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    Shtoltse Lider Honors Yiddish Modernist Anna Margolin on Queen of Word

    Shtoltse Lider – Queen of Word – A Tribute to Anna Margolin (Kakafon, 2026) The Swedish group Shtoltse Lider pays tribute to Yiddish poet Anna…

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  • Album reviews

    Guachinangos Amalgamate Son Jarocho, Cumbia and Champeta on Debut Album

    Guachinangos – Vol. 1 (Jalopy Records, 2026) New York seven-piece Guachinangos (the red snappers) released its debut album, Vol. 1, earlier this year. The ensemble…

    Angel Romero August 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Juan Saiz Reconnects With Cantabrian Tradition on Tañedor

    Juan Saiz — Tañedor (self-released, 2026) Spanish musician Juan Saiz has released Tañedor, a new album that explores the traditional music of Cantabria (northern Spain)…

    Angel Romero August 24, 2026 No Comments
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    Unfettered Persian Excursion

    Never mind that classically trained Iranian singer Bahar Movahed is also an orthodontist whose practice is (perhaps handily) located in my current stomping ground of…

    Tom Orr August 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate Steps Forward as Bandleader on ‘Sobra Blues’

    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate – Sobra Dance (One World Records, 2026) Malian guitarist Gaoussou “Sobra” Kouyate takes the lead on Sobra Blues, an eight-track album produced…

    Tyler Bennet August 21, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Shy-Anne Hovorka — Raise My Fist cover artwork. A colorful illustrated cover showing a hand holding a black-and-white feather against a glowing sunset over water and rolling green hills. Ghostly figures appear in the golden sky, surrounded by flowers, trees, and exposed roots. The title “Raise My Fist” appears prominently above, with Shy-Anne Hovorka and Suckle Creek Drum Group & Friends credited below.
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    Shy-Anne Hovorka Unites More Than 30 Indigenous and Ally Artists on “Raise My Fist”

    World Music Central News Room August 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Black and white photo of Sheila Chandra with hands holding her head.
    Music videos

    Sheila Chandra Presents “Lament of McCrimmon / Song of the Banshee”

    World Music Central News Room August 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Shovel Dance Collective — Photo by Brad Gilbert. a set of three horizontal sepia photos of the band members.
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    Shovel Dance Collective Announce ‘Everything in Readiness,’ Share First Single

    World Music Central News Room August 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Protoje standing outdoors. Behind him, a landscape of white mountains.
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    Protoje and Stephen Marley Address Global Injustice in ‘1000 Lashes’ Video

    World Music Central News Room August 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Hanoun Brass Band From New Orleans to Palestine cover artwork
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    Second Line Levantine

    Tom Orr August 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Rhiannon Giddens Freight Train video cover artwork. An image of Giddens holding a banjo.
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    Rhiannon Giddens Revisits Elizabeth Cotten’s “Freight Train”

    World Music Central News Room August 13, 2026 No Comments

New CDs and digital releases

Speaking the Mamma Tongue, John McDowell album release

Angel Romero October 16, 2004

John McDowell (composer, keyboardist, percussionist) has recorded the soundtrack for the film Born Into Brothels. This documentary is a story about children of prostitutes in…

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New CDs and digital releases

American Guitarist & Buddhist Nun Collaborate again

Angel Romero October 16, 2004 Chöying DrolmSteve Tibbettsworld music

San Francisco, California, USA – In their Six Degrees Records debut, Steve Tibbetts and Chöying Drolma have released a new recording, called Selwa, which expands…

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Album reviews

The Great Salsa Dominicana

Angel Romero October 15, 2004 1 Comment

Ricky González – Oasis (Rumba Jams Recordings RJ1017-2, 2004) The new album by Dominican producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Ricky González is a perfect example of…

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Kista World Music Festival in Stockholm

Angel Romero October 14, 2004

  Stockholm, Sweden – The royal capital of Sweden will be hosting the Kista World Music Festival October 19-23 of 2004. Kista is a celebration…

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General News

Lullabies from the Axil of Evil CD now available in the USA

Angel Romero October 13, 2004

New York City, USA – Valley Entertainment has released a US version of the celebrated album Lullabies from the Axil of Evil, created by Norwegian…

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The Reversed Sounds of England

Angel Romero October 13, 2004

London, England – British instrumentalist Andrew Cronshaw has a new recording, Ochre, on the Cloud Valley label. For this new album, Cronshaw has returned to…

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New CDs and digital releases

New Omar Sosa CD, Mulatos, featuring Paquito D’Rivera

Angel Romero October 12, 2004

San Francisco, California, USA – Omar Sosa has a new recording, Mulatos ((OTA1014), on the Ota label. Omar Sosa searches out new sounds for a…

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New Releases

Geek Rhythms

Angel Romero October 12, 2004

The premise of this CD is to introduce the Geek world to non-Geeks and inject the technical matter with some levity that it deserves. Technology…

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Tour Announcements

Infuso in New York

admin October 11, 2004

Miami based world music band Infuso will be performing 4 exclusive dates in the city on New York and New Jersey where they’ll be playing…

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Album reviews

The Gypsy Travels of Thierry Robin

TJ Nelson October 11, 2004

Thierry “Titi” Robin Alezane (Naïve WN145049, 2004) For an artist looking back over twenty-five years worth of composing and performance, choosing your favorite pieces for…

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