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    Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause

    Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent – Home Grown (2025) Fiddler Matt Tighe and multi-instrumentalist Tad Sargent released Home Grown nearly five years after the project…

    Tyler Bennet April 22, 2026 No Comments
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    Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams

    Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams (Seyir Muzik, 2025) In Displaced Dreams, Michalis Kouloumis articulates exile as a lived, trembling presence. The album is a precious…

    Tyler Bennet April 20, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

    Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

    Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments
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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…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
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    Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”

    World Music Central News Room April 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Backline Reaping the Blues cover artwork. A photo of an old 20th century tractor in a farm field.
    Music videos

    Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”

    World Music Central News Room April 20, 2026 No Comments
  • Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker Rutlands Reel cover artwork. A wooden deck and an out of focus reddish background.
    Music videos

    Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”

    World Music Central News Room April 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • 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

Events

Popdeurope, Sounds: Afropean-A-Licious

Angel Romero July 7, 2004

Berlin, Germany – Popdeurope 2004 will be held July 17 – August 20, 2004, in Berlin, at the House of World Cultures. The festival stays true…

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New CDs and digital releases

Issa Bagayogo Releases Tassoumakan on Six Degrees Records

Angel Romero July 7, 2004

San Francisco, USA – Tassoumakan (meaning "Voice of Fire") is Issa Bagayogo ‘s third full-length CD for American label Six Degrees. For this project he…

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General News

Universal Music Spain Releases an Ultimate Collection of 50s Flamenco Classics

Angel Romero July 5, 2004

Madrid, Spain – Universal Music Spain has just released a collection of albums from the 1950s that feature some of the most important classic figures…

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Tour Announcements

Cheb Balowski Hits the Road: European Tour

Angel Romero July 4, 2004

Madrid, Spain – Mestizo band Cheb Balowski will be touring this summer. They will be playing at the Afro-Latin Festival in Bree (Belgium), Feierwerk-Munich (Germany),…

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Irish Gaelic singer releases debut CD

admin July 4, 2004

Ireland – Irish Gaelic singer, Brid Ni Mhaoileoin, has released a debut CD, Ar Mhuin na Muice, on her own label, Habari Records. It is…

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New CDs and digital releases

Amparanoia has a new CD out and Euro Tour

Angel Romero July 4, 2004

Madrid, Spain – Amparanoia has a new CD out titled Rebeldia Con Alegria (Rebellion with Happiness). It is a compilation album that follows the career…

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New CDs and digital releases

Madjoka, Sons of Africa

Angel Romero July 4, 2004

Madrid, Spain – Kelson Music has released Hijos de Africa (Sons of Africa) by Madjoka. It is a compilation album by the legendary band formed…

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New CDs and digital releases

Ojos Rojos/Black Rain/Al\’andalus, The Most Awaited Spanish Riddim Album

Angel Romero July 4, 2004

Madrid, Spain – Kamikaze, aka Kiki Sound, has just finished editing an album of Dancehall. Kiki Sound is one of the most active producers in…

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Tour Announcements

Piper Susana Seivane Made Her Mark in Nantes

Angel Romero July 3, 2004 Susana Seivane

Nantes, France – Spanish bagpipe sensation, Susana Seivane, played in front of a multitude of people at the Nantes Festival on 12th June. The crowd’s…

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Album reviews

Pleased to Meet Them

Tom Orr July 2, 2004

Shiyani Ngcobo – Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo (World Music Network INTRO101CD, 2004) Vakoka – Introducing Vakoka (World Music Network INTRO102CD, 2004) Sukke – Introducing Sukke (World…

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  • Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause
  • Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”
  • Revival of the Ancient Greek Kithara: How a 2,000-Year-Old Instrument Entered God of War
  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
  • Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams
  • Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”
  • “Música no Forte” Sets Summer 2026 Lineup in Lajes do Pico, Azores

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