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    Yilian Cañizares Powers Up 2026 With New Album Vitamina Y

    Yilian Cañizares – Vitamina Y (2026) Cuban-born violinist, singer, and composer Yilian Cañizares will release her new delectable album Vitamina Y on February 6, 2026.…

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    Mick Abrahams’ Early ’70s Blues-Rock Returns On 2CD Set

    Mick Abrahams – Seasons – The Recordings 1971-1972 (Esoteric, 2026) Seasons – The Recordings 1971–1972 is a 2CD remastered collection that combines Mick Abrahams’ first…

    Angel Romero February 5, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Charming Traditional Songs of Gatagara, Rwanda

    Ababeramuco Ensemble – Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda (Antonovka Records, 2022) Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda presents field recordings of traditional Rwandan music…

    Tyler Bennet February 5, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Tangerine Dream Reconstructs ‘Phaedra’ 50 Years Later

    Tangerine Dream – 50 Years Of Phaedra: At The Barbican (Kscope, 2026) The current version of Tangerine Dream has released 50 Years Of Phaedra: At…

    Angel Romero February 4, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Divine Interventions: Juanjo López Channels Faith and Migration in ‘Above, Beyond, Within’

    Juanjo López – Above, Beyond, Within (Desafío Candente Records, 2025) Mexican guitarist and composer Juanjo López’s Above, Beyond, Within is a three-part suite of original…

    Iliana Cabrera February 4, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Project Smok Continuum cover artwork. An orange-yellow background with the word Continuum
    Music videos

    Project Smok Reveal New Single Drop “Continuum”

    World Music Central News Room February 5, 2026 No Comments
  • Flamenco De Cuartito A Matilde Coral artwork. an orange cover with the title of the song.
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    “A Matilde Coral” Introduces Flamenco De Cuartito Vol. 3

    World Music Central News Room February 5, 2026 No Comments
  • Periscopi Invertit - Amelia cover artwork. A geometric cover, built from intersecting blocks of blue, red, ochre, and sand tones over a plaster-like surface. Curved arches, semicircles, and layered horizons, arranged in a grid.
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    Mallorca Updating

    Tom Orr February 4, 2026 No Comments
  • Moussa T -, “Halas Halas” cover artwork. A filtered image with yellows and blues of a Tueareg man playing guitar.
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    Moussa T Delivers “Halas Halas” Sahara Blues

    World Music Central News Room February 3, 2026 1 Comment
  • Dave Stryker - Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session cover artwork. A black and white photo of Stryker in a studio playing guitar.
    Music videos

    Dave Stryker Takes A Swing At “The Fool On The Hill” In New Video

    World Music Central News Room February 2, 2026 No Comments
  • A grainy black-and-white photograph shows a solitary child figure standing on jagged seaside rocks as waves crash below.
    Music videos

    Marina Paredes Offers Delightful ‘Años Luz’ Video

    World Music Central News Room February 2, 2026 No Comments

Tradeshows

Market for African Performing Arts

World Music Central News Room February 25, 2001

Abidjan, Ivory Coast – From March 3 through March 10 Abidjan (Ivory Coast) will host the 5th Edition of MASA, the Market for African Performing.…

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General News

Famous Cuban Singer Celebrates 90th Birthday

Angel Romero January 11, 2001 Cuban musicEl GuayaberoFaustino Oramas Osorio

Holguin, Cuba – Faustino Oramas Osorio, artistically known as El Guayabero, celebrated his 90th birthday last week with the same enthusiasm that he has sung…

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Concert reviews

Jorma Kaukonen & Jon Shain at The Arts Center in Carrboro

World Music Central News Room February 20, 2000 bluesblues rockJorma Kaukonen

Concert Review by Rob TurnerJorma Kaukonen &Jon Shain at The Arts Center in Carrboro, North Carolina, February 19, 2000. Jorma Kaukonen’s return to the “triangle”…

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