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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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  • 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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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.
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    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

Concert reviews

Necati Celik – Omer Erdogdular Concert at Musical Workshop Labyrinth, Crete, Greece. 15-6-2004

Angel Romero July 2, 2004

Musical Workshop Labyrinth in Greece Ud and Ney Seminar Necati Celik and Omer Erdogdular Concert 15-6-2004 Necati Celik (ud) and Omer Erdogdular (ney) successfully held…

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Events

Kanda Bongo Man

Angel Romero July 2, 2004 Kanda Bongo Man

London, England – The AMA Presents Live in London, UK. An evening of Congolese soukous and dance with Kanda Bongo Man to be hosted at…

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Samputu: Testimony from Rwanda

Angel Romero July 1, 2004

USA – Testimony from Rwanda (Rootstock/Multicultural Media) is Samputu‘s first acoustic recording and his first American recording. It blends styles and traditions that are embedded…

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Articles

Samba Brasileiro – A History

Angel Romero July 1, 2004 BrazilBrazilian musicsambaworld music

Contributed by By Chilemwa Harriet Nkowane. Edited by Alex Robinson and Angel Romero. Samba remains a popular Brazilian dance form and musical genre. Over the…

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A Pan Jazz Evening Ripe for Repeat Performances

admin July 1, 2004

Contributed by Hazel Beckles for When Steel Talks All good concerts must have its final number. Thunderous applause fills the hall appealing for one more…

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Album reviews

Buena Musica: The Independent Spanish Music

Marie Jost June 30, 2004

Various Artists Buena Musica, The Independent Spanish Music (BOA, 2003) This CD compilation celebrates the 10th anniversary of BOA Records. BOA is a company dedicated…

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Events

Souad Massi Band & Hicham Chami Trio

nourachicago June 29, 2004

Chicago, Illinois, USA – Souad Massi Band and Hicham Chami Trio will be performing live on Friday, July 2, 2004. the performance will take place…

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Obituaries

Agnes Cunningham, Founder of Folk-song Journal Broadside, dies at 95

Angel Romero June 28, 2004

Agnes “Sis” Cunningham, a founder of the influential folk-song journal Broadside, died on Sunday, June 27, at a nursing home in New Paltz, N.Y. She…

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New CDs and digital releases

Sadza Marimba & Mbira Band

admin June 28, 2004

Santa Cruz, California, USA – Sadza, a seven-member marimba and mbira band based in Santa Cruz, California, has recently released their first CD, entitled Mukonde…

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Concert reviews

Review of Pan Jazz Concert

admin June 28, 2004

Contributed by By Wanda McCrae Now that I’ve relocated to New York City, I felt it would be a crime against myself to not attend…

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