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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…

    John Alan Urquhart March 23, 2026 No Comments
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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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    Sofia Rei Salutes A Forgotten Revolutionary on “Si Una Cae”

    World Music Central News Room March 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Cheikh Ibra Fam Adouna over artwork. A photo of Cheikh Ibra Fam wearing a red hat.
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    Cheikh Ibra Fam Unveils “Amoul Solo” Video Ahead of Adouna

    World Music Central News Room March 25, 2026 No Comments
  • A retro illustration featuring a classic jukebox as the centerpiece, flanked by a fiddle and bow. To the right, a milkshake sits on a small table beside round stools on a checkered floor.
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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
  • Transglobal Underground - Doin’ the Moonshine cover artwork. A photo of a large barn next to a windmill.
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    Transglobal Underground Returns With “Doin’ the Moonshine” Twist

    World Music Central News Room March 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Sami Yusuf playing oud.
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    Sami Yusuf’s New Album Weaves Ancient Chants Into One Global Voice

    World Music Central News Room March 18, 2026 No Comments

Obituaries

Mozambican Music Star Gito Baloi Murdered in Johannesburg

Angel Romero April 9, 2004

Johannesburg, South Africa – Mozambican-born composer, bassist and singer, Gito Baloi, was shot in the neck by two men who opened fire on him on…

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Drum Drum’s Album now available online

Angel Romero April 7, 2004

Australia – Drum Drum is one of the leading Pacific Traditional/contemporary performing groups. They have extensively toured the world with performances at Chicago World Music…

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Intimate Sketches

Paul Donnelly April 7, 2004

Jolie Holland Catalpa (Anti/Epitaph 6691-2) One of the most attractive sounds on the first Be Good Tanyas CD was Jolie Holland’s voice, whether providing harmonies…

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Imuntzo and Beloki Explore the Sounds of Urola

Angel Romero April 7, 2004

San Sebastian, Spain – Imuntzo and Beloki, the renowned pair of Basque accordionists has compiled old themes composed by historic accordionists from the Urola region…

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Stoked

Tom Orr April 7, 2004 William Eaton

William Eaton Ensemble Sparks and Embers (Canyon Records CR 7061, 2003) “File under new age” states the fine print on the back of this double…

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Conferences

2004 Annual Conference of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology

Angel Romero April 7, 2004

The Elphinstone Institute and the Music Research Group at the University of Aberdeen will host the 2004 Annual Conference of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology,…

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Solo chants from the Arctic floes

Angel Romero April 6, 2004

Wimme Saari Instinct – solo joiks (NorthSide, 2004) While I enjoy Sami joik singer Wimme Saari’s electronic recordings, I often found myself wondering when he…

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Electric Gypsyland

Angel Romero April 6, 2004

San Francisco, USA – Six Degrees releases today Electric Gypsyland. The album brings together the old and the new with remixers from the U.K., Brazil,…

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Events

Internet radio broadcaster, RadioDevil.com Launches IndieArtistRadio.com

admin April 5, 2004

USA – Internet radio broadcaster, RadioDevil.com, has announced the creation of IndieArtistRadio.com to coincide with their newfound independence from parent company Devil Entertainment. To better…

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TJ Rehmi\’s Warm Chill

Angel Romero April 5, 2004

London, England –  British musician TJ Rehmi has a new recording on the Dharma Moon label entitled The Warm Chill. It is his  fifth full-length…

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