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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…

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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    Strings In Flight As Cuerdas Trio Debuts Gentile

    Cuerdas Trio – Gentile (Visage Music, 2025) Cuerdas Trio introduces Gentile, a 2025 release that reflects the group’s cross-cultural identity and its commitment to dialogue…

    Madison Quinn December 24, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

    Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

    JGurski December 22, 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos Single reviews

    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.
    Music videos

    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments

New CDs

Good Times, the Argentine Sounds of Luis Jahn

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

Chicago,USA – Buenos Tiempos, Argentine singer Luis Jahn’s new CD on Del Sur Music, is a follow up to the 2003 release of Compromiso. A…

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General News

CDstands.com Launches Its New Line Of Wooden CD Counter Displays.

admin April 12, 2004

Hamilton Square, New Jersey, USA – CDstands.com now offers a new line of hand-crafted, wooden counter displays designed to truly showcase merchandise in a retail…

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Tour Announcements

Oliver Mtukudzi on Tour

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

New York, USA – Making his fifth North American tour since his debut on the very last Africa Fête tour in 1999, Oliver Mtukudzi will…

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New Releases

Caetano Veloso Presents His First Album Sung Entirely in English

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

New York, USA – Caetano Veloso has released his first album sung entirely in English. A Foreign Sound (Nonesuch Records) reveals the diversity of American…

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New CDs

Music Samples, Okinawan Tradition Is Now Available

admin April 11, 2004

Japan – The new collection of music samples, Okinawan Tradition, is now available from Discovery. This title has Battery format, which Discovery never had before.…

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Album reviews

DJ Nightshade’s Arafunk

Angel Romero April 11, 2004

Various Artists, mixed by DJ Nightshade AraFunk, The Sound of Arabia (E-Magine Entertainment, 2003) This is the latest E-Magine Entertainment  release in The Sound of…

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New CDs

Songs of the Autumn Years

Angel Romero April 11, 2004

Mary Youngblood Feed the Fire (Silver Wave Records, 2004) I have already listened to this CD a few times. Aleut Native musician Mary Youngblood’s limitless…

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Album reviews

Mares Profundos

TJ Nelson April 11, 2004

Virgínia Rodrigues Mares Profundos  (Natasha Records/Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music B000091-02, 2004) Virginia Rodrigues possesses a voice so evocative it personifies the very heart and the richness…

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New CDs

Frigg: Finnish fiddling

Angel Romero April 10, 2004

Frigg Frigg (NorthSide NSD6079, 2004) Sharing a name with the Nordic goddess, Frigg, this septet marries Norwegian Hardanger fiddle with Finnish folk fiddling traditions. Frigg…

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Conferences

Strictly Mundial Istanbul is cancelled

Angel Romero April 9, 2004

Istanbul, Turkey – The organizers of Strictly Mundial 2004 announced today that the conference has been cancelled. Strictly Mundial is a spin-off of the successful…

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