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    Greg Copeland’s Stark Songwriting on Empire State

    Greg Copeland – Empire State (Franklin & Highland Recordings/Hemifrån/Paraply Records, 2024) On Empire State, Greg Copeland weaves understated melodies with unflinching lyricism to examine difficult…

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  • Album reviews

    Femi Kuti’s Next Act: Journey Through Life Balances Protest With Personal Insight

    Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life (Partisan Records, 2025) On his 2025 album Journey Through Life, Nigerian Afrobeat stalwart Femi Kuti turns inward, pairing his…

    Tyler Bennet June 6, 2025 No Comments
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    Pipe Drone Zone: Brìghde Chaimbeul Returns With Sunwise

    Brìghde Chaimbeul – Sunwise (tak:til / Glitterbeat, 2025) Scottish small pipes innovator Brìghde Chaimbeul will release her third album, Sunwise, on June 27, 2025, via…

    Angel Romero June 5, 2025 No Comments
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    Up and Up: Susan Anders Soars with Now I’m a Kite

    Susan Anders – Now I’m a Kite (Zanna Discs, 2025) American singer-songwriter Susan Anders returns with Now I’m a Kite, a new collection of introspective,…

    Ryan Emmert June 4, 2025 No Comments
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    Pointing True North: Folkatomik Charts a Global Course with “Polaris”

    Folkatomik – Polaris (Italysona, 2022) Folkatomik’s debut album, Polaris, is rooted in the traditional music of Southern Italy. At the same time, they weave in…

    Iliana Cabrera June 3, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • The album cover for Tchapalo by Yakou Nguessan features a living room scene adorned with traditional African art and percussion instruments. The artist is pictured smiling in the lower left corner, holding drumsticks. The track list, written in a handwritten-style font, includes collaborations with various musicians.
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    Have a Sip

    Tom Orr June 7, 2025 No Comments
  • The single cover for Scallywags by Dàna features a hand-drawn style. It depicts a wine or beer bottle labeled “Dàna” flanked by two glasses, with beer taps on the left, one marked with a shamrock, the other with a star. Set against a textured beige background.
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    Dàna’s New Single Makes Mischief with “Scallywags”

    World Music Central News Room June 6, 2025 No Comments
  • The cover for Goodbye to the Blues by Gena Britt features a solitary figure walking down a dimly lit city street at night, bathed in moody blue tones.
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    Bluegrass Gets the Blues

    World Music Central News Room June 4, 2025 No Comments
  • The album cover for Better Angels by BOP (harvey) features an abstract painting of five colorful figures playing instruments. Set against a swirling backdrop of electric blue, fiery red, and golden yellow, the figures mix angelic and devilish traits—some with halos, others with horns. The band name and album title appear in yellow text.
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    Troubling Times Recalled

    Tom Orr May 31, 2025 No Comments
  • The single cover for Atlantic Schottis by Anemara features a sailboat cutting across rolling blue waves, backlit by a large, textured yellow sun. The design is framed in blue with typewriter-style text: "atlantic schottis" at the top and "ANEMARA" at the bottom right.
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    Wind Songs and Sea Strings: Anemara Debuts with “Atlantic Schottis”

    World Music Central News Room May 30, 2025 No Comments
  • The single cover for Canto de Iemanjá by Quarteto Geral features an abstract design with soft, layered brushstrokes in blue, gray, and hints of yellow. A bold red horizontal stripe cuts across the composition. The group's name is elegantly set in black serif font in the upper right, while the title appears below in all caps.
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    An Earthly Divine Tribute

    Tom Orr May 29, 2025 No Comments
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General News

Traditional Music Encounter in Mexico

Angel Romero March 1, 2003

Mexico City, Mexico – A traditional music festival set for the first week of March 2003 offers an opportunity to learn about Mexican music, in…

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Obituaries

Luthier Andrew William Whale Dies at 47

Angel Romero February 28, 2003

England – Luthier Andrew William Whale died February 28th, after struggling for a year with the Gerson therapy to overcome melanoma. He was exceptionally talented…

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General News

Rubén Blades Wins the World Music Grammy

Angel Romero February 26, 2003

Los Angeles, USA – Panamanian musician Rubén Blades won the Best World Music Album award for his recording Mundo, which combines Latin music with plentiful…

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Book Reviews

Queen of the Gypsies: The Life and Legend of Carmen Amaya, by Paco Sevilla.

World Music Central News Room February 26, 2003

Queen of the Gypsies: The Life and Legend of Carmen Amaya This is a substantial work on the life and times of the mythic Gypsy…

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Book Reviews

The Rough Guide to World Music

Angel Romero February 26, 2003

The Rough Guide to World Music is a 700-page book on just about every strand of global popular music. The guide consists of thirteen chapters,…

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Book Reviews

MusicHound World

Angel Romero February 26, 2003

MusicHound World is a first buyer’s guide to world music. It includes a mix of familiar and not-so-familiar names and sounds, featured musicians span the…

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Book Reviews

The Rough Guide to World Music, Volume 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific

William Bain February 26, 2003

The Rough Guide to World Music, Volume 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific (published August 2000 by Rough Guided Ltd., and…

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Book Reviews

Roots Knotty Roots, The Collector’s Guide to Jamaican Music

Angel Romero February 26, 2003

The Most Comprehensive Discography of Jamaican Records Ever Published. Roots Knotty Roots, The Collector’s Guide to Jamaican Music is Compiled & Edited by Michael Turner &…

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Book Reviews

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, The United States and Canada, Volume 3

Angel Romero February 26, 2003

The United States and Canada, Volume 3, is the latest volume published by Garland as part of The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. This impressive…

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Book Reviews

The Rough Guide to Irish Music

Angel Romero February 26, 2003

The Rough Guide to Irish Music is a thick 560 page, pocket-sized book. Written by Geoff Wallis and Sue Wilson, it has a brief introduction…

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