Satisfaction – Soundclash In Lagos (Piranha PIR-CD1998) is the latest album Nigerian/German musical collective Brothers Keepers. The band plays “heavy Yoruba…

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New Boris Kovac Release: World After History

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005 Boris Kovac

Berlin, Germany – With his new band La Campanella, Boris Kovac, composer, instrumentalist and multimedia artist from the Vojvodina part of Yugoslavia, presents the first…

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Events

Seven Springs Mountain Resort Announces Summer Concert Series

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

Champion, Pennsylvania, USA (PRNewswire) – Seven Springs Mountain Resort has a full slate of summer concerts for 2005. The resort has been developing as a…

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Events

More Artists Added to California WorldFest 2005

admin April 30, 2005

Grass Valley, California – World music festival California WorldFest 2005, which is hel July 14-17, 2005, announced the addition of Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati…

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Events

World Music Fundraiser for the Nelson Mandela Foundation

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005 Spain

Madrid, Spain – Last night, the first part of a three-day festival, was held in Madrid (Spain) to raise funds to fight AIDS in Africa.…

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Tour Announcements

Nitta Oyako, Father & Son Tsugaru Shamisen Duo, Tours the US

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

New York City , USA – Nitta Oyako will be performing at Joe’s Pub in Public Theater in New York City on May 3, 2005.…

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Album reviews

A Kurdish Star

Angel Romero April 29, 2005

Sivan Perwer Min Bêriya Te Kiriye (Daquí 332022, 2003) Very few recordings of Kurdish music are widely available outside the Middle East. This is one…

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