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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…

    John Alan Urquhart March 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Benedicte Maurseth’s Mirra Follows the Call of the Wild

    Benedicte Maurseth – Mirra (Hubro, 2025) With Mirra (2025), Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player and composer Benedicte Maurseth deepens her exploration of sound, landscape, and ecology.…

    Madison Quinn March 20, 2026 No Comments
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    Dub Will Keep Us Together, Nick Page’s Final Dub Colossus Album

    Dub Colossus – Dub Will Keep Us Together (Real World X, 2026) Dub Will Keep Us Together is the final Dub Colossus album to feature…

    Angel Romero March 19, 2026 No Comments
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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”

    World Music Central News Room March 27, 2026 No Comments
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    Sofia Rei Salutes A Forgotten Revolutionary on “Si Una Cae”

    World Music Central News Room March 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Cheikh Ibra Fam Adouna over artwork. A photo of Cheikh Ibra Fam wearing a red hat.
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    Cheikh Ibra Fam Unveils “Amoul Solo” Video Ahead of Adouna

    World Music Central News Room March 25, 2026 No Comments
  • A retro illustration featuring a classic jukebox as the centerpiece, flanked by a fiddle and bow. To the right, a milkshake sits on a small table beside round stools on a checkered floor.
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    Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland Team up Again on “Let’s Sing Our Song”

    World Music Central News Room March 24, 2026 No Comments
  • Vaiano’s Paisanos cover artwork. A hand-drawn, rustic illustration shows a communal table set with bread, oranges, herbs, wine, and simple dishes. A violin and guitar lie among the food
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    Vaiano’s Paisanos Recreate the Stringband Music of Early 20th Century New York

    World Music Central News Room March 21, 2026 No Comments

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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New Books

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 and digital releases

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 and digital releases

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 and digital releases

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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Events

Celtic Fusion 2004 in Northern Ireland

Angel Romero August 3, 2004

County Down, Northern Ireland – The annual Celtic Fusion festival will be taking place in the next days, between the 4-15th August 2004 in County…

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  • Scotland’s Folk Band Astro Bloc Presents First Album
  • Sofia Rei Salutes A Forgotten Revolutionary on “Si Una Cae”
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