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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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  • Album reviews

    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

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    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

Silvio Rodriguez Receives Award

Angel Romero January 12, 2003

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez received the Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center award in Havana, bestowed to celebrities and…

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General News

Group from Santiago to Cuban Culture Fest in Mexico

Angel Romero January 11, 2003

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – The band Los Jubilados, from Santiago de Cuba, will attend a Cuban culture festival at the Mexican locality of Tlanepantla…

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General News

Farewell to New Age Voice

Angel Romero January 10, 2003

Atlanta, Georgia – New Age Voice permanently closed its doors January 10th, 2003. There wasn’t enough ad revenue to maintain the publication due to the…

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General News

Music Solidarity with Oil Spill Victims

Angel Romero January 10, 2003

Madrid, Spain – La Fábrica de Ideas, a world music booking agency and marketing company, in Spain is requesting the support of world music festivals,…

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General News

Baka Beyond, East to West

Angel Romero January 7, 2003

British world fusion band Baka Beyond has a new recording out, East to West (Narada). Martin Cradick, leader of the band, returned to the Congo…

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Tour Announcements

Paco de Lucía Live in the Bay Area

Angel Romero January 6, 2003 flamenco guitarPaco de Lucia

Berkeley, USA – Flamenco guitar master Paco de Lucía will be performing in the San Francisco Bay Area in January. One of the world’s greatest…

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Album reviews

Obo Addy

Angel Romero January 1, 2003

Obo Addy Wonche Bi (Alula Records Alu-1025, 2001) Obo Addy is a Ghanaian singer, percussionist, traditional spiritual healer, and a Wonche priest of the Ga…

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General News

New Tango Festival at the Costa del Sol

Angel Romero January 1, 2003

Benalmádena, Spain – The first a Tango Festival of the Costa del Sol (southern Spain) will take place January 8 -12, 2003, in Benalmádena. The…

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Obituaries

Cuban Singer Polo Montañez Dies

Angel Romero November 21, 2002

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuba’s famous singer and composer Polo Montañez died on Tuesday night of severe cranial traumas caused by a…

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Events

Ojos de Brujo and Depedro at London’s La Linea 2011 Festival

World Music Central News Room November 30, 2001 No Comments

Spanish acts Ojos de Brujo and Depedro will be performing Friday April 15th at Barbican Hall in London. Ojos de Brujo, from Barcelona, fuse flamenco’s…

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