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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…

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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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    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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    Laura Camacho Unveils Todo Tiempo Pasado — Tango Meets Britney And Kate Bush

    Laura Camacho – Todo Tiempo Pasado (Athens Tango Project, 2025) Argentine composer and orchestra bassist Laura Camacho has a new album titled Todo Tiempo Pasado…

    Iliana Cabrera March 18, 2026 No Comments
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    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
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    Cheikh Ibra Fam Unveils “Amoul Solo” Video Ahead of Adouna

    World Music Central News Room March 25, 2026 No Comments
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    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
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    Transglobal Underground Returns With “Doin’ the Moonshine” Twist

    World Music Central News Room March 19, 2026 No Comments

New Books

No Woman No Cry, Rita Marley’s Account of Her Life with Bob Marley

Angel Romero May 20, 2004

New York, USA – Hyperion Books has published No Woman No Cry, a book about Bob Marley, co-written by the woman who knew Bob Marley…

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New CDs and digital releases

Bagpipe Sensation Susana Seivane Presents Mares de Tempo

Angel Romero May 19, 2004 bagpipeCeltic musicGalician musicSpanish musicSusana Seivane

  Madrid, Spain – Susana Seivane, one of Spain’s finest bagpipers, has a new recording, Mares de Tempo. The album includes a music video and…

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New Books

Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today

Angel Romero May 18, 2004

Denmark – Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today is a new book on censorship of music worldwide, edited by Marie Korpe (Executive Director, Freemuse), published…

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Events

Global Beat Of The Boroughs: Dominican Republic

Angel Romero May 18, 2004

New York City, USA – A festival of Dominican music will take place on Saturday, May 22, in New York City. The event is presented…

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Events

Musicians Diego el Cigala and Victor Victor to Perform at Cubadisco 2004 Festival

Angel Romero May 18, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana.- The Sociedad General de Autores (General Society of Authors), which has famous artists signed such as Joan Manuel Serrat and…

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New Films

Watch This!: A Zoe/Rounder Video Compilation

Angel Romero May 17, 2004

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Watch This! is Rounder Records’ first-ever music video compilation. Featuring eight concept videos from such popular Zoe and Rounder artists as…

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Obituaries

Folk Music Radio Host Mike Fleischer, Dies at 67

Angel Romero May 17, 2004

Mike Fleischer, 67, of Downers Grove, Illinois, passed away Saturday, May 15. Mike was host of the weekly WDCB, Glen Elllyn, IL, radio show, Treasures…

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New CDs and digital releases

Sandra Luna’s Evolving Tango

Angel Romero May 17, 2004

Bloomington, Indiana, USA – Times Square Records will be releasing in the United States the new album by Argentine singer Sandra Luna. “Cinders that burn…

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Album reviews

Life in the Vas Lane

Tom Orr May 16, 2004 Azam AliGreg EllisVasworld fusionworld music

Vas – Feast of Silence (Narada 70876-18497-2-1, 2004) Vocalist Azam Ali and percussionist Greg Ellis began making music as Vas in 1995, both bringing to the…

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Tour Announcements

Plena Libre Salutes the Puerto Rican Plena Masters with New CD and Tour

Angel Romero May 16, 2004 plenaPlena LibrePuerto Rican musicsalsa

New York, USA – Puerto Rican group Plena Libre will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a 10th record, Estamos Gozando!, slated for June 8th on…

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