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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…

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  • Album reviews

    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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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Dallas String Quartet. Studio portrait of the quartet wearing formal clothes. Two men n black suits and two women in black dresses.
    Music videos

    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments

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Events

Globalfest 2005 in New York City

Angel Romero November 28, 2004

New York City, USA – Globalfest 2005 will feature 13 artists from five continents on three stages at The Public Theater (New York City) on…

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Tour Announcements

Tour schedule for Liz Carroll, January-April 2005

Angel Romero November 27, 2004

Danbury, Connecticut, USA – Tour schedule for Liz Carroll, January-April 2005: Liz Carroll         1/15/2005   Charlottesville VA Prism Coffeehouse 1/16/2005  …

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Tour Announcements

Tour schedule for Kevin Burke, November 2004

Angel Romero November 27, 2004

Danbury, Connecticut, USA – Tour schedule for Kevin Burke, November 2004: KEVIN BURKE         11/27/2004   Preston UK The Arts Centre/University of…

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New Films

Puerto Rican University of Turabo screens Documentary on Cuban Hip Hop

Angel Romero November 27, 2004

(Prensa Latina) Turabo, Puerto Rico – Inventos: Hip hop cubano, a documentary by brothers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi, on the development of hip hop in…

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Interviews

Cuban Music Does not depend on Dollar, Omara Portuondo Says

Angel Romero November 27, 2004

(Prensa Latina) Madrid, Spain – “Cuban music has never depended on the dollar, depends on intellect, that is why Cuba and the world will continue…

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Obituaries

Ron Stockfleth, Founder of California’s Acoustic Music Series

Angel Romero November 27, 2004

Folk Alliance member Ron Stockfleth, the founder and operator of southern California’s Acoustic Music Series, died Sunday, November 25, after a long struggle with kidney…

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General News

Salsa Star Andy Montañez to record with Pablo Milanés

Angel Romero November 27, 2004

(Prensa Latina) San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Andy Montañez stated that recording an album along with Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes, which he expects to be ready…

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New CDs and digital releases

Shikar, double CD by Bamboo Flute Master Hariprasad Chaurasia

Angel Romero November 27, 2004

Leicester, UK – Hariprasad Chaurasia, the bamboo flute master, has a new 2-CD set on the Sense World Music label entitled Shikar. The concert performance…

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Events

Cuban City to Unveil First Sculpture of Singer Benny Moré

Angel Romero November 26, 2004

(Prensa Latina) Cienfuegos, Cuba – A sculpture of Benny Moré, one of the Cuban popular music icons, will be unveiled here Saturday, it was announced…

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Book Reviews

The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox by Grey Larsen

Angel Romero November 26, 2004

American flautist Grey Larsen continues his worthwhile investigation of flutes and other wind instruments with The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox (Mel Bay Publications ISBN 0-7866-6891-1,…

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