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    Traditional Sounds of Sivac Pipes Take Center Stage

    Maksim Mudrinić, Oskar Kovač – Made in Sivac: Serbian Music from Vojvodina (Antonovka Records, 2025) This field recording captures traditional music from Vojvodina, the autonomous…

    Tyler Bennet March 15, 2026 No Comments
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    Fearless Fiddle: Ashley MacIsaac’s Hi, How Are You Today?

    Ashley MacIsaac — Hi, How Are You Today? (A&M Records, 1995) Ashley MacIsaac’s now classic 1995 release Hi, How Are You Today? mixed the joyful…

    Ryan Emmert March 13, 2026 No Comments
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    Nyckelharpa Wizard Thomas Roth Unmasks Maskenball For 2026

    Thomas Roth – Maskenball (MIG, 2026) On Maskenball (Masquerade Ball), Thomas Roth steps into a candlelit hall of echoes. Roth, a German virtuoso on the…

    Madison Quinn March 11, 2026 No Comments
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    Greek Lyra Master Stelios Petrakis Presents Charming Album ‘Lyric’

    Stelios Petrakis — Lyric (Buda, 2026) Cretan musician Stelios Petrakis presents his new album, Lyric. This is a timeless, masterfully crafted and exquisite chamber folk…

    Angel Romero March 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Marjo Smolander’s Cosmologies, a Collaboratuon Between Finnish and African Cultures

    Marjo Smolander – Cosmologies (self-release, 2021) Marjo Smolander’s debut, Cosmologies (2021), is built on collaboration. Recorded in Finland, Senegal, Denmark, and Mali in both living…

    Angel Romero March 8, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Angélique Kidjo - Photo by Brantley Gutiérrez. Angélique wearing a turban and a dress with a large flower on the shoulder.
    Music videos

    Angélique Kidjo Shares New Single “Fall On Me”

    World Music Central News Room March 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton Blue Night cover artwork. A blue cover with an image of a leafless tree.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton And Joe Bonamassa Light Up “Blue Night”

    World Music Central News Room March 14, 2026 No Comments
  • A cover on a cream background features a striped sunset in yellow behind blue palm trees and flying birds. The title “Sunshine All Year Round” curves in blue above the image, with “Celtic Roots Reggae” centered beneath it, while “Owen Casey” appears large at the bottom in yellow-and-blue lettering.
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    In the Forecast

    Tom Orr March 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Muca & Roberto Menescal Playing On The Loose Fields cover artwork. An illustration of a woman looking at a hummingbird.
    Music videos

    Bossa Nova and Beauty: Muca Meets Menescal

    World Music Central News Room March 11, 2026 No Comments
  • Tinariwen-Hoggar cover artwork. an illustration of Tuareg musicians gathered in the desert with musical instruments and camels.
    Music videos

    Tinariwen Roll Out “Amidinim Ehad Solan” Single

    World Music Central News Room March 10, 2026 No Comments
  • Spodo Komodo -Rhythm = Power cover artwork. A TV set slowing an image of a man arrested by a female police officer.
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    Irish Folk Fusion Act Spodo Komodo Reveals ‘Rhythm = Power’

    World Music Central News Room March 9, 2026 No Comments

Purbayan Chatterjee & Rakesh Chaurasia
Events

Purbayan Chatterjee with Rakesh Chaurasia and Ojas Adhiya to Perform in New York City

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2022 No Comments bansuriHindustani musicIndian classical musicOjas AdhiyaPurbayan ChatterjeeRakesh Chaurasiasitar

Purbayan Chatterjee with Rakesh Chaurasia and Ojas Adhiya are set to perform in New York Cityon Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Kaufman Music Center. The…

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Hans Fredrik Jacobsen - Svadilja
Album reviews

The Beauty of Willow Flutes and the Songbirds of Norway

Angel Romero October 15, 2022 1 Comment fluteNorwegian folk musicwillow fluteworld music

Hans Fredrik Jacobsen – Svadilja (Heilo, 2022) Distinguished Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Hans Fredrik Jacobsen focuses on the delightful sounds of the willow flute on his fifth…

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Hans Fredrik Jacobsen - Photo by Audun Strype
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Hans Fredrik Jacobsen

Angel Romero October 15, 2022 No Comments Hans Fredrik JacobsenNordic musicNorwayNorwegian folk musicScandinavian folk music

Award-winning artist Hans Fredrik Jacobsen was born September 8, 1954, in Risør, Aust-Agder, southeastern Norway. He is a renowned Norwegian folk music multi-instrumentalist, composer, and…

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Cover of the single El pavo real by Chancha Via Circuito
New Releases

Chancha Via Circuito Releases “El pavo real” from Upcoming Album

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2022 No Comments Chancha Via Circuitofolktronicaglobal electronicaPedro Canaleworld fusionworld music

Chancha Via Circuito (Pedro Canale) has released a single titled “El pavo real” (Wonderwheel Recordings) featuring the Meridian Brothers (Eblis Álvarez). Chancha became known worldwide…

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Sister Sadie - Diane
Bluegrass New Releases

Renowned Bluegrass Act Sister Sadie Releases New Single, “Diane”

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2022 No Comments BluegrassSister Sadieworld music

“Diane” is the title of the first Sister Sadie single for Mountain Home Music Company. The acclaimed bluegrass band recently played the song at the…

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Cover of the album Pentangle - Through The Ages 1984-1995
Album reviews

Fantastic Boxed Set by Legendary Folk-Rock Pioneers, Pentangle

Angel Romero October 13, 2022 1 Comment English Folk musicfolk-rockPentangle

Pentangle – Through The Ages 1984-1995 (Cherry Red, 2022) Through The Ages 1984-1995 is a must-have 6 CD boxed set that includes the superb reunion…

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Lodestar Trio - Bach To Folk
Album reviews

Lodestar Trio’s Bach To Folk

Angel Romero October 12, 2022 No Comments Baroque musicErik RydvallHardanger fiddleMax BaillienyckelharpaOlav Luksengård Mjelvawestern classical musicworld fusionworld music

Lodestar Trio – Bach To Folk (Naxos, 2022) Bach To Folk is the fascinating debut album by Lodestar Trio, a groundbreaking ensemble that includes Max…

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Muddy Waters At Newport 1960 Audiophile
Artist Profiles

Living the Blues

John Philpott October 11, 2022 1 Comment blues

AFTER perhaps years of only regional or even just local fame, global recognition arrived late for America’s blues pioneers during the middle of the last…

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East Nash Grass
Bluegrass

East Nash Grass Unveils New Single “Time At Hand”

World Music Central News Room October 11, 2022 No Comments BluegrassEast Nash Grassworld music

Nashville-based band East Nash Grass have a new single titled “Time At Hand” (Mountain Fever Records). The song was written by band member Harry Clark,…

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Hodíla ízba Explores rites of passage

Angel Romero October 10, 2022 No Comments Hodíla ízbaworld music

Hodíla ízba – Rites (hodíla ízba, 2022) Russian band Hodíla ízba dedicates its latest album “Rites” to traditional rites of passage. The songs narrate the…

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