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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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    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

  • 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.
    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

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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General News

Fado Star Mariza Participates in the Official Soundtrack of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece

Angel Romero May 31, 2004

Bloomington, Indiana, USA – A July 12, 2004 release date has been announced by EMI records, for Unity, the official pop soundtrack to the 2004…

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New CDs and digital releases

\"Veretski Pass,\" East European Jewish Music

Angel Romero May 30, 2004

San Francisco, USA – Golden Horn Records has released Veretski Pass, Traditional East European Jewish Music by the trio of the same name, made up…

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Events

The 2004 JVC Jazz Festival in New York Features Salsa, Jazz and Other Sounds

Angel Romero May 30, 2004 JVC Jazz Festival

New York, USA – The 2004 JVC Jazz Festival – New York will cover the city with music June 15 – 26, featuring more than…

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Obama – Déjenlos Hablar, the Sounds of Equatorial Guinea

admin May 30, 2004 Equatorial GuineaObama

Madrid, Spain – After having worked with most Equatorial Guinean artists in the fields of production and arrangements, Obama now presents his first solo work.…

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Events

Apollo Theater Presents African Jazz Legend Hugh Masekela Concert On Friday, June 4

Angel Romero May 29, 2004

New York City, USA – As part of its Black Music Month programming, the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. in association with the African Film Festival…

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New CDs and digital releases

Reflections, New CD by Miriam Makeba

Angel Romero May 29, 2004

Bloomington, Indiana, USA – South African star, Miriam Makeba, has a new album out titled Reflections. The new CD is the first Makeba album in…

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General News

Cuban Disc Fair Pays Tribute to Chucho Valdés and Irakere

Angel Romero May 28, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Irakere, the most famous Cuban jazz band and the world´s first inserting Afro-Cuban sounds into jazz, was paid…

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General News

New Cuban and Latin Music Digital Download Service

Angel Romero May 27, 2004

Havana, Cuba – Cubadisco 2004 will be the stage for the introduction of a new distribution platform for music files, providing the catalog of Cuban…

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