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    Kasbah Rockers And Amin Wayne Honor Fumban On Aouana Foumban

    Kasbah Rockers feat. Amin Wayne – Aouana Foumban (Barraka El Farnatshi Prod., 2026) Kasbah Rockers and Amin Wayne’s 2026 project is a six-track mini album…

    Madison Quinn June 30, 2026 No Comments
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    Ana Brenes’ Personal Account of change, growth, and lived experience on Mientras Camino

    Ana Brenes – Mientras camino (Segell Microscopi, 2026) Ana Brenes’ Mientras Camino (As I Walk) presents a continuous flamenco work centered on life’s stages, from…

    Iliana Cabrera June 28, 2026 No Comments
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    Live Album Documents Serbian Folk Traditions in Vojvodina Village

    Various Artists – Made in Vojka: Serbian Songs (Antonovka Records, 2026) Made in Vojka: Serbian Songs presents the diverse Serbian folk traditions of Vojvodina, Serbia’s…

    JGurski June 27, 2026 No Comments
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    Taabolo Koura: A Malian Family Legacy in Full Bloom

    Mah Damba – Taabolo Koura (One World Records, 2026) On Taabolo Koura, Mah Damba reaffirms her place among Mali’s most treasured voices. This is a…

    Madison Quinn June 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Lone Piñon Celebrates 10 Years of New Mexican Music with Fiery Hot Carne Seca

    Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (Jalopy Records, 2026) New Mexico ensemble Lone Piñon celebrated its 10th anniversary with the release of a superb album…

    Angel Romero June 25, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Rhiannon Giddens Hope is the Thing with Feathers cover artwork. The cover features a mixed-media portrait of Rhiannon Giddens rendered in a collage style, with layered patterns, stitched textures, and various colors. A colorful bird appears beside her against a richly detailed background of floral and geometric eleemnts. The album title, Hope Is The Thing With Feathers, appears along the bottom edge.
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    Rhiannon Giddens Shares “Carolina Rain” Video

    World Music Central News Room June 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Orquesta Failde Cumbia de los Amigos cover artwork. a photo of six band members, four men and two women smiling saluting each other.
    Music videos Single reviews

    What Friends Are For

    Tom Orr June 29, 2026 No Comments
  • A headshot of Sulaf wearing a traditional white outfit.
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    Sulaf Unveils New Single ‘Shogi Ana’ Ahead of Debut Album Aba

    World Music Central News Room June 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Manzel Loomaa fanm cover artwork. Manzel with a megaphone filled with flowers.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Women in Solidarity

    Tom Orr June 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Robert Zielinski sitting outdoors, holding a violin, with a beautiful landscape in the background.
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    Robert Zielinski Celebrates the Beauty of Australia on ‘Minang Moon Lullaby’

    World Music Central News Room June 24, 2026 No Comments
  • The cover for Quiero features a collage-style scene in sepia and gray tones. A translucent woman sits beside a ghostly human figure. Above them, the title “QUIERO” appears in large gold lettering against a dark, star-filled background. Decorative elements—including a bee, cacti, a snake, and geometric designs—surround the position, while a textured strip resembling earth or woven fibers runs across the lower half.
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    Beyond Bolero

    Tom Orr June 23, 2026 No Comments

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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Concert reviews

Ellika Frisell and Solo Cissokho show

slb2 September 27, 2003

By Susan Budig Amazingly, I’ve found that I have something in common with Bill Gates. We both have been in the presence of great wealth.…

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Concert reviews

Hurdy-gurdy meets jazz

Angel Romero September 26, 2003

Trame (Gilles Chabenat & Alain Bonnin) Bethany Lutheran Church Seattle, WA September 24, 2003 A year ago, I didn’t even know what a hurdy-gurdy looked…

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Events

Wellstone World Music Day

slb2 September 26, 2003

Paul Wellstone, a US Senator from Minnesota, was killed nearly a year ago, along with his wife, daughter, and three of his campaign workers, when…

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New CDs and digital releases

The Chieftains Continue their Exploration of Americana

Angel Romero September 25, 2003 The Chieftains

The Chieftains’ latest album, Further Down The Old Plank Road (Victor/BMG), continues the groundbreaking collaboration between The Chieftains and some of country and bluegrass music’s…

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Album reviews

Doin’ the Hip-Hop Horah

Tom Orr September 25, 2003

Solomon and Socalled Hiphopkhasene (Piranha CDPIR1789, 2003) If it had been made strictly to milk laughs, this disc could have been a disaster rather than…

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Album reviews

Songs of Freedom

Patricia Herlevi September 24, 2003 Afghan musicKabul Workshop

Kabul Workshop – Trigana (Tinder Records, 2002) Imperialism in all its guises and current world politicking have created a new diaspora with many of the…

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Tour Announcements

Mísia, New Fado CD and German Tour

Angel Romero September 23, 2003

Germany – Fado singer Mísia has recorded a new album titled Canto. The album will be in stores  October 10th. To promote the album, Mísia…

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Album reviews

More Fun in the Desert

Patricia Herlevi September 23, 2003 African musicJustin Adams

Justin Adams – Desert Road (World Village, 2002) During the Victorian era many French and English adventure seekers headed to Imperialist Africa to escape Victorian…

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General News

EMI Group plc Entering into non-exclusive Discussions with AOL Time Warner Inc

Angel Romero September 22, 2003

London, England – In view of speculation in the weekend press, EMI Group plc announced today that it has now entered non-exclusive discussions with AOL…

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  • Rhiannon Giddens Shares “Carolina Rain” Video
  • Kasbah Rockers And Amin Wayne Honor Fumban On Aouana Foumban
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