Skip to content
stamp collage
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

World Music Central

Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
World Music Central
Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
  • Home
  • About
  • Topics
    • archive
    • Articles
    • Artist Profiles
    • Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • Album reviews
    • Charts
    • Concert reviews
    • Conferences
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Film Reviews
    • General News
    • Interviews
    • Loop Collections
    • New Books
    • New CDs and digital releases
    • New Films
    • New Releases
    • Obituaries
    • Tour Announcements
    • Tradeshows
    • Uncategorized
  • Contact Us
  • World Music Resources
    • World Music Booking agents
    • World Music Festivals
    • Glossaries
      • Musical Instrument Glossary
    • Music Contests
    • Showcases
    • Musician Biographies
      • Afghan music
      • Algerian Music
      • American Music
      • Azerbaijani Music
      • Angolan Music
      • Bangladeshi music
      • Beninese Music
      • Burkinabe Music
      • Burundian Music
      • Cameroonian music
      • Cape Verdean music
      • Chinese Music
      • Congolese Music
      • Egyptian Music
      • Ethiopian Music
      • Gambian Music
      • Guinea Bissauan Music
      • Guinean Music
      • Indian Music
      • Iranian Music
      • Ivorian Music
      • Malian Music
      • Mauritanian Music
      • Norwegian Music
      • Mozambican Music
      • Sao Tomean Music
      • Scottish Music
      • Swiss Music
      • The Multifaceted World of Spanish Roots Music
      • Senegalese Music
      • Taiwanese Music
      • Tajik Music
      • Tanzanian Music
      • Turkish Music
    • Venues
  • Partners
  • Album reviews

    Pooja Goswami Pavan Interprets Kabir’s Poetry on The Mind, Ecstatic – Songs of Kabir

    Pooja Goswami Pavan – The Mind, Ecstatic – Songs of Kabir (Neuma Records, 2026) Hindustani vocalist, composer, and scholar Dr. Pooja Goswami Pavan latest work…

    Angel Romero June 9, 2026 No Comments
    View More
  • Album reviews

    Ramblin’ Ricky Tate Joins The Magnolia Sessions

    Ramblin’ Ricky Tate – The Magnolia Sessions (Anti-Corp, 2026) The Magnolia Sessions, the Nashville-based live series recorded outdoors beneath a large magnolia tree at Anti-Corp/Black…

    Ryan Emmert June 7, 2026 No Comments
    View More
  • Album reviews

    Angelique Kidjo’s Hope!! Brings Star Power and Heart

    Angelique Kidjo – Hope!! (Parlophone/Warner Music, 2026) Angélique Kidjo’s Hope!!, her joyful 16-track Afropop set spiced with neosoul, Afrobeats and other popular music influences features…

    Madison Quinn June 5, 2026 No Comments
    View More
  • Album reviews

    Shahab Tolouie Recasts Goldoni’s World On Ci Vediamo, Goldoni!

    Shahab Tolouie – Ci vediamo, Goldoni! (self-released, 2026) Czech-Iranian musician Shahab Tolouie’s latest work is Ci Vediamo, Goldoni!. The 10-track project takes Tolouie in a…

    Tyler Bennet June 4, 2026 No Comments
    View More
  • Album reviews

    Estudiantina Of Melbourne’s Ta Nisia: Greek Roots Continuity and Transformation

    Estudiantina of Melbourne – Ta Nisia [The Islands] (self-release, 2026) Estudiantina Of Melbourne presents its second album, Ta Nisia (The Islands), an independently-released recording. The…

    Tyler Bennet June 3, 2026 No Comments
    View More

Featured News

  • Orquesta Akokán - América cover artwork. A young woman crouches in the foreground of an urban street, gazing directly at the camera. Behind her, the weathered façade of the América Theater features a large vintage marquee spelling “AMERICA.” the cover also features classic cars and pedestrians.
    Music videos

    Orquesta Akokán Returns with New Single “No Me Voy” Featuring Carolina Oliveros

    World Music Central News Room June 9, 2026 No Comments
  • Kenny and Amanda Smith Tears Of The Cherokee. An Indian family, father, mother, and child overlooking a valley below with a meandering river.
    Music videos

    Kenny and Amanda Smith Roll Out “Tears of the Cherokee”

    World Music Central News Room June 7, 2026 No Comments
  • Gianluca Verrengia Tres Amores cover artwork. A flamenco guitar with three red roses on it.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Love in Triplicate

    Tom Orr June 6, 2026 No Comments
  • Aidan Muse — Progress cover artwork. a photo of two heavy yellow machines clear cutting woods.
    Music videos

    Aidan Muse Addresses Environmental Change on New Song “Progress”

    World Music Central News Room June 5, 2026 No Comments
  • Hamida Ag Fano Tansihay cover artwork. A photo of Hamida playing guitar, sitting on the ground with a desert landscape behind.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Desert Delight

    Tom Orr June 2, 2026 No Comments
  • Geary & John -“I’m Just Too Lazy” cover artwork. The duo playing guitars outside a barn.
    Music videos

    Geary & John Introduce Countrified Steak With “I’m Just Too Lazy”

    World Music Central News Room May 31, 2026 No Comments

General News

Caridad Hierrezuelo In Spain

Angel Romero May 10, 2001

Madrid, Spain – Cuban singer Caridad Hierrezuelo began a tour of Spain the second week of May to launch her recent record entitled “Como yo…

Share
View More Caridad Hierrezuelo In Spain
General News

Eliades Ochoa Will Not Retire

Angel Romero May 9, 2001

Santiago De Cuba, Cuba – Although Eliades Ochoa recently announced his retirement as a trova singer, the Cuban musician acknowledged this week that he will…

Share
View More Eliades Ochoa Will Not Retire
General News

Sanscapes: Fundraisers for Bushmen Culture

Angel Romero May 9, 2001

London, England – British label electric Melt will release May 14 an album titled Sanscapes – Visions of the Bushmen that draws its inspiration from…

Share
View More Sanscapes: Fundraisers for Bushmen Culture
General News

Cubadisco 2001 Trade Show in Havana

Angel Romero May 8, 2001

Havana, Cuba – Cuban “trova” music will be the focus at the 5th Cubadisco 2001 International Fair, to be held on May 16-20 in Havana,…

Share
View More Cubadisco 2001 Trade Show in Havana
General News

Flamenco Arts Festival

Angel Romero May 7, 2001

Santa Bárbara, USA – There will five days of dance, music, films, lectures, and workshops in this Californian city. The festival will feature Spanisah flamenco…

Share
View More Flamenco Arts Festival
General News

Cuban Group Baobab to Perform in London

Angel Romero May 6, 2001

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba- Cuban musical group Baobab, performers of the so-called Afro music, will perform at London’s Afro Music Festival at the end of…

Share
View More Cuban Group Baobab to Perform in London
General News

World Music Showcasing at Folk Alliance

Angel Romero May 6, 2001

Silver Spring, USA – The North American Folk Alliance will be having a world music showcase again in 2002. It is accepting showcase applications for…

Share
View More World Music Showcasing at Folk Alliance
General News

Steel Pan Master Andy Narell Releases 2 CD live set

Angel Romero May 4, 2001

Cleveland, USA – Steel pan virtuoso Andy Narell has recorded a double live album, Live in South Africa, for the Heads Up International label. Narell…

Share
View More Steel Pan Master Andy Narell Releases 2 CD live set
General News

Selection to Showcase at Strictly Mundial 2001

Angel Romero May 3, 2001

Salvador, Brazil – The Instituto Cultural Casa Via Magia, in partnership with EFWMF – European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals, is delighted to announce that…

Share
View More Selection to Showcase at Strictly Mundial 2001
General News

Septet Groups In Havana

Angel Romero May 2, 2001

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – As a special moment in Cuban culture, the 6th National Septet Gathering “Ignacio Piñeiro” takes place on May 12-14 in …

Share
View More Septet Groups In Havana

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 1,931 Page 1,932 Page 1,933 … Page 1,935 Next page

Recent Posts

  • Orquesta Akokán Returns with New Single “No Me Voy” Featuring Carolina Oliveros
  • Pooja Goswami Pavan Interprets Kabir’s Poetry on The Mind, Ecstatic – Songs of Kabir
  • The Tung Auditorium Unveils Diverse Autumn-Winter 2026 Program
  • Kenny and Amanda Smith Roll Out “Tears of the Cherokee”
  • Ramblin’ Ricky Tate Joins The Magnolia Sessions
  • Love in Triplicate
  • Notations 2026 to Bring 65 Artists to Yerevan for Interdisciplinary Lab and Festival

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

Tags

African music Afrobeat American folk music Arabic music Argentine music Bluegrass blues Brazil Brazilian music Celtic music Chinese music Cuba Cuban music fiddle Finnish music Flamenco flamenco guitar Greek music guitar India Indian classical music Indian music Ireland Irish folk music Italian music Jazz Latin jazz Malian music Middle Eastern music Moroccan music Norwegian music percussion Portugal Portuguese music Reggae salsa Scotland Scottish music Spain Spanish music Turkish music United States of America world fusion world jazz world music
World Music Central | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved