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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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Featured News

  • 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
  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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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

General News

Tunisian World Music Festival Seeks Island Music

Angel Romero July 10, 2003

Tunis, Tunisia – Founoun Online Company is seeking island music for the second edition of Isles Music Festival – Djerba. The festival runs from the…

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Album reviews

Bhattacharya Plus Brozman Equals Guitar Greatness

Tom Orr July 10, 2003

Debashish Bhattacharya and Bob Brozman Mahima (Riverboat Records/World Music Network TUGCD1029) American acoustic guitarist Bob Brozman certainly has a knack for wonderfully unique collaborations. I’m…

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Cuban Musician Compay Segundo Seriously Ill

Angel Romero July 9, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban musician Compay Segundo, who became a worldwide celebrity in his 90s, is now seriously ill, the office…

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General News

Sierra Maestra US Tour Cancelled, FBI Fails to Process Background Check

Angel Romero July 9, 2003

Kentfield, California, USA – Sasa Music and Ritmo Artists announced today that the planned US performance dates for the traditional Cuban music group Sierra Maestra…

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Events

Festival Músicas do Mundo in Sines, Portugal

Angel Romero July 9, 2003

Sines, Portugal – The 5th edition of Festival Músicas do Mundo (World Music Festival) 2003, will take place in Sines’ Castle (Portugal) July 24-26. The…

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Album reviews

Rough Guide To Scottish Music CD Review

Paul Donnelly July 9, 2003

Various Artists The Rough Guide To Scottish Music (World Music Network RGNET 1110, 2003) In the booklet that comes with this CD it says that…

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Articles

Listening to the Arab World Online

TJ Nelson July 8, 2003

Written by L.A. Heberlein For much of the past year, while researching The Rough Guide to Internet Radio, I listened for hours every day to…

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New CDs

Quetzal Presents Worksongs, Produced by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin

Angel Romero July 8, 2003 Los LobosQuetzal

Los Angeles, USA – Quetzal, the groundbreaking band stemming from the barrios of Los Angeles, is set for its worldwide release today, July 8th, titled…

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Tour Announcements

New Oliver Mtukudzi CD and Tour

Angel Romero July 8, 2003

New York, USA – One of the finest acts from Zimbabwe will be touring North America to present The Oliver Mtukudzi Collection – The Tuku…

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Events

Floydfest: World Music Festival in Virginia

Angel Romero July 7, 2003 Floydfest

Floyd, Virginia, USA – The second annual Floydfest … Outta This World Music Festival, is set for Aug. 15-17 at a magnificent 80-acre site off…

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