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    Watchhouse Taps Into the Sacred: Rituals Finds Grace in the Act of Letting Go

    Watchhouse – Rituals (Tiptoe Tiger Music/Thirty Tigers, 2025) Watchhouse (Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz) offer a quiet invocation on their exquisite new album Rituals. This…

    Ryan Emmert May 30, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Nordic Lights in Persian Sky Bridges Traditions with Dazzling Dialog

    Constantinople & Benedicte Maurseth – Nordic Lights in Persian Sky (Glossa, 2025) In Nordic Lights in Persian Sky, Montreal-based ensemble Constantinople joins forces with Norwegian…

    Angel Romero May 29, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Mystic Rebels With a Cause: A Sacred Sound Journey

    Enten Hitti – Mistiche Ribelli (Lizard Records, 2025) Mistiche Ribelli (mystic rebels) is the latest musical project from Pierangelo Pandiscia and Gino Ape, performed by…

    Angel Romero May 28, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Island Suite Symphony: Tanya Ekanayaka’s “Piano Isles” Maps New Terrain

    Tanya Ekanayaka – Piano Isles (Naxos Records, 2025) Outstanding Sri Lankan composer and pianist Dr. Tanya Ekanayaka explores uncharted musical ground with Piano Isles, a…

    Tyler Bennet May 27, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Brass Meets Class: The Devil Rides Again Is No One-Hit Wünderkind

    Adrian Raso featuring Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again (Asphalt Tango Records, 2025) More than a decade after Devil’s Tale took the European World…

    Angel Romero May 26, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • Fabrizio Piepoli - Photo by Alessio Caroli
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    Blues on a Saint’s Wavelength: Fabrizio Piepoli Channels St. Nicholas in a Mediterranean Hymn

    World Music Central News Room May 28, 2025 No Comments
  • The single cover features Angelo Rascool in a cream pinstripe suit and red tie, seated with hands pressed in a prayer gesture. He's wearing dark sunglasses and rings. Set against a geometric backdrop under clear blue skies.
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    Still a Clear and Present Danger

    Tom Orr May 27, 2025 No Comments
  • The cover for Followin’ You by East Nash Grass features a pastoral landscape with rolling hills, patchwork fields, and two tall, tree-like forms flanking a winding path. In the foreground, a simple white silhouette of a couple walks hand in hand. The title sits above in bold red and teal text, framed by retro border lines.
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    Grass Roots, Bold Routes: East Nash Grass Follows Instincts with New Single

    World Music Central News Room May 26, 2025 No Comments
  • The album cover for Dubcall – Everyday Blues features a watercolor-style illustration of a masked figure in a jester-like hat playing a stringed instrument. The background is split into dark and purple tones. The title “Dubcall” appears prominently at the top in serif type, while “everyday blues” is placed at the bottom in lowercase yellow font. A subtitle reads: "The Dubinvestigator presents: heavyweight dub and instrumentals 2008–2011."
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    Dub Us This Day

    Tom Orr May 25, 2025 No Comments
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The Rough Guide to the Music of the Balkans

Angel Romero February 20, 2003

San Francisco, USA – The Rough Guide to the Music of the Balkans spans the complete range of Balkan folk. This new addition to the…

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Iraqi Luminary Kazem Al Sahir Brings Love Songs to America

World Music Central News Room February 19, 2003 Arabic musicKazem Al Sahir

Los Angeles, USA – Iraqi singer Kazem Al Sahir will be touring the United States accompanied by a stunning 15-piece Middle Eastern orchestra. The tour…

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Gigi Remixed

Angel Romero February 16, 2003 EthiopiaEthiopian musicGigi

Bloomington, USA – Producer Bill Laswell has reconstructed Gigi’s debut album for Palm Pictures. Illuminated Audio is an ambient remix by dub master Bill Laswell.…

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Bob Marley’s Greatest Hits At Studio One

admin February 16, 2003

Boston, USA – On March 11, Heartbeat Records will release a collection of recordings by Bob Marley and The Wailers, recorded at Studio One. This…

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Musical Traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean

Angel Romero February 7, 2003

Thessaloniki, Greece – On Saturday February the 15th 2003 the Eastern Music Ensemble of the National Lebanese Conservatory and the Takht Ensemble of the Institute…

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The Rough Guide To Highlife

Angel Romero February 1, 2003

Kentfield, USA – World Music Network has released The Rough Guide To Highlife (World Music Network RGNET1102CD). Highlife music conjures up images of African nightclubs,…

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Love Songs Of The World

Angel Romero January 31, 2003

London, England – ARC Music has put together a compilation of international love songs for Valentine’s Day. Love Songs Of The World (ARC EUCD1699) features…

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Tremendo Vacilón Cuban music and Dance Film

Angel Romero January 29, 2003

San Francisco, USA – “Tremendo Vacilon” is the title of a new film dedicated to the eclectic panorama of music and dance in Cuba today.…

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Album reviews

Yair Dalal Releases Asmar

Angel Romero January 27, 2003

Yair Dalal Asmar (MagdaMGD039, 2002) Yair Dalal is one of the top instrumentalists in Israel. He is a master of the ud and violin. On…

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Number of Rap Groups in Cuba Increases

Angel Romero January 26, 2003

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba- Today there are more than a thousand rap groups in Cuba, 200 out of which are in the capital.  Hermanos Saiz…

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