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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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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

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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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    Music videos

    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

New CDs and digital releases

Pyrovates, Greek World Music

MM July 13, 2004

Pyrovates means firewalkers in Greek and is the title of a new world music CD. In Pyrovates (Melodiko Karavi music productions), Michalis Michaleris combines contemporary…

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Obituaries

Flamenco Dancer Ana Parrilla Dies in Jerez

Angel Romero July 12, 2004

Jerez, Spain – Flamenco dancer Ana Fernández de Molina, also known as ‘Ana Parrilla,’ died July 11 in her hometown of Jerez de la Frontera…

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Obituaries

Kerrville Folk Festival Photograph Ken Schmidt Dies in Kayak Accident

Angel Romero July 12, 2004

Ken Schmidt, photographer and dear friend of the Kerrville Folk Festival died in a kayaking accident on July 11 near Comfort, Texas. He was 40…

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Interviews

Questions for Caetano Veloso about his latest album, A Foreign Sound

Angel Romero July 12, 2004

On Fina Estampa, you offered a unique Brazilian treatment of classic Latin American songs. Your approach in recording A Foreign Sound is similar to what…

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Obituaries

Newfoundland Composer Otto Kelland Dies at 99

Angel Romero July 10, 2004

Otto Kelland, the composer of “Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s”, one of Newfoundland’s favorite folk songs, died July 8 in Flatrock, Newfoundland. He…

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Events

Preparations are underway for the 2nd Sauti za Busara Music Festival

Angel Romero July 10, 2004

Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania – The 2nd Sauti za Busara Music Festival will be taking place in Stone Town, Zanzibar, 10th – 13th February, 2005.…

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Album reviews

Ravishing Sufi music and poetry

Marie Jost July 10, 2004

Ensemble Ibn Báya & Cofradía Shushtari, Omar Metioui & Eduardo Paniagua. Ibn ‘Arabi – El intérprete de los deseos [Taryumán al-Ashwáq] (Pneuma PN 360) This…

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Album reviews

A rejuvenated Milton Nascimento presents Pietá

AlexRobinson July 8, 2004

Milton Nascimento Pietá(WEA 092749916-2) It’s been six years since Milton last released an album of original material, Nascimento. He looked emaciated and tired on the…

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Events

 The Fifth Annual San Francisco World Music Festival

Angel Romero July 8, 2004

San Francisco, California, USA  –  The 2004 edition of the San Francisco World Music Festival will be taking place from September 17 to  October 3, 2004.…

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New CDs and digital releases

Electrified Tangos Feature All Star Cast

Angel Romero July 8, 2004

Caliente Records released Tango Project Vol. 2 New-Tango this month, featuring thirteen new electrified tangos produced by Jaime Wilensky. This exceptional collection of songs showcases…

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