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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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    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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    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.
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    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.
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    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

Mashkoor Ali Khan
Artist Profiles

Eminent Indian Vocalist Mashkoor Ali Khan

Douglas Sanders August 30, 2023 No Comments IndiaIndian classical musicMashkoor Ali Khan

Mashkoor Ali Khan, born on February 27, 1957, is a distinguished Indian classical singer and instructor from the Kirana musical tradition. He is the grandson…

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Pedro Rosa - Midnight Alvorada
Album reviews

Pedro Rosa’s Flavorful Midnight Alvorada

Iliana Cabrera August 30, 2023 No Comments baiãobossa novaBrazilian musicijexáPedro Rosasambaworld fusionworld music

Pedro Rosa – Midnight Alvorada (ajabu!, 2023) Pedro Rosa, a Spain-based Brazilian composer, guitarist, and singer, released his debut album titled Midnight Alvorada on May…

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Mokoomba - Tusona
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Zimbabwean Afro Groove Maestros Deliver ‘Tusona: Tracings in the sand’

Iliana Cabrera August 29, 2023 No Comments Mokoombaworld fusionworld music

Mokoomba – Tusona: Tracings in the sand (Outhere Records, 2023) Zimbabwean ensemble Mokoomba, celebrated for their Afro grooves grounded in their traditional roots, has returned…

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Artist Profiles

Palestinian Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer Zafer Tawil

Douglas Sanders August 29, 2023 No Comments Arabic musickanunPalestinePalestinian musicqanunZafer Tawil

Zafer Tawil is a Palestinian composer and virtuoso musician born in East Jerusalem who is skilled at playing various musical instruments such as oud, violin,…

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Sense of Place in World Music: Reflexions of a Non-Japanese Shakuhachi Player

Bruno Deschênes August 29, 2023 No Comments Bruno Deschênesethnomusicologyshakuhachiworld music

According to French philosopher Henri Lefebvre, the space of philosophy and science is a fetish. Space is judged as having no ontological quality or property,…

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At Adau at Rainforest World Music Festival, 2023
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The 26th Rainforest World Music Festival – Sarawak Cultural Village, June 23-25 2023

Chris Lambie August 28, 2023 5 Comments At AdauRastakSarawakSarawakian musicworld fusionworld music

For the traditional close of Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in 2019, technical director Niall Macaulay pressed ‘Play’ on Sister Sledge hit ‘We Are Family’.…

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Mari Kalkun - Stories of Stonia album cover
Album reviews

Mari Kalkun’s New Album “Stories of Stonia” Weaves Ancient Epics and Modern Melodies

Angel Romero August 28, 2023 No Comments Estonian musicMari Kalkunworld music

Mari Kalkun – Stories of Stonia (Real World Records, 2023) On Stories of Stonia, Estonian singer Mari Kalkun uses her intimate, ethereal and exceptionally expressive…

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Artist Profiles

Nordic Band Klingra

Angel Romero August 27, 2023 No Comments Faroese musicKlingraNordic music

Nordic ensemble Klingra consists of seven established musicians from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Latvia and The Faroe Islands. Although the band is new, its members are…

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Achim Seifert - Dünyala
New CDs and digital releases

Achim Seifert Explores the Fusion of Musical Worlds in “Dünyalar”

Douglas Sanders August 27, 2023 No Comments Achim SeifertTurkish musicworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Double Moon Records has released Dünyalar, the latest album by electric bassist Achim Seifert. With a career spanning over a decade, Seifert has garnered critical…

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Aditya Prakash
Artist Profiles

Carnatic Music Maestro Aditya Prakash

Angel Romero August 26, 2023 No Comments Aditya PrakashCarnatic musicIndian classical musicworld fusionworld music

Aditya Prakash, an award-winning vocalist known for his powerful and emotive voice, was born and raised in Los Angeles. He grew up in an artistic…

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