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    Rebekka Bakken Makes the Ancient Thrilling Again On New Album ‘Nord’

    Rebekka Bakken – Nord (Supreme Music Group, 2025) Norwegian singer and songwriter Rebekka Bakken has released a mesmerizing new album titled Nord. The breathtaking record…

    Angel Romero December 25, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Strings In Flight As Cuerdas Trio Debuts Gentile

    Cuerdas Trio – Gentile (Visage Music, 2025) Cuerdas Trio introduces Gentile, a 2025 release that reflects the group’s cross-cultural identity and its commitment to dialogue…

    Madison Quinn December 24, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

    Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

    JGurski December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Raia’s Uádi Pours Desert Rains Over The Viola Campaniça

    Raia – Uádi (Lusitanian LUS058, 2025) Portuguese musician António “Tó-Zé” Bexiga recently released Uádi, the new album from his solo project Raia. The record highlights…

    Iliana Cabrera December 21, 2025 No Comments
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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
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    Music videos Single reviews

    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Persian Setar, Ambient Drama: Danial HM Teases New Single “Breath Of Eternity”

    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments

New CDs

The Heart’s Abode, Sephardic Sounds

Angel Romero November 4, 2003 Sephardic music

Madrid, Spain – There is a new release by Eduardo Paniagua, called Morada Del Corazón (The Heart’s Abode), which features Jorge Rozemblum. This CD released…

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Events

Festival Ethnoambient Salona 2004, Croatia, Invites Mediterranean Musicians

Angel Romero November 4, 2003

Zagreb, Croatia – The 2004 edition of Ethnoambient Salona will focus on the Mediterranean and the organizers would like to invite all those musicians from…

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Concert reviews

The Environmental Justice Foundation Presents African Summer in London

World Music Central News Room November 3, 2003

London, England – The Environmental Justice Foundation has organized a world music event in aid of EJF’s human rights and environmental projects in developing countries.…

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General News

CDstands.com Launches Wholesale Division For Its CD – DVD Counter Displays.

admin November 3, 2003

Hamilton, New Jersey, USA – CDstands.com now offers price discounts based on quantity of its 1 Tier and 2 Tier CD display boxes to accommodate…

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General News

Finnish Band Värttinä to Provide Musical Backdrop to First Stage Musical Adaptation of Lord of the Rings

Angel Romero November 3, 2003

New York, USA – The World Premiere of the £8 Million stage version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” Production will open in London…

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Tour Announcements

Cuban Band to Make Genoa Citizens Dance Rumba

Angel Romero November 2, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The Cuban group Clave y Guaguancó will take the rumba to the Italian city of Genoa, where it…

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Album reviews

Two of Brazil’s New Leading Ladies

Tom Orr November 1, 2003

Mylene- Mylene (Fast Horse/Ryko FH004, 2003) Daude – Neguinha Te Amo (Real World 70876 18101 2 7, 2003) Many of Brazil’s brightest musical stars have…

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Articles

British Columbia Guide for World Music, Part 2

admin November 1, 2003

When I began putting the British Columbia Guide to World Music together last July I had a loftier view of how it would look in…

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General News

Arts in Monterrey, Mexico

Angel Romero November 1, 2003

Monterrey, Mexico – There is a new web site concerning the Arts Scene in Monterrey, Mexico, artesmonterrey.com, a bilingual site which includes many downloadable mp3s…

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New CDs

Fink’s Constant releases long-awaited new album.

admin November 1, 2003

Pennsylvania, USA – Pennsylvania-based ska/reggae band Fink’s Constant is set to release their new album in December. The new album, entitled Two Wrongs is the…

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