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    Cara Address Emigration, Loss, and Climate Change on Our Ship Is Ready

    Cara — Our Ship Is Ready (Artes Records, 2026) Cara’s Our Ship Is Ready, their ninth album, features a fine mix of original compositions along…

    Angel Romero July 20, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Uni Uni Introduce Electro-Folk Vision With Debut Album Valveilla

    uni uni – Valveilla (Haapojan studio, 2026) Finnish electro-folk duo uni uni’s enthralling debut album, Valveilla (“Awake”), stirs together folk traditions with ambient, spellbinding electronica.…

    Madison Quinn July 18, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Arturo Sandoval’s Sangú, A Fusion of Cuban Tradition and Contemporary Jazz

    Arturo Sandoval – Sangú (TM Records, 2026) Cuban trumpet maestro Arturo Sandoval’s new album Sangú presents a remarkable amalgam of Cuban musical traditions such as…

    Iliana Cabrera July 16, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Ibrahim Maalouf Opens New Horizons on Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2

    Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2 (‎ Mister I.B.E., 2026) On Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2, the French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf invites musicians…

    Angel Romero July 15, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • Fernandito Rentas Gato Encerrado cover artwork. A black cat behind prison bars.
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    Fernandito Rentas Unveils “Gato Encerrado,” A Story-Driven Salsa Song

    World Music Central News Room July 20, 2026 No Comments
  • The Larry Stephenson Band - Lizzie Lou cover artwork. The design features a white background with the band name at the top, a row of illustrated bottles (wine, whiskey, gin, and vodka) alongside a small hula dancer figurine in the center, and the album title handwritten near the bottom.
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    The Larry Stephenson Band Revisits Bluegrass Favorite “Lizzie Lou”

    World Music Central News Room July 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Juan Carlos Quintero the Story of Love cover artwork. an illustration of a man wearing a black hat with his tipped down so you can't see his face. He is holding his hands up in a sign of prayer or forgiveness.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Lotta Love

    Tom Orr July 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Coachella Moon cover artwork. A large moon and red sky over a western United States desert landscape.
    Music videos

    The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Explore Fleeting Romance On “Coachella Moon”

    World Music Central News Room July 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Turkish Kawabanga Floating Sheep cover artwork. An illustration of floating sheep over a tropical island.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Panning in the Right Direction

    Tom Orr July 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Stella Papalamprou headshot. Blond woman with leaves around her head.
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    Greek Artist Stella Papalamprou Introduces “Protanixin” Music Video

    World Music Central News Room July 15, 2026 No Comments

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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