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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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

Interviews

Emmanuel Riley – Pan Tuner and Renowned Pan Soloist

admin April 12, 2004

An April Spring Saturday in Brooklyn, New York, heralded the first-time visit of Emmanuel ‘Corbeau Jack’ Riley – steel pan soloist extraordinaire and, master pan…

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Album reviews

The Agenda for Century 21

admin April 12, 2004

agendaC21.com is the home of desperado rockers The Used Johnnys. Being sickened and horrified about the situation in Iraq, the group banded together around a…

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New CDs and digital releases

Viento de Agua Unplugged: Materia Prima

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

Washington DC, USA – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released recently Viento de Agua Unplugged: Materia Prima, a back-to-basics recording of Afro-Puerto Rican bomba and plena roots…

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General News

Bush Could Invade Cuba to Get Reelected, Silvio Rodriguez States

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba –  If he found himself in a tight spot for his reelection, US President George W. Bush could invade…

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New CDs and digital releases

Good Times, the Argentine Sounds of Luis Jahn

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

Chicago,USA – Buenos Tiempos, Argentine singer Luis Jahn’s new CD on Del Sur Music, is a follow up to the 2003 release of Compromiso. A…

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General News

CDstands.com Launches Its New Line Of Wooden CD Counter Displays.

admin April 12, 2004

Hamilton Square, New Jersey, USA – CDstands.com now offers a new line of hand-crafted, wooden counter displays designed to truly showcase merchandise in a retail…

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Tour Announcements

Oliver Mtukudzi on Tour

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

New York, USA – Making his fifth North American tour since his debut on the very last Africa Fête tour in 1999, Oliver Mtukudzi will…

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New Releases

Caetano Veloso Presents His First Album Sung Entirely in English

Angel Romero April 12, 2004

New York, USA – Caetano Veloso has released his first album sung entirely in English. A Foreign Sound (Nonesuch Records) reveals the diversity of American…

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New CDs and digital releases

Music Samples, Okinawan Tradition Is Now Available

admin April 11, 2004

Japan – The new collection of music samples, Okinawan Tradition, is now available from Discovery. This title has Battery format, which Discovery never had before.…

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Album reviews

DJ Nightshade’s Arafunk

Angel Romero April 11, 2004

Various Artists, mixed by DJ Nightshade AraFunk, The Sound of Arabia (E-Magine Entertainment, 2003) This is the latest E-Magine Entertainment  release in The Sound of…

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