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    Shtoltse Lider Honors Yiddish Modernist Anna Margolin on Queen of Word

    Shtoltse Lider – Queen of Word – A Tribute to Anna Margolin (Kakafon, 2026) The Swedish group Shtoltse Lider pays tribute to Yiddish poet Anna…

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  • Album reviews

    Guachinangos Amalgamate Son Jarocho, Cumbia and Champeta on Debut Album

    Guachinangos – Vol. 1 (Jalopy Records, 2026) New York seven-piece Guachinangos (the red snappers) released its debut album, Vol. 1, earlier this year. The ensemble…

    Angel Romero August 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Juan Saiz Reconnects With Cantabrian Tradition on Tañedor

    Juan Saiz — Tañedor (self-released, 2026) Spanish musician Juan Saiz has released Tañedor, a new album that explores the traditional music of Cantabria (northern Spain)…

    Angel Romero August 24, 2026 No Comments
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    Unfettered Persian Excursion

    Never mind that classically trained Iranian singer Bahar Movahed is also an orthodontist whose practice is (perhaps handily) located in my current stomping ground of…

    Tom Orr August 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate Steps Forward as Bandleader on ‘Sobra Blues’

    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate – Sobra Dance (One World Records, 2026) Malian guitarist Gaoussou “Sobra” Kouyate takes the lead on Sobra Blues, an eight-track album produced…

    Tyler Bennet August 21, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Shy-Anne Hovorka — Raise My Fist cover artwork. A colorful illustrated cover showing a hand holding a black-and-white feather against a glowing sunset over water and rolling green hills. Ghostly figures appear in the golden sky, surrounded by flowers, trees, and exposed roots. The title “Raise My Fist” appears prominently above, with Shy-Anne Hovorka and Suckle Creek Drum Group & Friends credited below.
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    Shy-Anne Hovorka Unites More Than 30 Indigenous and Ally Artists on “Raise My Fist”

    World Music Central News Room August 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Black and white photo of Sheila Chandra with hands holding her head.
    Music videos

    Sheila Chandra Presents “Lament of McCrimmon / Song of the Banshee”

    World Music Central News Room August 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Shovel Dance Collective — Photo by Brad Gilbert. a set of three horizontal sepia photos of the band members.
    Music videos

    Shovel Dance Collective Announce ‘Everything in Readiness,’ Share First Single

    World Music Central News Room August 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Protoje standing outdoors. Behind him, a landscape of white mountains.
    Music videos

    Protoje and Stephen Marley Address Global Injustice in ‘1000 Lashes’ Video

    World Music Central News Room August 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Hanoun Brass Band From New Orleans to Palestine cover artwork
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    Second Line Levantine

    Tom Orr August 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Rhiannon Giddens Freight Train video cover artwork. An image of Giddens holding a banjo.
    Music videos

    Rhiannon Giddens Revisits Elizabeth Cotten’s “Freight Train”

    World Music Central News Room August 13, 2026 No Comments

New CDs and digital releases

Spanish Harlem Orchestra Presents a new CD, Across 110th Street

Angel Romero June 15, 2004

New York, USA – Latin music label Libertad Records released the Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s new CD, Across 110th Street. The second CD released by the…

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Album reviews

Pods and Ends

Tom Orr June 14, 2004

Afro Celt Sound System Pod (Real World 7243 597526 0 0, 2004) Afro Celt Sound System were and are trailblazers in the ethno-techno movement that…

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New CDs and digital releases

Brizzi do Brasil, Brazilian popular music meets avant garde and electronica

Angel Romero June 14, 2004

San Francisco, USA – As part of its Secret World series, Amiata Records has released an album by Italian musician Aldo Brizzi. Brizzi do Brasil…

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Tour Announcements

Dominican Afro-Roots band, Super Uba y su Conjunto Tours the U.S.A.

Angel Romero June 14, 2004

New York, USA – Dominican Bachata and Afro-Roots band, Super Uba y su Conjunto, perform throughout the U.S.A. this summer in celebration of their new…

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New CDs and digital releases

Pinecastle Records releases a tribute to The Beacon Brothers

Angel Romero June 13, 2004

Orlando, Florida, USA – Tim Graves and Daryl Mosley collaborate on Remembering the Beacon Brothers (Pinecastle PRC 1137). Tim Graves and Daryl Mosley have been…

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Events

Stern Grove Festival Announces 67th Season Of Free Summer Concerts

Angel Romero June 13, 2004

San Francisco, USA – Stern Grove Festival announced its 67th Season of 10 admission-free concerts that will take place every Sunday at  2:00 p.m. from…

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Obituaries

American Music Legend Ray Charles Passes Away

Angel Romero June 12, 2004

(PRWEB) – The word “genius” just might be the most overused term in the entire pop music genre. “Genius” was being used to describe Ray…

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Articles

In The Beginning with Rodin Rodino

slb2 June 12, 2004

by Susan Budig The man seems made for music, starting at the tender age of 5, Rodin Rodino, as he is now known, first performed…

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Events

Kiran Ahluwalia at the Detroit Festival of the Arts

Angel Romero June 10, 2004

Kiran Ahluwalia, who’s latest release Beyond Boundaries won the prestigious Canadian 2004 Juno Award for Best World Music Recording, will be appearing June 12th at…

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Album reviews

Paragons of Plena

Tom Orr June 9, 2004

Plena Libre Estamos Gozando! (Times Square Records TSQCD 9039, 2004) Ten years and as many albums down the line, Puerto Rico’s Plena Libre continue to…

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