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    Pipa Power Meets Orchestra: Gao Hong’s Symphony Of Self

    Gao Hong – Symphony Of Self (Naxos World, 2026) Pipa performer and composer Gao Hong’s Symphony Of Self is a symphonic project featuring the Royal…

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    Suonno D’Ajere Go Electric On Live In Quartet EP

    Suonno D’Ajere – Live In Quartet (Agualoca Records, 2026) Neapolitan trio Suonno D’Ajere has released a new seven-track live EP, Live In Quartet. The project…

    Iliana Cabrera February 19, 2026 No Comments
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    Kazayak Dört Köseli Documents Gagauz Village Songs

    Sevda Ensemble of Cazaclia Village – Kazayak Dört Köseli: Gagauz Songs from Moldova (Antonovka Records, 2025) Antonovka Records released Kazayak Dört Köseli: Gagauz Songs From…

    Tyler Bennet February 18, 2026 No Comments
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    Bellanöva Reimagines Italy’s Four Provinces Sound Through Chamber Folk

    Bellanöva – Bellanöva (Felmay Records, 2020) Italian label Felmay Records released Bellanöva in 2020, a collaboration that brings together the traditional piffero-and-accordion duo of Stefano…

    Iliana Cabrera February 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Balafon Goes Chromatic: Aly Keïta’s Balafon Evolution

    Aly Keïta – Balafon Evolution (One World Records, 2026) Ivorian balafon player Aly Keïta presents Balafon Evolution with his Berlin-based trio. The set connects West…

    Tyler Bennet February 16, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Uccio Vive by Elettro Mascarimirì cover artwork. A yellow cover with an illustration of a man.
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    Uccio Lives: Pizzica Meets Synths In [EM]’s New Single

    World Music Central News Room February 20, 2026 No Comments
  • Yeko Maliba cover artwork. A photo of the band in the studio with a blue filter.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Africa Axed

    Tom Orr February 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Elif Sanchez - Ayrılıq cover artwork. Elif wearing a red dress.
    Music videos

    Elif Sanchez Shares New “Ayrılıq” Video

    World Music Central News Room February 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Arnaldo Prete Iroko cover artwork. An illustration of a leafless blue tree over a red background.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Belgian Channels Brazil

    Tom Orr February 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Amy Henderson & Ewan MacPherson Searching for Gold cover artwork. A photo of the two artists inside a room, playing their musical instruments, facing each other.
    Music videos

    Amy Henderson & Ewan MacPherson Search for Trad Gold

    World Music Central News Room February 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Jon Gold The Path Home cover artwork. A man and a woman holding hands standing on a tightrope overlooking the ocean.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Where the Heart is

    Tom Orr February 15, 2026 No Comments

New CDs and digital releases

Indians Indians, New Robert Mirabal CD

Angel Romero May 19, 2003

Boulder, Colorado, USA – One the leading Native American performers, Robert Mirabal, a member of the Taos Pueblo tribe (New Mexico), has recorded a new…

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Africando’s Martina” Due Out at the End of May

Angel Romero May 19, 2003

Paris, France – Africando have been around for some 10 years, on a quest to bring African music and its Diaspora together. They have already…

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Sheila Chandra’s Indipop Retrospective

TJ Nelson May 18, 2003 Sheila Chandra

Sheila Chandra The Indipop Retrospective (Narada, 2003) There’s no great hardship in reviewing a Sheila Chandra CD – it’s just a simple matter of slipping…

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Brave Combo Box of Ghosts

Angel Romero May 18, 2003

Boston, USA – Brave Combo has a new album out on Rounder Records titled Box of Ghosts. Brave Combo applies its über-groove sensibility to themes…

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Ashley MacIsaac CD and Tour

Angel Romero May 17, 2003

New York, USA – Acclaimed virtuoso fiddler Ashley MacIsaac brings his blistering, Cape-Breton sound back to U.S. shores this May with his new self-titled album,…

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Tour Announcements

Tania Libertad’s US Tour

Angel Romero May 17, 2003

New York, USA – Tania Libertad, one of Latin America’s most established singing stars, will be touring the United states later this year. Libertad finally…

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Shafqat Ali Khan – Sublime Sufi

Angel Romero May 16, 2003

Shafqat Ali Khan Sublime Sufi (ARC Music EUCD 1798, 2003) This is one of the most pleasant surprises of 2003. Pakistani Qawwali singer Shafqat Ali…

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Searching for my Voice, Jewish World Music

admin May 16, 2003

Toronto, Canada – Allan Soberman is a cantor’s son and a musician who has just released a new Jewish World Music CD, combining prayers in…

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General News

Brazilian Legend Gilberto Gil to Be Honored

Angel Romero May 16, 2003

Miami, USA – Internationally renowned recording artist Gilberto Gil will be honored as the 2003 Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) Person Of…

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Album reviews

Matahambre Son, Short Stories About Cuba CD Review

TJ Nelson May 15, 2003

Matahambre Son, Short Stories About Cuba (Danza y Movimento, 2002) I want to tell you a story about a small village, a village in the…

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