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    Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause

    Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent – Home Grown (2025) Fiddler Matt Tighe and multi-instrumentalist Tad Sargent released Home Grown nearly five years after the project…

    Tyler Bennet April 22, 2026 No Comments
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    Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams

    Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams (Seyir Muzik, 2025) In Displaced Dreams, Michalis Kouloumis articulates exile as a lived, trembling presence. The album is a precious…

    Tyler Bennet April 20, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

    Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

    Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments
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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
    Music videos

    Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”

    World Music Central News Room April 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Backline Reaping the Blues cover artwork. A photo of an old 20th century tractor in a farm field.
    Music videos

    Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”

    World Music Central News Room April 20, 2026 No Comments
  • Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker Rutlands Reel cover artwork. A wooden deck and an out of focus reddish background.
    Music videos

    Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”

    World Music Central News Room April 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments

Eva Amieva - Jardín de Colores cover artwork. A photo of the artist wearing an elaborate head cover made with flowers and leaves.
Album reviews

Eva Amieva – Jardín de Colores

Iliana Cabrera April 26, 2024 No Comments Cantabrian musicEva AmievaSpanish musicworld music

Eva Amieva – Jardín de Colores (self-release, 2023) Innovative Spanish artist Eva Amieva presents her scintillating self-released album Jardín de Colores (Garden of Colors). This…

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José del Curro y David de Jacoba concert poster. A collage of the two artists.
Events

José del Curro & David de Jacoba to present “Noche flamenca de cantaores”

World Music Central News Room April 25, 2024 No Comments David de JacobaFlamencoJose del Curroworld music

Flamenco singers José del Curro y David de Jacoba are set to presenta their show “Noche Flamenca de Cantaores” at Café Berlín in Madrid on…

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Isle of Klezbos & Friends - Yiddish Silver Screen cover artwork. An illustration of an exterior theater sign announcing the band and album.
Album reviews

Isle of Klezbos Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Yiddish Cinema

Douglas Sanders April 25, 2024 No Comments Isle of KlezbosKlezmerworld musicYiddish music

Isle of Klezbos & Friends – Yiddish Silver Screen (Rhythm Media Records, 2024) Yiddish Silver Screen marks the third full-length album release by Isle of…

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Béla Fleck & Friends collage of artist photos.
Events

Rhythm, Raga & Rhapsody with Béla Fleck & Friends

World Music Central News Room April 25, 2024 No Comments Bela FleckBluegrassworld fusionworld music

Béla Fleck has virtually reinvented the image and sound of the banjo through a remarkable legacy that has taken him all over the musical map.…

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Benita Haastrup - Boogaloo For Bees single cover. A pink flower with two bees on it.
Music videos Single reviews

Idiosyncratic Latin Sounds by Danish Percussionist Benita Haastrup

Tom Orr April 24, 2024 No Comments Benita HaastrupboogalooLatin jazzworld music

“Boogaloo For Bees” has not only a nice literal and figurative buzz to it, but also a quirky cool Latin feel courtesy of a band…

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Edinburgh Tradfest 2024 poster.
Events

Edinburgh Tradfest 2024 – Full Program Revealed

World Music Central News Room April 24, 2024 No Comments Celtic musicEdinburgh TradfestScottish musicworld music

The 2024 program for Edinburgh Tradfest features a diverse array of traditional music, storytelling, film screenings, workshops, talks, ceilidhs, and special events across various venues…

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Kyab Yul-Sa - Murmures d'Himalaya cover artwork by Frederic Iovino and Guick Yansen. A photo of the band outdoors.
Album reviews

Kyab Yul-Sa’s Himalayan Whispers

Douglas Sanders April 24, 2024 No Comments Kyab Yul-SaLobsang Chonzor'Tibetan musicworld fusionworld music

Kyab Yul-Sa – Murmures d’Himalaya (Nangma Prod, 2024) The Kyab Yul-Sa trio, recipients of the 2021 Prix des Musiques d’Ici award, will debut their new…

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Mekit Dolan Muqam Group - Bayawan cover artwork. Illustrations of musicians playing instruments.
Album reviews

Bayawan, the Precious Dolan Muqam

Douglas Sanders April 23, 2024 No Comments Dolan MuqamMekit Dolan Muqam GroupmuqamUyghur musicworld music

Mekit Dolan Muqam Group – Bayawan (Old Heaven Books & B10 Live, 2014) The Mekit Dolan Muqam Group presents a distinctive manifestation of Muqam music…

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Ukulele MJ - Lost World screen shot from the video. The artist playing ukulele in front of an aquarium.
Music videos Single reviews

Ukulele MJ ‘s Optimistic Uke Sounds

Tom Orr April 23, 2024 No Comments ukuleleUkulele MJworld music

The Netherlands’ Ukulele MJ skillfully demonstrates the emotive range of her chosen instrument with “Lost World,” a grand mosaic of strummed and picked sounds that…

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Port Fairy Folk Festival 2024 poster. It shows a seabird flying near the coast.
Concert reviews

Octogenarians on fire at Port Fairy

Tony Hillier April 22, 2024 No Comments American folk musicAustralian folk musicDaoiri FarrellEnglish Folk musicGraham NashJudy CollinsKatherine PriddyNigel WearnePort Fairy Folk FestivalRalph McTell

Having performed at Port Fairy Folk Festival on four occasions (once with Snake Gully and thrice with Kamerunga), Tony Hillier returned to Australia’s premier roots…

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