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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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    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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

Events

Greeks Looking Forward to Belgian World Music Project at Cultural Olympiad 

Angel Romero June 16, 2004

Brussels, Belgium – On June 23 and 24 an international orchestra of renowned artists conducted by the Belgian musician, Wouter Vandenabeele, will pay homage to…

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New CDs and digital releases

Darin Aldridge Debuts With "Call It A Day"

Angel Romero June 16, 2004

Orlando, Florida, USA – Bluegrass musician Darin Aldridge has an album titled Call It a Day. The album was recorded at Riverside Audio in Mt.…

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General News

The World Music Institute celebrates its 20th season with a major gallery exhibit in New York

Angel Romero June 16, 2004

New York, USA – The World Music Institute opens its 20th season with a gallery exhibit highlighting WMI’s 19-year history with photographs by Jack Vartoogian,…

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Vallenato Music School opens in Colombia

Angel Romero June 16, 2004

Valledupar, Colombia – The Fundación Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata has developed one of its main objectives, the creation of a vallenato music school. The…

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New CDs and digital releases

Tana Tani, State of Bengal vs Paban Das Baul

Angel Romero June 16, 2004

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – Tana Tani (Real World Records) is a collaboration that brings together Paban Das Baul – a leading figure among Bengal’s Baul…

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Events

Global Café, Toronto\’s New World Music Festival

Angel Romero June 15, 2004

Toronto, Canada – Global Café, Toronto’s newest world music festival, presented by Small World Music, announces the Toronto debuts of Mexico City’s Los De Abajo…

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New CDs and digital releases

Spanish Harlem Orchestra Presents a new CD, Across 110th Street

Angel Romero June 15, 2004

New York, USA – Latin music label Libertad Records released the Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s new CD, Across 110th Street. The second CD released by the…

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Album reviews

Pods and Ends

Tom Orr June 14, 2004

Afro Celt Sound System Pod (Real World 7243 597526 0 0, 2004) Afro Celt Sound System were and are trailblazers in the ethno-techno movement that…

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New CDs and digital releases

Brizzi do Brasil, Brazilian popular music meets avant garde and electronica

Angel Romero June 14, 2004

San Francisco, USA – As part of its Secret World series, Amiata Records has released an album by Italian musician Aldo Brizzi. Brizzi do Brasil…

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Tour Announcements

Dominican Afro-Roots band, Super Uba y su Conjunto Tours the U.S.A.

Angel Romero June 14, 2004

New York, USA – Dominican Bachata and Afro-Roots band, Super Uba y su Conjunto, perform throughout the U.S.A. this summer in celebration of their new…

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  • Nidia Góngora Celebrates Colombian Life on “La Vida Es Un Baile”
  • Scotland’s Folk Band Astro Bloc Presents First Album
  • Sofia Rei Salutes A Forgotten Revolutionary on “Si Una Cae”
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