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    Phoenyx Rekindles the Celtic Rock Fire: Keepers of the Flame Returns

    Phoenyx – Keepers of the Flame (Prometheus Music, 2025) Phoenyx was a pioneering Celtic rock band that was well known in the San Francisco Bay…

    Angel Romero December 7, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Shane Shanahan’s Audacity (Live) Rallies An All-Star Ensemble

    Shane Shanahan – Audacity (Live) (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Percussionist Shane Shanahan released Audacity (Live), a project that highlights his cross-cultural collaboration. These stem from…

    Madison Quinn December 6, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Djékady’s Innovative ‘Benkan’ Intersects Malian Heritage and American Roots

    Djékady – Benkan (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Benkan introduces Djékady, a superb six-piece ensemble co-led by Malian balafon maestro and singer Balla Kouyaté and American…

    Angel Romero December 5, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    From Ballparks To “Love Shack”: Antonio Andrade Drops Here We Go!

    Antonio Andrade – Here We Go! (Life Shakes Records, 2025) Antonio Andrade’s, Here We Go!, presents a covers collection developed during the shutdown months of…

    Ryan Emmert December 4, 2025 No Comments
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    Brazil Meets The World In Brasil Calling Volume 22

    Various Artists – Brasil Calling Volume 22 (2025) Brasil Calling Volume 22 highlights 15 tracks that weave Brazil’s regional traditions with contemporary collaborations across continents.…

    Angel Romero December 4, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Tuuletar - Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) single artwork. A rain-soaked, high-energy scene shows Tuuletar's four women in bright outdoor gear laughing and flinging water as they sit on a bench in the dark. Each holds a rope or playful prop.
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    Tuuletar feat. Joanna Słowińska Reveals Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) Single

    World Music Central News Room December 7, 2025 No Comments
  • The cover presents a steam locomotive enveloped in thick haze at a station platform, where a silhouetted rail worker stands near the engine. The scene leans on sepia tones. Blocky lettering spells out “Ashby Frank” above the larger title Mr. Engineer.
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    Ashby Frank Rolls Out A Bluesy Waltz: “Mr. Engineer” Gets A Fresh Trackside Stop

    World Music Central News Room December 5, 2025 No Comments
  • Dark spheres envelop Carolyn-Trowbridge. she holds bright pink mallets that cross in her hands.
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    Carolyn Trowbridge Unveils Hypnotic “Duchess Of Sheba”

    World Music Central News Room December 4, 2025 No Comments
  • A weathered man in a wide straw hat sits against a sun-bleached green wall while sipping coffee from a white cup. The title Latin Café 2.0 and the artist name “Malamañoso” appear in stylized lettering on the left.
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    Tasty Menu

    Tom Orr December 3, 2025 No Comments
  • Isla stands outdoors, smiling, before golden autumn foliage, holding a violin at her waist. Her light blouse contrasts with the leaves behind her. The name “Isla Ratcliff” appears in the upper corner, and the handwritten title Autumn Leaves (Autumn I) sits beneath the Polaroid-style frame.
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    Fiddle Meets Vivaldi In Isla Ratcliff’s Playful Autumn Leaves

    World Music Central News Room December 2, 2025 No Comments
  • A hazy landscape filled with drifting clouds in muted browns, grays, and blues. Four sun icons line up near the top, each slightly different in shape. A faint hint of red appears in the lower corner.
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    Gnoss Mark Eight-Year Milestone With New Track Bennybeg

    World Music Central News Room November 30, 2025 No Comments

General News

Newly Discovered Music by Bob Marley

TJ Nelson May 9, 2003

Jamaica – Family members of famed reggae singer Bob Marley have reportedly discovered a number of eight-track recordings by the late singer. The previously unheard…

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New CDs

New Recording by Serj Tankian & Arto Tunçboyaciyan

admin May 9, 2003

USA – Serart is a collaboration between System of a Down’s Serj Tankian and world class multi-instrumentalist Arto Tunçboyaciyan. Serart will be released by Serjical…

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Events

Cubadisco Returns to Pabexpo

Angel Romero May 9, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The most important event for the Cuban record industry returns to it former venue in Pabexpo, on the…

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Tour Announcements

Guem, Percussion Virtuoso on Tour with his New Album

Angel Romero May 9, 2003

Paris, France – Algerian, of Nigerian origin, Guem, is one of the major percussionists on the scene at the moment. The master of a multitude…

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Album reviews

Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble

Brian_Grosjean May 8, 2003

Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble Por Mi Camino (Piram) The sounds of nuevo flamenco in Europe and Latin America have created roots in the American Latin…

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General News

Tribute to Benny Moré at Manzanillo Bay

Angel Romero May 8, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – A statue dedicated to Benny Moré will be placed at the “malecón” (seawall) of Manzanillo city, facing the…

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Events

Cuban Country Music Festival and Contest

Angel Romero May 8, 2003

(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba- Havana’s Antonio Maria Romeu Province Music Center will celebrate the 5th Country Music Festival and, within it, the First Country Composition…

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New CDs

Bonga, New CD Kaxexe

Angel Romero May 8, 2003

Paris, France – Bonga’s new album Kaxexe was released in France at the end of April (distribution BMG). It was released a few days earlier…

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Concert reviews

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain

Angel Romero May 7, 2003

King Cat Theatre, Seattle, Washington–USA. May 3, 2003. When I saw the mostly Indian audience dressed in their finest saris and suits crowd into the…

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New CDs

Nakaira’s Mediterranean Travels

Angel Romero May 7, 2003

Sicily, Italy – Melthemi is the title of Nakaira’s new CD and it is also name of a Mediterranean wind. It enabled the first people…

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  • Flamenco Talent: Marina Heredia Closes New Territories 2025 Season In Madrid
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