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    Americana and Bluegrass Drive Della Mae’s Magic Accident

    Della Mae – Magic Accident (Compass Records, 2026) Della Mae returns with Magic Accident, the band’s first full-length album since 2021’s Family Reunion. The release…

    Angel Romero February 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Johan Tobias Bergstrom Returns With Jazz-Folk Crossover Album Stella

    Johan Tobias Bergstrom – Stella (Losen Records, 2026) Norwegian guitarist Johan Tobias Bergstrom presents his second album, Stella. Bergstrom is known for a delightful Django…

    Madison Quinn February 21, 2026 No Comments
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    Pipa Power Meets Orchestra: Gao Hong’s Symphony Of Self

    Gao Hong – Symphony Of Self (Naxos World, 2026) Pipa performer and composer Gao Hong’s Symphony Of Self is a symphonic project featuring the Royal…

    Madison Quinn February 20, 2026 No Comments
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    Suonno D’Ajere Go Electric On Live In Quartet EP

    Suonno D’Ajere – Live In Quartet (Agualoca Records, 2026) Neapolitan trio Suonno D’Ajere has released a new seven-track live EP, Live In Quartet. The project…

    Iliana Cabrera February 19, 2026 No Comments
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    Kazayak Dört Köseli Documents Gagauz Village Songs

    Sevda Ensemble of Cazaclia Village – Kazayak Dört Köseli: Gagauz Songs from Moldova (Antonovka Records, 2025) Antonovka Records released Kazayak Dört Köseli: Gagauz Songs From…

    Tyler Bennet February 18, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Amanda Cook - Odd One Out cover artwork. A misty green forest.
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    Amanda Cook’s New Single “Odd One Out”

    World Music Central News Room February 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Minna LaFortune African Women cover artwork. Illustrations ofAfrican women walking, dancing, listening to music over a Jamaican flag set of colors.
    Music videos Single reviews

    A Key Demographic

    Tom Orr February 21, 2026 No Comments
  • Uccio Vive by Elettro Mascarimirì cover artwork. A yellow cover with an illustration of a man.
    Music videos

    Uccio Lives: Pizzica Meets Synths In [EM]’s New Single

    World Music Central News Room February 20, 2026 No Comments
  • Yeko Maliba cover artwork. A photo of the band in the studio with a blue filter.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Africa Axed

    Tom Orr February 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Elif Sanchez - Ayrılıq cover artwork. Elif wearing a red dress.
    Music videos

    Elif Sanchez Shares New “Ayrılıq” Video

    World Music Central News Room February 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Arnaldo Prete Iroko cover artwork. An illustration of a leafless blue tree over a red background.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Belgian Channels Brazil

    Tom Orr February 17, 2026 No Comments

Events

GlobalFEST: New World Music Festival to Host Sixteen Acts on January 10, 2004

Angel Romero November 24, 2003

New York, USA – GlobalFEST is a one-night festival modeled after other popular music industry events that draw in players from the Performing Arts industry…

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New Releases

Discovery Sound Releases New CD with Chinese Music Samples

admin November 23, 2003

Japan – The Legend of China is a set of 2 discs, CD-ROM (387 files) and Audio CD (339 phrases), corresponding to ACID & REX2…

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Album reviews

Navajo-Dine Songs

Angel Romero November 23, 2003

Delphine Tsinajinnie Mother’s Word (Canyon Records) Multi-talented Delphine Tsinajinnie (pronounced sin-a-jinee) is a descendent of the traditional Blessingway and Nightway medicine men of the Nihookáá’…

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Articles

Richard Egües: Arguments about an Exceptional Flautist

Angel Romero November 23, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha – Insider Music) The first argument supporting Richard Egües’s category as a paradigm of the interpretation of his instrument in Cuban…

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New CDs and digital releases

The Rosette Guitar Duo – Portage to Tunnel Mountain

Angel Romero November 22, 2003

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – The Rosette Guitar Duo has composed and recorded a full-length compact disc entitled Portage to Tunnel Mountain, which was released in…

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New CDs and digital releases

Rashid Khan’s Voice of India

Angel Romero November 21, 2003

Great Britain – Sense World Music has released Voice of India, the new recording by vocalist Rashid Khan. “There is now at least one person…

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Events

 Kin Za Za Featured in MusicBrigade’s World Music Video Channel

Angel Romero November 21, 2003

Ambient-World duo Kin Za Za has announced its selection as a featured act on MusicBrigade’s special World Music Video Channel, running back-to-back music videos from…

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Awards

Sixth Annual Native American Music Awards

Angel Romero November 21, 2003

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA – Robert Mirabal was named Artist of the Year at the The Sixth Annual Native American Music Awards. The event was…

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Events

Pablo Milanés to Sing against Violence in Santo Domingo

Angel Romero November 21, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Cuban singer Pablo Milanés will give a free concert in the Dominican Republic on November 22,…

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Album reviews

Score One For the Good Guys

Tom Orr November 20, 2003

Ensemble Kaboul Radio Kaboul(Accords Croises ACC 100, 2003) By the time the Taliban completely criminalized popular music by deciding it was an abomination before God,…

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