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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort

    Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…

    Madison Quinn December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Roger Glenn Returns With My Latin Heart with Vibes, Flute, And Fire

    Roger Glenn – My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025) Veteran multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn released My Latin Heart in 2025, his first new album…

    Iliana Cabrera December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Persian Setar, Ambient Drama: Danial HM Teases New Single “Breath Of Eternity”

    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Effervescent Reggae

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    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

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Album reviews

Triny Gipsy Streams

Brian_Grosjean April 12, 2003

Triny Gipsy Streams (Supraphon) Iveta Kováĉová, Dagmar Podkonická and Jana Ryšerová met at the Prague Conservatory, all interested in Roma (gypsy) musical heritage. According to…

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The Weather of May for the Old Blind Dogs

Angel Romero April 12, 2003

Danbury, USA – Scotland’s Old Blind Dogs released their new album on April 1. “The Gab o Mey,” on Green Linnet Records, means “the weather…

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Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival

Angel Romero April 11, 2003

Silk Hope, USA – Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival is four days of performances in NorthCarolina, by over forty bands from a stunning variety of styles…

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Vintage Recordings by Legendary King Sunny Ade

Angel Romero April 11, 2003 King Sunny Adé

New York, NY – IndigeDisc returns on April 22nd with the release of Synchro Series by the legendary King Sunny Ade. Ade and his African…

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General News

Bis Music, a Successful Havana Record Company

Angel Romero April 10, 2003

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Bis Music, born six years ago, and producer of Grammy Winner La Rumba Soy Yo, is a commercial success that…

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Recording Project Comes to Life in Matanzas

Angel Romero April 10, 2003

(Prensa Latina) Matanzas, Cuba – For the first time in the Matanzas province music scene, a high tech recording project comes to life to promote…

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Events

Drums will be heard in PERCUBA 2003

Angel Romero April 10, 2003

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The Cuban Percussionists Society announced the 14th International Percussion Festival of “PERCUBA 2003,” April 15-19, at the Amadeo Roldan Theater…

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Cuban Singer Ibrahim Ferrer to Sing in Puerto Rico

Angel Romero April 10, 2003

(Prensa Latina) San Juan, Puerto Rico – Cuban musician Ibrahim Ferrer, member of the 1998 Grammy Award winning Buena Vista Social Club project, will perform…

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Cuban Musicians Demand Freedom for the Five

Angel Romero April 10, 2003

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Azucar Negra, one of the first Cuban bands mixing popular music (son, salsa, timba) with socio-political lyrics, will start a…

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General News

Homage to Adalberto Alvarez for his 30-year Career

Angel Romero April 10, 2003

(Prensa Latina) Camagüey, Cuba – Adalberto Alvarez Zayas received the title of Illustrious Son of Camagüey Province, where he started the career that has turned…

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