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    My Treasured Land Turns Cabin Fever Into Celtic Folk Joy

    Counter’s Creek – My Treasured Land (OOB Records, 2025) Counter’s Creek’s dazzling new album, My Treasured Land, summarizes five years of life spent in London,…

    Angel Romero March 4, 2026 No Comments
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    Aoife Ní Bhriain & Cormac McCarthy Back to Irish Roots

    Aoife Ní Bhriain & Cormac McCarthy – Cosán Casta (self-released, 2025) Cosán Casta is an exquisite work that reimagines Irish traditional music through masterfully crafted…

    Angel Romero March 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Shane Shanahan Weaves Global, Jazz, Rock, and Minimalist Traditions on Audacity

    Shane Shanahan – Audacity (Live) (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) With Audacity (Live), virtuoso percussionist Shane Shanahan presents a striking document of global musical dialogue recorded…

    Tyler Bennet March 2, 2026 No Comments
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    Sweet Addis Goodbye: A Lost Ethiopian Classic Returns

    Mulukèn Mellèssè – Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band (Heavenly Sweetness, 2025) This is a long-awaited reissue of Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band, one…

    Angel Romero February 27, 2026 No Comments
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    Instrumental Tone Poems From The Black Mountains of Wales

    Peiriant – Plant (Recordiau NAWR Records, 2026) Welsh avant-folk duo Peiriant, Rose Linn-Pearl on violin, Dan Linn-Pearl on electric guitar, return with Plant. They present…

    Ryan Emmert February 27, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • jenny and the weasels the worker's song cover atwork. an abstract clorful painting of a humanoid figure crouching with hands toward the ground.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Getting Busy

    Tom Orr March 4, 2026 No Comments
  • An earth-toned cover centers on a white, rounded arch that frames a series of nested, red-orange arches receding inward, creating a tunnel-like effect. At the focal point sits a small sunburst symbol. The background blends orange, rust, and green with a grainy, weathered finish. “Santo Domingo” appears handwritten at the top, while “Alborea” is scrawled across the bottom.
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    Alborea Takes Marchena For A Spin With “Santo Domingo”

    World Music Central News Room February 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood cover artwork. A red and black photo of Albright playing guitar.
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    Todd Albright Channels Pre-War Blues On New Slide Single

    World Music Central News Room February 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Yango Roots World of Competition cover artwork. An illustration of a lion's head with Jamaican flag colors.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Win or Lose

    Tom Orr February 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Dlù Lumina cover artwork. An abstract cover split into two contrasting sections. The left side features a vertical band of marbled teal and white, with faint, blurred yellow lettering partially visible. The right side glows in orange, pink, and gold.
    Music videos

    Dlù’s Joyful Scottish-Funk Crossover Single ‘Lumina’

    World Music Central News Room February 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Jorge Aguilar y Sus Embelecos Eres Tú Mi Rosa cover artwork. an illustration of a colombian manseen from the back. He is wearing traditional clothe and a country hat , holding a drum on his shoulder. Pink and orange neon colors.
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    Colombia Meets Senegal

    Tom Orr February 24, 2026 No Comments

General News

International Songwriting Competition Is Now Accepting Online Entries

Angel Romero June 16, 2003

Medford, MA, USA – World music is one of the categories included in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Composers can now enter their song(s) online.…

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Tour Announcements

Stella Chiweshe’s International Tour

Angel Romero June 16, 2003

Los Angeles, USA – Stella Rambisai Chiweshe is starting an extensive tour in June that will take her to North America and Australia. Zimbabwe’s foremost…

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Events

The 26th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Angel Romero June 15, 2003

Vancouver, Canada – The Vancouver Folk Music Festival heads back to Jericho Beach Park for its 26th annual celebration of music, song and dance with…

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Events

The Jerusalem Festival – Songs of Freedom

Angel Romero June 15, 2003

East Jerusalem – The Jerusalem Festival – Songs of Freedom 2003, organized by Yabous Productions will take place throughout the period of 20th–29th of July…

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Tour Announcements

Sierra Maestra Summer Tour Dates

Angel Romero June 14, 2003

San Francisco, USA – One of Cuba’s most legendary bands, Sierra Maestra, will be touring the United States and Canada this summer for the first…

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Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music

admin June 14, 2003

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada – The 2003 edition of the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music will take place Saturday, August 2nd. The festival features…

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Obituaries

Brazilian Samba Fusion Pioneer Itamar Assumpção Died June 11

Angel Romero June 13, 2003

São Paulo, Brazil – World music fans are mourning the loss of Itamar Assumpção, who lost his battle with intestinal cancer on Wednesday, June 11,…

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Album reviews

Bembeya Jazz–Bembeya

Patricia Herlevi June 13, 2003 Bembeya JazzGuinean music

Bembeya Jazz – Bembeya (World Village, 2003) Released on World Village, sporting three vocalists, four guitarists, a horn trio, drums and percussion, Guinea’s Bembeya Jazz…

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Album reviews

From the Throne Room of the Juju King

Tom Orr June 13, 2003

King Sunny Ade – Synchro Series (IndigeDisc 0004, 2003) King Sunny Ade – The Best of the Classic Years (Shanachie 66034, 2003) Many U.S listeners…

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New Films

Biographical Film on Polo Montáñez Planned

Angel Romero June 13, 2003

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Pinar del Río, Cuba – “Desde Abajo” (From Below) will be the title of the biographical documentary on the late Cuban…

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