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    American Folk Song Favorites, Reimagined With A Norwegian Lens

    Aasmund Nordstoga og Åsmund Reistad – Tom Duley og andre viser (Lydpressa, 2023) Aasmund Nordstoga (born 1964) and Åsmund Reistad (born 1969) are a Norwegian…

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  • Album reviews

    Ancient Future Honors Musical Lineage on Purple Spirits

    Ancient Future — Purple Spirits (Tributes to Musical Giants) (Ancient-Future.Com Records, 2026) On Purple Spirits, Ancient Future has gathered multifaceted and imaginative tributes to artists…

    Angel Romero May 23, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo Launch Exhuberant New Album Historia

    Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo – Historia (Cooking Vinyl, 2026) Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo will release Historia on May 29, 2026. Led by the…

    Iliana Cabrera May 22, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Naragonia Quartet’s Nehalennia Evoke Village Halls and Coastal Air

    Naragonia Quartet – Nehalennia (Trad Records, 2025) Naragonia Quartet’s Nehalennia is a finely constructed chamber-folk album with a strong sense of memory and motion. Named…

    Madison Quinn May 20, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Seu Jorge Revisits Brazil’s Musical Soul With Majestic Precision

    Seu Jorge – The Other Side (Amor in Sound, 2026) Sixteen years after its inception, Seu Jorge presents The Other Side as an invitation into…

    Angel Romero May 19, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Jackson Hollow A Lovely Day cover artwork. A color photo of the band.
    Music videos

    Jackson Hollow Contemplates Everyday Moments with “A Lovely Day”

    World Music Central News Room May 24, 2026 No Comments
  • Nita black and white photo. Looking at herself through a mirror.
    Music videos

    Nita Introduces Magma With New Single “Milagro 18:08”

    World Music Central News Room May 22, 2026 No Comments
  • The Rabbit Council - Caught Between cover artwork. An image of a coral reef from underwater.
    Music videos

    The Rabbit Council Brings “Caught Between” To Get It Played

    World Music Central News Room May 21, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Tommy Emmanuel Dont Let Your Deal Go Down cover artwork. A green blue design with bare tree branches and the single's credits.
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    Bryan Sutton and Tommy Emmanuel Revisit “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down”

    World Music Central News Room May 20, 2026 No Comments
  • Cocanha - Photo by Amic Bedel. The two artists holding their musical instruments.
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    Cocanha Push Occitan Folk Into New Territory with “Flame Folclòre”

    World Music Central News Room May 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Berima Amo Yaba cover artwork. A yellow-brown cover of Berima and his band in the studio
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    Berima Amo Revisits Highlife Traditions on New Single “Yaba (We Are Here)”

    World Music Central News Room May 14, 2026 No Comments

New CDs and digital releases

Vinicius Cantuária Recorded Live at Skirball Cultural Center

Angel Romero October 1, 2003

Santa Mónica, California, USA – Brazilian singer and guitarist Vinicius Cantuária has made a live recording for Kufala Records titled Live: Skirball Center 8/7/03. The…

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Awards

Pankaj Udhas to be honored at the Bollywood Music Awards

Angel Romero October 1, 2003

New York, USA – Pankaj Udhas, known as The velvet voice of India, is a Ghazal Icon. He will be felicitated with the “The Special…

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General News

Carlos Núñez\’s latest CD released by R2 in Canada

Angel Romero October 1, 2003

Toronto, Canada – R2 Records of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has announced an agreement with Sony Music (France) to distribute the latest album by  Carlos Núñez. …

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New CDs and digital releases

Jibaro Hasta el Hueso, Mountain Music of Puerto Rico

Angel Romero September 30, 2003

Washington DC, USA -Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico by Ecos de Borinquen. The record features a…

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Concert reviews

Remember Shakti

Angel Romero September 29, 2003

Remember Shakti (UK/India) Moore Theatre Seattle, WA September 25, 2003 I know that I am out of sync with the world when I find myself…

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New Releases

Oumou Sangare’s New Recording

Angel Romero September 29, 2003

London, England – Malian singer Oumou Sangare has a new album out titled Oumou, released September 29, on the World Circuit label. Oumou Sangare is…

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Concert reviews

Compay Segundo’s Boys

Angel Romero September 28, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) – Los Muchachos de Compay Segundo (Compay Segundo’s Boys) made a successful comeback to international stages at the Terre di Confine…

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Tour Announcements

Pablo Milanes: Up Coming Tour of Spain

Angel Romero September 28, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Madrid, Spain – Cuban singer and composer Pablo Milanes will give a concert this Saturday in Tenerife, Spain, as part of…

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New CDs and digital releases

The Alan Lomax Collection Announces two upcoming releases in celebration of "The Year of The Blues"

Angel Romero September 28, 2003

New York, USA – The highly anticipated The Blues film series premieres today on PBS. Spearheaded by acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese, the series is…

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New Books

Pucko Poetry

Angel Romero September 28, 2003

London, England – Akira Press Publications Limited has published a book of Jamaican dub poetry by Faada Johnson titled Pucko Poetry (ISBN: 0947638555). The poems…

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