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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…

    JGurski March 24, 2026 No Comments
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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

Events

International Fine Arts and Music Department Opens in Havana

Angel Romero April 4, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuba´s School of Arts has opened the International Fine Arts and Music Department with an artistic ceremony at…

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New Books

Genetically Modified Italian Folk Music

Angel Romero April 3, 2004

Viterbo, Italy – Stampa Alternativa has published a book titled Folk Geneticamente Modificato, (genetically Modified Folk) which focuses on the contemporary Italian folk music scene.…

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Conferences

What is Cubadisco?

Angel Romero April 2, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The Cuban Music Institute and the Cubadisco International Fair Permanent Committee call to the annual contest Cubadisco, the…

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Events

Hispanic Musicians Celebrate Dignity and Rebellion

Angel Romero April 1, 2004

Berkeley, California, USA (PRWEB) – Estación Libre & La Peña presents El 20 y 10: A Celebration of Dignity and Rebellion. A recognition of global…

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Tour Announcements

¡Cubanismo! US tour 2004 cancelled

Angel Romero April 1, 2004

San Francisco, USA – The US booking agent for renowned Cuban band ¡Cubanismo! announced on March 29th, 2004, that the scheduled tour will not take…

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General News

Andy Montañez to Record with Pablo Milanés

Angel Romero April 1, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) San Juan, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rican salsa musician Andy Montañez disclosed he will be involved in a music project along…

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Awards

Charanga Habanera and Leo Brouwer, EGREM 2003 Awards

Angel Romero April 1, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban popular band La Charanga Habanera and orchestra director Leo Brouwer were awarded at the annual contest of…

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New CDs and digital releases

Cuban Music Treasures Available on Disc

Angel Romero April 1, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba –  True greats in Cuban music, both past and present, appear on eight discs made by EGREM Studio and…

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New CDs and digital releases

Xiberoko kantüak

Angel Romero April 1, 2004

San Sebastian, Spain – Xiberoko kantüak (Elkar, 2004) is a careful selection of original historic recordings of traditional songs from Zuberoa (a province in France’s…

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Album reviews

British Fusion

Paul Donnelly March 31, 2004

Pentangle The Lost Broadcasts 1968-72 (Hux Records 049, 2004) I’ve never been able to make up my mind about Pentangle. were they a unique fusion…

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