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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments

Tour Announcements

Plena Libre on Tour Summer 2004

Angel Romero June 27, 2004

New York, USA – Puerto Rican band Plena Libre will spend their summer touring up and down the eastern half of North America. On their…

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Album reviews

Under the Olive Tree, Sacred Music of the Middle East

TJ Nelson June 27, 2004

The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Najwa Gibran Under the Olive Tree, Sacred Music of the Middle East (Magda MGD043, 2004) The music of  Under the…

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New Films

Travel the World with Putumayo DVD

Angel Romero June 26, 2004 BidinteChico CesarGotan ProjectHisham AbbasKotojaMary Jane LamondOliver MtukudziRita RibeiroTouré Kunda

  The first in a series of DVDs, Travel the World with Putumayo features music videos and concert performances by some of the label’s favorite…

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Obituaries

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Legend, Tau Savea Moe, Dies at 95

Angel Romero June 25, 2004

Tau Savea Moe, who learned steel guitar from the instrument’s inventor and brought Hawaiian music to dozens of countries starting in the 1920s, died Thursday,…

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New CDs and digital releases

Ugandan Musician Samite Releases Tunula Eno

Angel Romero June 25, 2004 Samite

New York, USA – Samite ‘s latest album, Tunula Eno is out on Triloka/Artemis Records. Ten of the 14 songs on Tunula Eno were written…

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New CDs and digital releases

Essential Latin Flavas Dos

Angel Romero June 24, 2004

London, England – Djs Martin Morales & Dj Floro have assembled Essential Latin Flavas, a compilation of contemporary artists heavily influenced by Afro-Cuban, Colombian, Brazilian…

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Tour Announcements

Jorge Ben Jor Live in San Diego

Angel Romero June 23, 2004

San Diego, California, USA – Saturday, June 26, 2004, Brazilian Promotions in association with the World Beat Center present the legendary Jorge Ben Jor at…

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New CDs and digital releases

Synergy, a double CD by Shahid Parvez and Kumar Bose

Angel Romero June 23, 2004

UK – Sense World Music has released Synergy, a double CD by Shahid Parvez and Kumar Bose. In this performance Shahid Parvez has chosen to…

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New CDs and digital releases

Pyrovates

admin June 23, 2004

Pyrovates means firewalkers in Greek and is the title of a new world music CD. In Pyrovates Michalis Michaleris combines contemporary and traditional Greek music…

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New CDs and digital releases

Singing in the Streets: Scottish Children’s Songs

Angel Romero June 22, 2004

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Rounder Records releases today Singing in the Streets: Scottish Children’s Songs (Rounder 1795-2), which is part of the Alan Lomax Collection.…

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