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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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    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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    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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    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.
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    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.
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    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

Album reviews

What Could’ve Been

Tom Orr September 12, 2003

Polo Montanez Guitarra Mía (Evolver EVL2017-2, 2003) Originally put out by the French label Lusafrica in 2002, this is a sparkling, joyous disc that nonetheless…

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General News

CDstands.com Goes Vertical With CD Display Boxes That Attach To A Store’s Cash Register Or Wall.

admin September 12, 2003

Mailton, New Jersey – CDstands.com is rolling out its new line of CD / DVD Pocket Boxes. The Pocket Box can go just about anywhere.…

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Events

Folk Alliance Early Bird Registration Ends October 1

Angel Romero September 12, 2003

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA – The 16th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference will take place in San Diego February 2003. The organization’s executive director, Phyllis…

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Tour Announcements

Young Flamencos Tour North America

Angel Romero September 10, 2003

Granada, Spain – Spanish flamenco ensemble Taller de Compás will be touring North America for the first time in September of 2003.  The band will…

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Youssou N’Dour and Nothembi at Closing Concert of World Music Festival: Chicago 2003

Angel Romero September 10, 2003

Chicago, USA – Internationally-acclaimed vocalist Youssou N’Dour from Senegal and award-winning musician Nothembi from South Africa are featured in the double-bill closing concert for World…

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Berlin Presents New Perspectives from India

Angel Romero September 9, 2003

Berlin, Germany – From 19 September to 16 November 2003,body.city – New Perspectives from India presents, for the first time in Germany, a comprehensive overview…

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General News

New World Music Venue in New York

Angel Romero September 9, 2003 Satallaworld music

New York, USA – New York city has a new venue for world music. Satalla is located at 37 West 26th Street (between Broadway &…

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Events

Worldvoice 2003

Angel Romero September 8, 2003

London, England – A series of concerts centeted on international choral music, under the name of Worldvoice 2003, will take place at London’s Queen Elizabeth…

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Album reviews

Rocky Mountain high

Patricia Herlevi September 8, 2003 Native American musicR. Carlos Nakaiworld music

R. Carlos Nakai – Sanctuary (Canyon Records, 2003) There are many among us who can say that Navajo-Ute flautist R. Carlos Nakai is the first Native…

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Album reviews

Aztec Reggae

Patricia Herlevi September 7, 2003 ReggaeVick Silvaworld music

Vick Silva – Roots Man Dance (Rhombus Records) Los Angeles based Chicano musician-producer Vick Silva offers 11 tracks of Aztec-influenced reggae on Roots Man Dance. The…

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