Skip to content
stamp collage
Sunday, March 15, 2026

World Music Central

Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
World Music Central
Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
  • Home
  • About
  • Topics
    • archive
    • Articles
    • Artist Profiles
    • Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • Album reviews
    • Charts
    • Concert reviews
    • Conferences
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Film Reviews
    • General News
    • Interviews
    • Loop Collections
    • New Books
    • New CDs and digital releases
    • New Films
    • New Releases
    • Obituaries
    • Tour Announcements
    • Tradeshows
    • Uncategorized
  • Contact Us
  • World Music Resources
    • World Music Booking agents
    • World Music Festivals
    • Glossaries
      • Musical Instrument Glossary
    • Music Contests
    • Showcases
    • Musician Biographies
      • Afghan music
      • Algerian Music
      • American Music
      • Azerbaijani Music
      • Angolan Music
      • Bangladeshi music
      • Beninese Music
      • Burkinabe Music
      • Burundian Music
      • Cameroonian music
      • Cape Verdean music
      • Chinese Music
      • Congolese Music
      • Egyptian Music
      • Ethiopian Music
      • Gambian Music
      • Guinea Bissauan Music
      • Guinean Music
      • Indian Music
      • Iranian Music
      • Ivorian Music
      • Malian Music
      • Mauritanian Music
      • Norwegian Music
      • Mozambican Music
      • Sao Tomean Music
      • Scottish Music
      • Swiss Music
      • The Multifaceted World of Spanish Roots Music
      • Senegalese Music
      • Taiwanese Music
      • Tajik Music
      • Tanzanian Music
      • Turkish Music
    • Venues
  • Partners
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More

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.
    Music videos Single reviews

    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.
    Music videos

    Irish Folk Fusion Act Spodo Komodo Reveals ‘Rhythm = Power’

    World Music Central News Room March 9, 2026 No Comments

Simon Shaheen - The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Album reviews

The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, a Masterful Arabic Music Recording by Simon Shaheen

Angel Romero October 5, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicEgyptian musicMiddle Eastern musicMohamed Abdel WahaboudSimon Shaheenworld music

Simon Shaheen – The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Zehra, 2022) The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab is a remastered reissue of one of Simon…

Share
View More The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, a Masterful Arabic Music Recording by Simon Shaheen
Antonis Antoniou - Photo by Sebastian Pena
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Antonis Antoniou

Angel Romero October 4, 2022 1 Comment Antonis AntoniouCypriot musicglobal musicworld fusionworld music

Cypriot musician, lyricist and composer Antonis Antoniou is the founder and the prime mover of the award-winning bands Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke. In his…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Antonis Antoniou
Jarek Adamów & Marcin Kozak - In Search of Sources
Album reviews

Jarek Adamów & Marcin Kozak’s Quest for Sources

Angel Romero October 4, 2022 No Comments Jarek AdamówMarcin KozakPolish musicworld music

Jarek Adamów & Marcin Kozak – In Search of Sources (Folken Music, 2022) In Search of Sources brings together two highly respected multi-instrumentalists from the…

Share
View More Jarek Adamów & Marcin Kozak’s Quest for Sources
Kevin Locke
Obituaries

Award-Winning Native American Flute Player and Hoop Dancer Kevin Locke Dies at 68

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments American Indian musicKevin LockeNative American musicworld fusionworld music

Acclaimed Native American flute player and hoop dancer Kevin Locke died on October 1, 2022. He was a renowned Hoop Dancer and leading player of…

Share
View More Award-Winning Native American Flute Player and Hoop Dancer Kevin Locke Dies at 68
Cover of the album Who Are We? by Al-Qasar
Charts

Al-Qasar Hits #1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2022

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments Al-Qasarglobal musicGnawa musicMoroccan musicTransglobal World Music Chartworld fusionworld music

Who Are We? by Moroccan/Arabic fusion ensemble Al-Qasar is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2022. October 2022 Chart…

Share
View More Al-Qasar Hits #1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2022
Antonis Antoniou - Throisma
Charts

Antonis Antoniou Tops the World Music Charts Europe in October 2022

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments Antonis AntoniouCypriot musicglobal musicworld fusionworld musicWorld Music Charts Europe

Throisma by Cypriot artist Antonis Antoniou is the top album at the World Music Charts Europe in October 2022. With one foot in the East…

Share
View More Antonis Antoniou Tops the World Music Charts Europe in October 2022
Bluegrass

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to Perform at the Bluegrass Music Museum

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments BluegrassMichael ClevelandMichael Cleveland & Flamekeeperworld music

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, one of the finest bluegrass acts in the current scene, is set to perform on October 15th, 2022 at the Bluegrass…

Share
View More Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to Perform at the Bluegrass Music Museum
Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir poster
Events

Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments Pei-Shu HuangTaipei Philharmonic Chamber ChoirTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir are set to perform at the 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan. Pei-Shu Huang Huang has been invited…

Share
View More Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan
Rich Huang & Alex Wu poster
Events

Percussion Set with Rich Huang & Alex Wu at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2022 No Comments Alex WupercussionRich Huangworld fusionworld musicWorld Music Festival @ Taiwan

Rich Huang & Alex Wu are set to perform at the @ Taiwan on Saturday, October 15, 2022, 8:30PM – 9:00PM (GMT+8) at the Island…

Share
View More Percussion Set with Rich Huang & Alex Wu at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan
Joy Lapps - Girl in the Yard
Album reviews

Girl in the Yard, Masterful Steelpan by Joy Lapps

Angel Romero October 2, 2022 No Comments Canadian musicJoy LappsTrinidad and Tobagoworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Joy Lapps – Girl in the Yard (Joy Lapps, 2022) Award-winning Canadian musician and composer Joy Lapps is one of the finest steelpan performers in…

Share
View More Girl in the Yard, Masterful Steelpan by Joy Lapps

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 316 Page 317 Page 318 … Page 1,918 Next page

Recent Posts

  • Angélique Kidjo Shares New Single “Fall On Me”
  • Traditional Sounds of Sivac Pipes Take Center Stage
  • Bryan Sutton And Joe Bonamassa Light Up “Blue Night”
  • Fearless Fiddle: Ashley MacIsaac’s Hi, How Are You Today?
  • In the Forecast
  • Irish-Latin fusion band Baile an Salsa to Perform “Salsa-Trad” in Dublin
  • Bossa Nova and Beauty: Muca Meets Menescal

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

Tags

accordion African music Afrobeat American folk music Arabic music Argentine music Bluegrass blues Brazil Brazilian music Celtic music Chinese music Cuba Cuban music fado fiddle Finnish music Flamenco flamenco guitar guitar India Indian classical music Indian music Ireland Irish folk music Italian music Jazz Latin jazz Malian music Middle Eastern music Norwegian music percussion Portugal Portuguese music Reggae salsa Scotland Scottish music Spain Spanish music Turkish music United States of America world fusion world jazz world music
World Music Central | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved