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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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    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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    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.
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    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.
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    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments

Tour Announcements

Reggeton Diva Ivy Queen announces her tour calendar for the month of June

Angel Romero June 6, 2004

Following the great success of her recent presentations in San Antonio and El Paso, Texas, the Reggeton Diva Ivy Queen is heading East again to…

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Tour Announcements

Mariza’s International Tour 2004

Angel Romero June 6, 2004 fadoMariza

Madrid, Spain – Fado star Mariza has just finished her concerts in Spain and has returned to her homeland (Portugal) to perform at Rock in…

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Events

Maxi Priest, Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffith, and Lady Saw to Headline \"The 7th Annual Westchester Reggaefest\" 2004

Angel Romero June 5, 2004

Westchester, New York, USA – The annual Westchester Reggaefest 2004 concert will celebrate its seventh anniversary on June 13, 2004. Produced and hosted by linkup…

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Events

The 27th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Angel Romero June 4, 2004

Vancouver, Canada – The 2004 edition of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival will take place July 16, 17 & 18, 2004, at Jericho Beach Park.…

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Album reviews

The Many Faces of Roots

Tom Orr June 4, 2004 MidniteReggaeSly and RobbieThe Heptonesworld music

Various Artists – Reggae Pulse, Vol. 3: Love Songs (Sanctuary Records Group 06076-80446-2, 2004) Sly and Robbie – The Dub Revolutionaries (RAS Sanctuary 06076-89917-2, 2004)…

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Articles

The Arts sector in the European Union includes 2.5% of the working population

Angel Romero June 2, 2004

Madrid, Spain – The General Society of Authors and Composers (SGAE) informed today that activities related with the Arts (known as Culture in Europe) represent…

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Awards

National Endowment For The Arts Announces the 2004 Recipients of the Nation’s Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts

Angel Romero June 2, 2004

Washington, D.C., USA – The National Endowment for the Arts today announced the 2004 recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships, the country’s highest honor…

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New CDs and digital releases

David Darling Records with the Wulu Bunun

Angel Romero June 1, 2004

San Francisco, USA – The album Mudanin Kata (World Music Network UGCD1032 ) unites singers from the Wulu Bunun people of Taiwan with the sounds…

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Album reviews

X-Tango, indeed!

Marie Jost May 31, 2004 Fernando Oterotango

Fernando Otero, X-Tango – Plan (Twinz 602, 2003) This is not your grandmother’s tango! This isn’t even your mother’s tango. X-Tango, indeed! Fernando Otero uses…

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New CDs and digital releases

Tom Beardslee releases debut CD

Angel Romero May 31, 2004

Singer/guitarist Tom Beardslee has independently released his debut album, titled Exit this Frame of Mind. The album’s ten tracks cross the Atlantic and back again,…

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