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    Sessa Leans Into “Crooked Funk” On New Album Pequena Vertigem De Amor

    Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor (Mexican Summer, 2025) Brazilian songwriter and guitarist Sessa recently released Pequena Vertigem De Amor (A Little Vertigo of Love).…

    Angel Romero December 28, 2025 No Comments
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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…

    Tyler Bennet December 27, 2025 No Comments
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    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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    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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    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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  • 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.
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    Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”

    World Music Central News Room December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

Taking More Heat

Tom Orr March 28, 2004

Bio Ritmo – Bio Ritmo (Locutor Records LR 001, 2004) Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Mambo (World Music Network RGNET 1136 CD, 2004)…

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Césaria Évora Remixed by International Contemporary Dance/Electronic Innovators

Angel Romero March 27, 2004

New York, USA – Club Sodade: Cesaria Evora is the follow-up to Évora’s critically acclaimed 2003 Bluebird/Arista Grammy-winning Voz D’Amor. It also marks the much-anticipated US…

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General News

South African Hip Hop personalizes the fight against AIDS

Angel Romero March 26, 2004

(PRWEB) – Local Hip Hop is waging a war against HIV/AIDS with the Abo’ m-Rapper Against AIDS (AMAA) initiative. BLK Storm Entertainment and 8 Bayce…

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Isn’t it Good, Norwegian Wood

Angel Romero March 26, 2004 Maria SolheimNorwegian music

Maria Solheim – Frail (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) Jan Eggum & Blatur – Everybody’s Doing It (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) A plethora of singer-songwriters hail from Norway. And while…

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Eliades Ochoa Announces Forthcoming Album

Angel Romero March 26, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba – Guajiro Sin Fronteras is the title for the latest album by Cuban singer Eliades Ochoa due…

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Tour Announcements

rosette guitar duo on tour

admin March 25, 2004

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – The Rosette Guitar Duo is going on tour of Western Canada. Guitarists Kevin Marsh and Michael Lyngstad formed the Rosette Guitar…

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Cuban Musicians Find it Hard to Travel to United States

Angel Romero March 25, 2004 Cuban music

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Los Angeles, Cuba – Cuban singer-songwriter Carlos Varela applied for a visa to travel to the United States to sing his…

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Events

Cuban Rock Musicians Play in Concert for Peace

Angel Romero March 25, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban rock bands joined to the world protests against war and terrorist acts and organized a concert Friday…

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New CDs

Peter Tosh Commemorated in a Benefit Album Featuring Some of Reggae’s Biggest Artists

Angel Romero March 24, 2004

Controversial Jamaican reggae artist Peter Tosh is being commemorated in a benefit album featuring some of reggae’s most prominent artists. The CD is being released…

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Persian poetry & spiritual intoxicants

Angel Romero March 24, 2004

Safa Alight (Songlines) Safa (Farsi): means inner purity, sincerity and sincere affection. The Vancouver ensemble Safa comprised of Puerto Rican percussionist Sal Ferreras, Quebecois jazz…

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