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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.…

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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…

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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,…

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    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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    Souad Massi’s Latest Explores New Franco-Arabic Blends

    Souad Massi – Zagate (Backingtrack Production, 2026) Algerian-born singer-songwriter Souad Massi has never strayed far from her Algerian Chaâbi folk roots, while creatively incorporating Western…

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    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments
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    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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    Sofia Rei Salutes A Forgotten Revolutionary on “Si Una Cae”

    World Music Central News Room March 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Cheikh Ibra Fam Unveils “Amoul Solo” Video Ahead of Adouna

    World Music Central News Room March 25, 2026 No Comments

Album reviews

Puerto Rican Salsa Summit

Angel Romero December 29, 2004

Various Artists Viva La Salsa (Gold Star Music/Universal Music Latino 803 180 004-2, 2004) The top Puerto Rican salseros appear on Viva La Salsa, a…

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Obituaries

Irish Musician Joe Shannon Dies at 88

Angel Romero December 29, 2004

Joe Shannon a legendary Irish musician, National Heritage fellow and mentor to countless musicians in Chicago’s fertile Irish music scene died December 26 at the…

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Articles

The Origin of Albanian Folk Iso-polyphony

admin December 28, 2004 Albanian Iso-PolyphonyAlbanian music

  Contributed by Prof. Dr. Vasil S. Tole “On the Albanian folk Iso-Polyphony” – Introduction It is commonly known that other art genres such as…

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Album reviews

Ethereal Memories of Brazil

Angel Romero December 28, 2004

Emily Burridge Footsteps in the Sand (WHWMCD 02, 2004) Footsteps in the Sand is the second CD release by British cellist, singer and producer Emily…

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New Releases

The Albanian Intangible Heritage CD

admin December 28, 2004

Albania – Albanian intangible heritage in CD (text + 2 cd, iso-polyphony and monody) in now available. The set was prepared by Prof. Dr. Vasil…

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New CDs and digital releases

Discópolis 5000 World Music Compilation

Angel Romero December 27, 2004 DiscopolisSpainworld music

  Madrid, Spain – Discópolis 5000 is a new world music compilation produced by Spanish National Radio (Radio 3 – RNE) producer José Miguel López.…

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General News

Canadian World Music Band Raises Funds to Participate at the Festival in the Desert

Angel Romero December 27, 2004 Galitcha

Canada – Canadian world music ensemble Galitcha will be traveling to Mali on January 2nd, 2005. They will arrive in Essakane, 65 km north of…

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Events

Rosa Passos Joins Superstar Tribute to Paquito D’Rivera at Carnegie Hall

Angel Romero December 27, 2004

New York City, USA – Brazil’s Rosa Passos has joined the stellar lineup for the Fujitsu Jazz Festival’s tribute to Paquito D’Rivera at New York’s…

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Album reviews

Abruzzi Beats

Angel Romero December 27, 2004

Nuova Agricola Associazione Dall’ Alente a lu Serepenne (self release four song EP CD, 2004) ‘Shta vite gne nu Teatrine (self release four song EP…

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General News

John Lee Hooker, Jr. Wraps Up 2004 With Grammy, W.C. Handy Nominations

Angel Romero December 26, 2004

(PR Web) – Blues singer John Lee Hooker, Jr. returned from his European tour this week to enjoy the holidays with family in Northern California,…

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