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    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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    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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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 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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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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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

General News

Burhan Öçal & Istanbul Oriental Ensemble

Angel Romero October 31, 2003

Burhan Öçal & Istanbul Oriental Ensemble Meany Hall for Performing Arts Seattle, WA November 1, 2003 Back by popular demand (after his sold-out Seattle debut…

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New Releases

Tabla Interactive CDROM

admin October 31, 2003

USA – Aimrec has released the first interactive CD ROM based on the popular Indian percussion known as the tabla. This CD ROM presents the…

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Tour Announcements

Cuban Singer Pablo Milanes Returns to Colombia after Seven Years

Angel Romero October 30, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Bogotá, Clombia – Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes returns to Colombia after seven years without performing in the Andean nation, where he…

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Conferences

Musicology Colloquium and Awards in Cuba

Angel Romero October 30, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Twenty-one works from nine countries, including from Cuba as the host nation, are taking part in the Musicology…

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Articles

Cultural Modulations

TJ Nelson October 30, 2003

By Brian Clark It’s no small task to mix past and present, East and West, and produce sweet music from the combination. But making music…

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Album reviews

On Track As Always

Tom Orr October 29, 2003

Super Rail Band De Bamako Kongo Sigui (Label Bleu/Indigo 2581, 2003) Recent times have seen the resurgence of longstanding African bands Bembeya Jazz from Guinea…

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Tour Announcements

European Tour by Brazilian Pandeiro and Percussion Master

Angel Romero October 29, 2003

Brazil – Percussion master Marcos Suzano (Brazil) will initiate his Euro Tour 2003 on October 31st through November 19th. The Pandeiro wizard will be accompanied…

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Tour Announcements

Ali Slimani will be touring Canada

Angel Romero October 28, 2003

Canada – Ali Slimani will be touring Canada from the 09 November till 15 November 2003. The details:   09 Nov : Theatre Capitol, Moncton. Tel:…

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New CDs

Fado, Exquisite Passion

Angel Romero October 27, 2003

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – Fado Exquisite Passion is the tile of a new compilation released by Narada World. The recording features four of the genre’s…

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General News

Successful WOMEX debut in Sevilla

Angel Romero October 26, 2003

Sevilla, Spain – Sunday, October 26’s ceremony to honor the WOMEX Award 2003 recipients Freemuse – The World Forum on Music and Censorship marked the…

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