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    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…

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    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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    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…

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    Frederico7 Builds a Brazil Beyond Borders on ‘Brasileirôu’

    Frederico7 – Brasileirôu (Lion’s Lair Records, 2026) On Brasileirôu, Frederico7 treats Brazil as an inner geography. On its 12 songs, the Brazilian-born songwriter brings together…

    Angel Romero August 19, 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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Rhiannon Giddens Revisits Elizabeth Cotten’s “Freight Train”

    World Music Central News Room August 13, 2026 No Comments

Obituaries

Scottish Fiddle Legend Johnny Cunningham Dies at 46

Angel Romero December 16, 2003 Celtic musicfiddleJohnny Cunningham

New York, NY – Several sources confirmed today that the great Scottish fiddler, Johnny Cunningham, passed away on the evening of December 15th 2003. He…

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Touch of MacMaster’s Hand

Angel Romero December 15, 2003 Cape BretonCeltic musicfiddleNatalie MacMaster

Natalie MacMaster Blueprint (Rounder Records, 2003)> Two tunes on Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster’s latest recording, Blueprint succinctly describe the power behind the 30-year old…

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Vinicius Cantuária’s Live Album

Angel Romero December 15, 2003

Vinicius Cantuária Live – Skirball Cultural Center 8/7/03 (Kufala Recordings Kuf 0043, 2003) Brazil is a gold mine for musical talent. Every year new Brazilian…

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Feathered friends

Angel Romero December 13, 2003

Mary Youngblood Beneath the Raven Moon (Silver Wave Records) Mother of four children, Aleut and Seminole Indian, award winning flautist Mary Youngblood offers us her…

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Album reviews

Marimbas and Flamenco Mestizo Sounds

Angel Romero December 12, 2003

Ayatana Ayatana (Ventilador Music CDA 035, 2003) The Ventilador label has become Barcelona’s essential label for new world music talent. Ayatana is an unusual group…

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Out of Africa

Angel Romero December 12, 2003

Abyssinia Infinite, featuring Gigi Zion Roots (Network Medien, 2003) Ethiopia’s ‘gift from God,’ better known as Gigi has returned with a sensational homage to traditional…

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General News

Cuban Los Jubilados, an Attraction in Bahia

Angel Romero December 12, 2003

(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Salvador, Brazil – “No musician retires,” stated Cuban artist Juan Gualberto ‘Bebeto’ Ferrer, one of the founders of Los Jubilados, a band shaping…

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Concert reviews

Silvio Rodríguez Sings in Caracas for the Bolivarian Revolution

Angel Romero December 11, 2003

(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Caracas, Venezuela – Cuban singer songwriter Silvio Rodríguez performed last weekend in Caracas, in a concert in support of the Bolivarian Revolution led…

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General News

Cuban Musicians Mourn Pianist Rubén González

Angel Romero December 11, 2003

(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban musicians are again mourning after the death of pianist Rubén González, one of the most famous members of the…

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General News

Matthew Zachary Launches Musicforcancer.com

admin December 11, 2003

New York, NY. Matthew Zachary, 29, is a recording artist and brain cancer survivor whose recovery has motivated thousands worldwide. His two albums of acoustic…

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