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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…

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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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    Yalla Miku Bend Borders On 2

    Yalla Miku – 2 (Bongo Joe Records, 2025) Geneva-based collective Yalla Miku released their second album, aptly titled 2 on Bongo Joe Records. They continue…

    Sonia Keller December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Rebekka Bakken Makes the Ancient Thrilling Again On New Album ‘Nord’

    Rebekka Bakken – Nord (Supreme Music Group, 2025) Norwegian singer and songwriter Rebekka Bakken has released a mesmerizing new album titled Nord. The breathtaking record…

    Angel Romero December 25, 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
  • Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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

Ahmet Altýparmak has Died

Angel Romero August 8, 2004

Cyprus – Famous darbuka and def player Ahmet Altýparmak, the last living representative of Mehmetaliler, a band which has a very important place in Turkish…

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Album reviews

Various Artists -Paris City Coffee

World Music Central News Room August 8, 2004

Paris City Coffee perfectly encapsulates France’s cultural diversity. It gives you access to the creme de la creme of French music over the past 35…

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Turkish Delights

Tom Orr August 8, 2004 Mercan DedeTurkish music

Mercan Dede – Sufi Traveler (Doublemoon/Mi5/Caroline Dist., 2004) Burhan Ocal and the Trakya All Stars Featuring Smadj – Kirklareli Il Siniri (Doublemoon DM20, 2003) Born…

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Awards

The Indie Acoustic Project Awards Now Accepting Submission

admin August 8, 2004

Boulder, Colorado, USA – The Indie Acoustic Project is now accepting submissions for its “Best CDs of 2004” Awards. What qualifies: any full-length (25 minutes…

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Hundreds of Unpublished Photos of Bob Marley Will Appear in Rebel Music

Angel Romero August 8, 2004

(PRWEB) – Rebel Music – Bob Marley and Roots Reggae is a new book from Genesis Publications, featuring over 400 photographs, mostly unseen, by Kate…

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Obituaries

Oral Historian Djali Djimo Kouyate Dies at 51

Angel Romero August 7, 2004

Djimo Kouyate, a jali, oral historian and 149th generation of the Kouyate family of jali, historians and musicians, died in Washington, DC, on August 1.…

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New CDs

Brazilian Bossa Nova Singer/Guitarist Rosa Passos Presents Amorosa

World Music Central News Room August 6, 2004 Brazilian musicRosa Passosworld music

New York, USA – Rosa Passos’s new CD, Amorosa (Sony Classical) is a tribute to the legendary Joao Gilberto Brazilian classic album Amoroso. For this…

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Tour Announcements

Moroccan Andalusian Music North American Tour

nourachicago August 6, 2004

Chicago, USA – Xauen Music of Chicago has announced that it will be producing a nationwide Andalusian concert tour. Three major Middle Eastern music ensembles–…

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Cover of the album Underground Spiritual Game by Fela Kuti
New CDs

Fela Kuti : The Underground Spiritual Game To Be Released September 7th

Angel Romero August 4, 2004 AfrobeatFela KutiNigerian musicworld music

New York, NY, USA – Legendary musical revolutionary Fela Kuti’s work will be released on Quannum on September 7th. Crafted by mixmaster Chief Xcel of…

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New CDs

Omar Sosa presents a new solo piano recording

Angel Romero August 3, 2004 Omar Sosa

San Francisco, USA – Aleatoric EFX is Omar Sosa’s new solo piano recording (OTA1013). The album was recorded live at Radio Bremen,  Germany, in November…

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