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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…

    Tyler Bennet May 24, 2026 No Comments
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    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.
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    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

Interviews

Sister Act – Les Nubians Take One Step Foward

Seth Jordan August 28, 2003

Celia and Helene Faussart are genuine multicultural amalgams. Daughters of a Cameroonian mother and a French father, they were raised both in France and in…

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New CDs and digital releases

French Band Ziline Presents New Recordings

Angel Romero August 28, 2003

Paris, France – French world music band has a new album available titled Ziline. The group’s official website ziline.com allows the listener to download and…

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Japan for Sale

Angel Romero August 28, 2003

Various Artists Japan for Sale, Volume 3 (Sony Music, 2003) The Japan for Sale series showcases various current music styles produced in Japan. Most of…

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A Reggae Great Gets His Due

Tom Orr August 27, 2003

Jackie Mittoo Champion In The Arena 1976-1977 (Blood and Fire BAFCD 042, 2003) Jackie Mittoo is hardly the first name that comes to mind when…

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British Tradition

Paul Donnelly August 27, 2003

Kate Rusby Underneath The Stars (Pure Records. PRcD012, 2003) British folk/traditional music doesn’t come much better than at the hands of Rusby and her crew…

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Tango Siempre’s Nocturno

TJ Nelson August 27, 2003

Tango Siempre Nocturno (ARC Music, 2003) Tango Siempre’s Nocturno, found on ARC Music, is ripe with all the sharp twists and turns and gentle caresses…

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Putumayo’s American Blues

Angel Romero August 26, 2003

New York, USA – Putumayo continues its series dedicated to blues music with American Blues. The United States Congress has designated 2003 as the Year…

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Box of the Blues

Angel Romero August 26, 2003 bluesworld music

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Box of the Blues brings together 60 of the best songs in the Rounder Records blues catalog, offering a highly entertaining…

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North Indian Hawaiian Guitarist Tours Malaysia

admin August 25, 2003

Jaywant Naidu, a North Indian music Hawaiian guitarist from Hyderabad, has returned from his visit to Malaysia. He was invited to the country by Penang…

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FFynnon’s Celtic Music From Wales

TJ Nelson August 25, 2003

FFynnon FFynnon, Celtic Music of Wales (Green Linnet GLCD1221, 2003) Somewhere in the mid 90s I became a traitor to my Celtic heritage – I…

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