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    Shtoltse Lider Honors Yiddish Modernist Anna Margolin on Queen of Word

    Shtoltse Lider – Queen of Word – A Tribute to Anna Margolin (Kakafon, 2026) The Swedish group Shtoltse Lider pays tribute to Yiddish poet Anna…

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  • Album reviews

    Guachinangos Amalgamate Son Jarocho, Cumbia and Champeta on Debut Album

    Guachinangos – Vol. 1 (Jalopy Records, 2026) New York seven-piece Guachinangos (the red snappers) released its debut album, Vol. 1, earlier this year. The ensemble…

    Angel Romero August 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Juan Saiz Reconnects With Cantabrian Tradition on Tañedor

    Juan Saiz — Tañedor (self-released, 2026) Spanish musician Juan Saiz has released Tañedor, a new album that explores the traditional music of Cantabria (northern Spain)…

    Angel Romero August 24, 2026 No Comments
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    Unfettered Persian Excursion

    Never mind that classically trained Iranian singer Bahar Movahed is also an orthodontist whose practice is (perhaps handily) located in my current stomping ground of…

    Tom Orr August 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate Steps Forward as Bandleader on ‘Sobra Blues’

    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate – Sobra Dance (One World Records, 2026) Malian guitarist Gaoussou “Sobra” Kouyate takes the lead on Sobra Blues, an eight-track album produced…

    Tyler Bennet August 21, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Shy-Anne Hovorka — Raise My Fist cover artwork. A colorful illustrated cover showing a hand holding a black-and-white feather against a glowing sunset over water and rolling green hills. Ghostly figures appear in the golden sky, surrounded by flowers, trees, and exposed roots. The title “Raise My Fist” appears prominently above, with Shy-Anne Hovorka and Suckle Creek Drum Group & Friends credited below.
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    Shy-Anne Hovorka Unites More Than 30 Indigenous and Ally Artists on “Raise My Fist”

    World Music Central News Room August 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Black and white photo of Sheila Chandra with hands holding her head.
    Music videos

    Sheila Chandra Presents “Lament of McCrimmon / Song of the Banshee”

    World Music Central News Room August 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Shovel Dance Collective — Photo by Brad Gilbert. a set of three horizontal sepia photos of the band members.
    Music videos

    Shovel Dance Collective Announce ‘Everything in Readiness,’ Share First Single

    World Music Central News Room August 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Protoje standing outdoors. Behind him, a landscape of white mountains.
    Music videos

    Protoje and Stephen Marley Address Global Injustice in ‘1000 Lashes’ Video

    World Music Central News Room August 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Hanoun Brass Band From New Orleans to Palestine cover artwork
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    Second Line Levantine

    Tom Orr August 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Rhiannon Giddens Freight Train video cover artwork. An image of Giddens holding a banjo.
    Music videos

    Rhiannon Giddens Revisits Elizabeth Cotten’s “Freight Train”

    World Music Central News Room August 13, 2026 No Comments

New CDs and digital releases

Bossa Nova Meets Electronica

Angel Romero January 27, 2005

Milan, Italy – Eletrobossa (Difference Music) is a double CD with themes produced mainly by Edson X, one of the new Brazilian electronic music talents.…

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Tour Announcements

Tibetan Refugee Children from India on Tour in the UK

Angel Romero January 26, 2005

London, UK  – The Tibet Foundation has invited a group of eleven Tibetan refugee children, together with two teachers from the Tibetan Homes Foundation for…

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Events

Chick Corea & Paco de Lucía’s Band at the Bluenote

Angel Romero January 26, 2005 Chick Corea

New York City, USA – The legendary pianist Chick Corea returns to the Blue Note, located at 131 West Third Street in the Village. This…

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Album reviews

Treasury of ethnomusicology – The field recordings of Alan Lomax

Marie Jost January 24, 2005

Various Artists The Alan Lomax Collection – Spanish Recordings: Basque Country – Biscay & Guipuzcoa (Rounder Records, 2004) The Alan Lomax Collection – Spanish Recordings:…

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Events

Latin Percussion Summit at Satalla in New York City

Angel Romero January 24, 2005

New York City, New York, USA – The Satalla world music club will be hosting a Latin Percussion Summit with Carlos “Patato” Valdés, Cándido Camero,…

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Album reviews

Celtic Sea Journeys

Angel Romero January 24, 2005

Jennifer Cutting Ocean: Songs for the Night Sea Journey (SunSign SCD2004, 2004) Ocean is a collection of dreamy sea-inspired pieces by Anglo-Irish-American composer and band…

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Album reviews

Bob Marley & The Wailers Retrospective

Angel Romero January 23, 2005

Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers – Gold (Tuff Gong/Island/Universal Music, 2005) Bob Marley has become news again with the celebrations…

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Events

World Music Festival Donates Proceeds to Tsunami Victims

Angel Romero January 22, 2005

Parla, Madrid, Spain – The city of Parla, in the suburbs south of Madrid (Spain), will present in January and February its annual world music…

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Awards

The Recording Academy Announces 2005 Lifetime Achievement Awards

Angel Romero January 22, 2005

Santa Mónica, California, USA – Recording artists Eddy Arnold, Art Blakey, the original members of the Carter Family, Morton Gould, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Jerry…

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General News

National Trova Festival Carlos Puebla in Memoriam Opens in Cuba

Angel Romero January 22, 2005

[image1_left](Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The 10th National Trova Festival Carlos Puebla in Memoriam opened in Manzanillo, with the traditional march of the participants to…

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