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    Barn Sessions and Irish Tunes: Ishna Finds A Way Out

    Ishna – Slí Amach: Way Out (Ishna Music, 2025) Boston-based contemporary Irish folk band Ishna has released its superb debut album, Slí Amach: Way Out.…

    Angel Romero March 6, 2026 No Comments
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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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    Unifying Musically

    Tom Orr March 7, 2026 No Comments
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    Junior Sisk Debuts A “Brand New Whippoorwill” for Springtime Bluegrass

    World Music Central News Room March 6, 2026 No Comments
  • jenny and the weasels the worker's song cover atwork. an abstract clorful painting of a humanoid figure crouching with hands toward the ground.
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    Getting Busy

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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

Raia e Cardo-Roxo - Loendro
Album reviews

Raia and Cardo-Roxo Visit Visit the Traditions of Alandroal

Angel Romero April 12, 2023 1 Comment Cardo-RoxoPortuguese musicRaiaworld music

Raia e Cardo-Roxo – Loendro (Projecto Cardo, 2022) Loendro is an album inspired by the poetic and musical geography of Alandroal, an area in eastern…

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Sahba Motallebi
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Sahba Motallebi to Perform April 15 at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn

World Music Central News Room April 11, 2023 No Comments Persian classical musicSahba Motallebisetartarworld music

Sahba Motallebi, a renowned international performer of Persian music on tar and setar, will be performing at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn on April 15, 2023,…

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Vân-Ánh Võ
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Artist Profiles: Dàn tranh Master Vân-Ánh Võ

Angel Romero April 11, 2023 No Comments Vân-Ánh VõVietnamVietnamese musicworld fusionworld music

Vân-Ánh Võ is a prodigious performer, composer, and Artistic Director who has garnered numerous accolades for her virtuosic mastery of the 16-string đàn tranh (zither)…

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Stephane Wrembel 2023 - Photo by Jason Elon Goodman
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Guitarist Stephane Wrembel to Present Django A Gogo 2023

World Music Central News Room April 11, 2023 No Comments Gypsy swingStephane Wrembelworld jazzworld music

Stephane Wrembel, the Paris-born guitarist and composer, is set to lead a group of internationally acclaimed musicians in a celebration of the 20th anniversary of…

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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba to Perform Friday, April 14 at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn

World Music Central News Room April 10, 2023 No Comments Bassekou KouyateMalian musicngoniworld music

Bassekou Kouyate, a master of the ngoni, an ancient West African lute, and his Ngoni Ba ensemble, will perform on Friday, April 14, 2023, at…

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fado singer Mariza - Photo by Miguel Angelo
Events

Fado Star Mariza to Perform Songs from her Two-Decade Career in New York City

World Music Central News Room April 10, 2023 No Comments fadoMarizaworld music

Mariza, the captivating fado singer, is set to perform once again at New York City’s esteemed Town Hall on the 22nd of April. In this…

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The Enchanting Hardanger Fiddle of Norway

Angel Romero April 10, 2023 No Comments fiddleHardanger fiddleNorwegian musicworld music

The Hardanger fiddle is a traditional Norwegian stringed instrument and is considered the national instrument of Norway. It closely resembles a violin in modern designs,…

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Ole Bull Academy, the Influential Educational Center for Norwegian Traditional Music

Arne Anderdal April 10, 2023 No Comments fiddleHardanger fiddleNorwegian musicOle Bull Academyworld music

Ole Bull (1810–80), Norway’s first world-famous violinist, was intensely interested in Norwegian folk music. He felt the need to strengthen Norway’s music culture, and attempted…

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Gitkin - Nowhere To Go But Everywhere
Album reviews

An Enticing Global Music Adventure Led by Hitkin’s Guitar

Angel Romero April 10, 2023 No Comments Gitkinworld fusionworld music

Gitkin – Nowhere To Go But Everywhere (2023) Gitkin, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer hailing from the bustling metropolis of Brooklyn, New York, has unveiled…

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Nils Økland - Photo by Frederic Boudin
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Norwegian Fiddler and Composer Nils Økland

Angel Romero April 9, 2023 No Comments Hardanger fiddleNils ØklandNorwayNorwegian musicviolinworld music

Nils Økland is a Norwegian fiddle virtuoso, born on the 7th of January in 1961, who has made a name for himself as a bridge-builder…

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