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    Neale Eckstein Returns With Build Our Dreams, An Album of Personal Stories and Reflection

    Neale Eckstein – Build Our Dreams (self-released, 2026) Singer-songwriter Neale Eckstein’s Build Our Dreams, presents a series of character-driven stories based on personal memories, real-life…

    Ryan Emmert July 14, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Marina Paredes Introduces Debut Album Para Nacer

    Marina Paredes – Para Nacer (Metales Preciosos Música, 2026) Marina Paredes, a neofolk singer-songwriter and physical theater performer from Villajoyosa, Spain, released her debut album,…

    Iliana Cabrera July 13, 2026 No Comments
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    The McDades Move Tradition Forward on ‘Thread The Light’

    The McDades – Thread The Light (Free Radio Records, 2026) Thread The Light finds The McDades in exceptional form: agile, inventive, and vividly alive. The…

    Angel Romero July 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Elif Sanchez Collaborates with O Kwarteto and International Guest Artists on Así pues…

    Elif Sanchez – Así pues… (Pasion Turca, 2026) Turkish singer-songwriter Elif Sanchez’s fourth album , Así pues…, was recorded in collaboration with Madrid-based multinational string…

    Angel Romero July 8, 2026 No Comments
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    Tanzanian Ensemble Msindaba Jazz Band Documents Dar es Salaam’s Tarumbeta Tradition on Debut EP

    Msindaba Jazz Band – Msindaba Jazz Band (Imetoka Collective, 2026) Dar es Salaam ensemble Msindaba Jazz Band recently released its self-titled debut EP. The four-track…

    Angel Romero July 5, 2026 No Comments
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    Greek Artist Stella Papalamprou Introduces “Protanixin” Music Video

    World Music Central News Room July 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Bruno Del Rey - Dança Derradeira cover artwrk. A distorted image of a man playing saxophone.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Double D

    Tom Orr July 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Appalachian Smoke Running from the Moon cover artwork. An image that shows the front left of a car and the left mirror driving on an empty mountain road with the sun setting or rising in the horizon.
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    Appalachian Smoke Unveils New Single “Running from the Moon”

    World Music Central News Room July 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Meallan Groovy Gal cover artwork. A painterly landscape in deep blues shows a winding mountain path climbing toward a ridge beneath golden sunbeams. Along the trail, small white cards bearing orange human silhouettes ascend the slope.
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    Meallan Introduce Debut Single ‘Groovy Gal’

    World Music Central News Room July 10, 2026 No Comments
  • Jb Trombone Marcus Garvey cover artwork. A tropical sunset with the sun disappearing bhind a water hotizon and three palm trees.
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    Brandishing a Brass Spear

    Tom Orr July 9, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band -Summertime. An image of a watermelon cut in half.
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    Lonesome River Band Celebrates Summer Nostalgia on New Single “Summertime”

    World Music Central News Room July 7, 2026 No Comments

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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