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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.
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    Rhiannon Giddens Revisits Elizabeth Cotten’s “Freight Train”

    World Music Central News Room August 13, 2026 No Comments

Tour Announcements

First UK Tour by Tibetan Refugee Children from India

Angel Romero January 5, 2005

UK – Tibet Foundation is hosting a 21-day UK Cultural Tour by a group of eleven Tibetan refugee children, with two teachers from the Tibetan…

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Events

San Francisco Bay Area World and Folk Music Artists Organizing Tsunami Benefit Concert

Angel Romero January 5, 2005

San Francisco, California, USA – Musicians Judith Kate Friedman and Billy Cauley Jr., Kitka, musicians from Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Avotcha and Modupue; and others soon…

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Events

Prasanna Performs at Tsunami Relief Concert in Washington DC Area

Angel Romero January 5, 2005

India – Electric guitar virtuoso Prasanna, from India, will be playing a special jazz fusion concert on Friday January 7, 2005, in the Washington DC…

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Awards

Folk Alliance – 11th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

Angel Romero January 4, 2005

Washington, D.C., USA – The Folk Alliance has announced the 11th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards, which will be presented at their international conference. This year…

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New CDs and digital releases

Princess Dorothy

admin January 4, 2005

Singer-Songwriter Dorothy Cox has a new album, Princess Dorothy, a fusion of inter-cultural grooves. Dorothy was born in Zimbabwe of multicultural origins and considers herself…

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo Presents a New CD and North American Tour

Angel Romero January 3, 2005

Forest Hills, New York, USA – South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has a new CD, No Boundaries, to be released worldwide by Heads Up…

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Album reviews

Seriously Syrian

Tom Orr January 3, 2005

Zein Al-Jundi Traditional Songs From Syria (ARC Music EUCD 1898, 2004) A former child singing star in her native Syria, Zein Al-Jundi took a lengthy…

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Obituaries

Zamoran Piper Julio Prada Guzmán Dies in Spain

Angel Romero January 2, 2005

Zamora, Spain –  Julio Prada Guzmán died in Ungilde, Sanabria (Zamora province, Spain) on January 31, 2004. His funeral was held on January 1st, 2005.…

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Album reviews

Gamelan from Central Java

Angel Romero January 2, 2005

Various Artists Gamelan from Central Java (ARC Music EUCD1902, 2004) The music on this album comes from the Indonesian island of Java. Gamelan music is…

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New CDs and digital releases

Kirkelig Kulturverksted Presents 30 Years\’ Fidelity

Angel Romero January 2, 2005

Norway – To celebrate Kirkelig Kulturverksted’s 30 year anniversary in 2004, the label put together some of the best recordings that combine artistic excellence with…

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