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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
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    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Dallas String Quartet. Studio portrait of the quartet wearing formal clothes. Two men n black suits and two women in black dresses.
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    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Safe, Sensible and Sane cover artwork. A photo of the two artists holding banjos
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    Old Hen, New Spin: Steve Martin and Alison Brown Hatch Video With Della Mae

    World Music Central News Room April 11, 2026 No Comments

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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Articles

World Music Central’s Guide to Tunis

Angel Romero August 2, 2004 TunisiaTunisian music

Contributed by Nizar Chaari with translation made available by Sarah Wolfe and additional information provided by Angel Romero. Tunis is the capital of Tunisia, a…

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Events

The Tartan Heart Festival Belladrum 2004

Angel Romero August 2, 2004

UK – The Tartan Heart Festival Belladrum 2004 will be held August 14th at the Italian Gardens, Belladrum, By Beauly, Inverness-shire (Scotland, UK). It is…

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Album reviews

Carrying the Fado Torch

Marie Jost August 1, 2004

Various Artists Fado: Exquisite Passion (Narada World, 2003) Narada World presents this 13-track compilation of four female Fado singers: Amália Rodrigues and three of her…

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