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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…

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  • Album reviews

    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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    Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

    Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

    JGurski December 22, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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

New CDs

Dirk Powell’s Time Again

Angel Romero February 24, 2004

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Dirk Powell releases his new album today.  Time Again (Rounder 0519-2) features multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell exploring the heart of Appalachian tradition…

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Urban Beat Reggae: Dancehall Massive Culture

Angel Romero February 24, 2004

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – The Heartbeat label releases today a compilation titled Urban Beat Reggae: Dancehall Massive Culture (Heartbeat 116 617 755-2). It features top…

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Battlefield Band Out for the Night

Angel Romero February 24, 2004

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA- Out for the Night is the 20th album of Battlefield Band for Temple Records and the second album featuring the talents of…

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Events

Muy caliente!!!

Angel Romero February 24, 2004

Ballet Flamenco Eva Yerbabuena Concert Preview UW World Music Series Meany Hall for the Performing Arts Seattle, Washington The flamenco sensation Eva Yerbabuena brings her…

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Album reviews

Sunshine on a cloudy day

Angel Romero February 23, 2004

Correo Aéreo Lo Que Me Dijo El Viento (independent release) Recently the world music duo, Abel Rocha and Madeleine Sosin, better known as Correo Aéreo…

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Savath & Savalas, Spectral Beauty

Angel Romero February 22, 2004

Savath & Savalas Apropa’t (Warp Records WARPCD115, 2004) Reading the pre-release reviews for this disc it seems like I’m the only person in the world…

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Book Reviews

The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle

Angel Romero February 22, 2004

Musician Grey Larsen has written an impressive 480 page book dedicated to the art of the Irish flute and the popular tin whistle. Divided into…

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General News

U.S. Embargos Extended to Editing Articles

Angel Romero February 21, 2004

Los Angeles, USA – An article that appeared today, February 21, in the Los Angeles Times mentions that the United States Department of the Treasury…

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Album reviews

Oumou

Angel Romero February 19, 2004

Oumou Sangare Oumou (Nonesuch 79827-2, 2004) This double-CD is both a compilation of previously released tunes (digitally remastered) and a new release, featuring eight unreleased…

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General News

Terrakota Is Recording its New Album in Dakar

SpinTheGlobe February 17, 2004

Dakar, Senegal – Portuguese world music band Terrakota is recording its new album in Xippy Studios in Dakar-Senegal. The recording will be released in May…

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