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    Barn Sessions and Irish Tunes: Ishna Finds A Way Out

    Ishna – Slí Amach: Way Out (Ishna Music, 2025) Boston-based contemporary Irish folk band Ishna has released its superb debut album, Slí Amach: Way Out.…

    Angel Romero March 6, 2026 No Comments
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    My Treasured Land Turns Cabin Fever Into Celtic Folk Joy

    Counter’s Creek – My Treasured Land (OOB Records, 2025) Counter’s Creek’s dazzling new album, My Treasured Land, summarizes five years of life spent in London,…

    Angel Romero March 4, 2026 No Comments
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    Aoife Ní Bhriain & Cormac McCarthy Back to Irish Roots

    Aoife Ní Bhriain & Cormac McCarthy – Cosán Casta (self-released, 2025) Cosán Casta is an exquisite work that reimagines Irish traditional music through masterfully crafted…

    Angel Romero March 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Shane Shanahan Weaves Global, Jazz, Rock, and Minimalist Traditions on Audacity

    Shane Shanahan – Audacity (Live) (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) With Audacity (Live), virtuoso percussionist Shane Shanahan presents a striking document of global musical dialogue recorded…

    Tyler Bennet March 2, 2026 No Comments
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    Sweet Addis Goodbye: A Lost Ethiopian Classic Returns

    Mulukèn Mellèssè – Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band (Heavenly Sweetness, 2025) This is a long-awaited reissue of Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band, one…

    Angel Romero February 27, 2026 No Comments
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  • Una Lengua Infinita Chefchaouen cover artwork. A night time painting with deep brown and amber tones, with a hand-painted corner street light. A blue butterfly sits on the lamp.
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    Unifying Musically

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  • Junior Sisk - A Brand New Whippoorwill cover artwork. An illustration of a bird.
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    Junior Sisk Debuts A “Brand New Whippoorwill” for Springtime Bluegrass

    World Music Central News Room March 6, 2026 No Comments
  • jenny and the weasels the worker's song cover atwork. an abstract clorful painting of a humanoid figure crouching with hands toward the ground.
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    Getting Busy

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  • An earth-toned cover centers on a white, rounded arch that frames a series of nested, red-orange arches receding inward, creating a tunnel-like effect. At the focal point sits a small sunburst symbol. The background blends orange, rust, and green with a grainy, weathered finish. “Santo Domingo” appears handwritten at the top, while “Alborea” is scrawled across the bottom.
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    Alborea Takes Marchena For A Spin With “Santo Domingo”

    World Music Central News Room February 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood cover artwork. A red and black photo of Albright playing guitar.
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    Todd Albright Channels Pre-War Blues On New Slide Single

    World Music Central News Room February 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Yango Roots World of Competition cover artwork. An illustration of a lion's head with Jamaican flag colors.
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    Win or Lose

    Tom Orr February 26, 2026 No Comments

Album reviews

California Singing

Patricia Herlevi July 30, 2003 American folk musicDeborah Falconer

Deborah Falconer – Brave like me (Ravish, 2003) A life of singer-songwriter is a hard one. Any songwriter can come up with interesting chord progressions…

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General News

Rare Gift Goes to Storage

TJ Nelson July 30, 2003

Paris, France – Recently, the Musée de la Musique in Paris received a rare gift – Django Reinhardt’s last Selmer guitar – and promptly relegated…

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Call for Applications! Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX)

Angel Romero July 29, 2003

Los Angeles, USA – The Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX) is an international artists residency program that promotes cross-cultural dialogue and interdisciplinary exploration; develops rigorous…

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Disco d’Afrique

Angel Romero July 29, 2003

Kaleta Kaleta Jaa (Kaleta Music, 2003) West African rhythms mixed with thumping disco beats and lots of programming, sadly has become the latest trend. This…

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Tour Announcements

Sarod player Arnab Chakrabarty – USA 2003

Angel Romero July 29, 2003

USA- On the heels of the release of his debut Album Another Blue Moon, Indian classical sarod player Arnab Chakrabarty will be touring in the…

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Colombia Goes African

Tom Orr July 29, 2003

Batata y Su Rumba Palenquera Radio Bakongo (Network 24.127, 2003) About 300 years ago, a group of escaped African slaves barricaded themselves in a safe…

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Events

Lo Ferro National Flamenco Festival

Angel Romero July 29, 2003 Flamenco

Torre Pacheco, Murcia, Spain – The 24th edition of the flamenco song festival Festival Nacional de Cante Flamenco de Lo Ferro will take place August…

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Music on the Fringe

Angel Romero July 29, 2003

Maraca Longe(Indies Records, 2003) When I first moved to Seattle in the late 80’s I found myself hanging out in arty dives where I immersed…

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New CDs and digital releases

The return of Legendary Blues Artist, Chris “Uncle Gus” Gussa

Angel Romero July 29, 2003

Tucson, Arizona, USA – Roadcatz Records has announced the return of Legendary Blues Artist, Chris “Uncle Gus” Gussa With his new release, Turn up the…

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New CDs and digital releases

Martin Simpson’s Righteousness & Humidity

Angel Romero July 29, 2003

London, England – British fingerstyle guitar master, Martin Simpson, has recorded a new album titled Righteousness & Humidity. To be released in August 2003, this…

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