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    Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

    Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

    JGurski December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Raia’s Uádi Pours Desert Rains Over The Viola Campaniça

    Raia – Uádi (Lusitanian LUS058, 2025) Portuguese musician António “Tó-Zé” Bexiga recently released Uádi, the new album from his solo project Raia. The record highlights…

    Iliana Cabrera December 21, 2025 No Comments
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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments
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  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Persian Setar, Ambient Drama: Danial HM Teases New Single “Breath Of Eternity”

    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

One for the Road

Patricia Herlevi August 3, 2003 bluesHarry Manxworld fusionworld music

Harry Manx – Road Ragas (Salt Spring Island, Canada, 2003) I have found that there is little safety to be found from paint by number artists,…

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Obituaries

Bossa Nova Pioneer Dies at 73

Angel Romero August 3, 2003

Sao Paulo, Brazil – Guitarist and composer Paulo Mendes Pupo Nogueira, known artistically as Paulinho Nogueira, died in Sao Paulo this week. He was one…

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Events

Preparation for Benny Moré Festival in Progress

Angel Romero August 3, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Santa Isabel de las Lajas (Cienfuegos), Cuba.- With more than a hundred activities on the program, preparations for the Benny More…

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General News

World Music Charts Europe – August 2003     

Angel Romero August 2, 2003

Berlin, Germany – The top ten of 180 nominated world music records. 1    MARTINA            Last month:1     Africando …

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East Meets East, North Meets South

World Music Central News Room August 2, 2003 Indian classical musicK. Sridharworld music

K. Sridhar combines traditions from both sides of his family By Teed Rockwell, India Currents Magazine, April 2001 K. Sridhar has lived his musical life…

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Party On!

Patricia Herlevi August 1, 2003 KlezmerMaxwell Street Klezmer Band

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Old Roots New World (Shanachie, 2002) Hailing from Chicago and named after the infamous Maxwell Street, (an area compared to New…

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Awards

WOMEX Award 2003 Goes to Freemuse

Angel Romero July 31, 2003

Berlin, Germany – The 2003 WOMEX Award goes to the human rights organization FREEMUSE for its fight against music censorship. For the fifth time the…

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Awards

Bebo Valdes Receives Award Granted at San Sebastian Jazz Festival

Angel Romero July 31, 2003

San Sebastian, Spain – Pianist Bebo Valdés received the Donostia Award of Jazzaldia, at the 38 edition of San Sebastian Jazz Festival, classified by him…

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Events

Night of Latin Vibration and Emotion with Bebo and Chucho Valdés

Angel Romero July 31, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) San Sebastian, Spain – Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés, his son Chucho, and the band “Irakere”, along with Spanish Flamenco singer Diego…

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Articles

A Place to Remember

Angel Romero July 31, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Located on the busy Central Havana Galiano Street, Casa de la Música is celebrating its first anniversary in…

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