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    Boiled In Lead Comes Back with Celtic Punk Attitude

    Boiled In Lead – King of the Dogwoods (Omnium Records, 2026) Boiled In Lead’s King of the Dogwoods is the Minnesota band’s first studio release…

    Angel Romero March 16, 2026 No Comments
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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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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

Cover of the album Quesaco? by Paris Combo
Album reviews

Parisian Pop with Danceable Global Beats

Angel Romero May 9, 2022 No Comments Paris Combo

French band Paris Combo has released a new album titled “Quesaco?” (What is all this?) on Six Degrees Records. Although the quintet is marketed to…

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cover of the album Echo by Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita Echo
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‘Dimanche’, New single from Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita

Angel Romero May 8, 2022 No Comments Catrin FinchSeckou Keitaworld music

Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita have released the single ‘Dimanche’ extracted from the duo’s upcoming album Echo (bendigedig). Dimanche (Sunday in French) is not just…

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cover of the single Quant'Ave by Folkatomik
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Folkatomik Unveils Quant’Ave Music Video

World Music Central News Room May 7, 2022 1 Comment Folkatomikfolktronicaglobal electronicaItalian musicworld fusion

Italian folktronica act Folkatomik has released “Quant’Ave”(How Much) on video. The song will appear in the band’s upcoming debut album “Polaris” (Italy Sona). Folkatomik is…

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the four members of Grupo Rebolu in 2021 - photo by Michael G. Stewart
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Rebolú

Angel Romero May 6, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombian musicRebolúUnited States of America

Colombian roots band Rebolú was formed by Ronald Polo and Morris Cañate, two Colombian musicians living in New York City. The two artists initially met…

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África Negra - Antologia Vol. 1
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Irresistible Pan-African Fusion from São Tomé and Príncipe

Angel Romero May 6, 2022 No Comments África NegraAfrican musicSao Tomean musicworld fusion

África Negra – Antologia Vol. 1 (Bongo Joe Records, 2022) The Bongo Joe Records label has been focusing on the music of Sao Tome and…

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cover of the album Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China by He Jinhua
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Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China

Angel Romero May 5, 2022 No Comments Chinese musicHe JinhuaNaxi music

He Jinhua – Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2022). Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China is the first collection…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: África Negra

Angel Romero May 4, 2022 No Comments África NegraSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tomean musicworld fusion

Conjunto África Negra was conceived in the early 1970s, when a butcher from the town of São Tomé (the capital city of the island nation…

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cover of the album First Home by TC & The Groove Family
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Afrobeat Outfit TC & The Groove Family Announces “First Home”

Angel Romero May 4, 2022 No Comments AfrobeatTC & The Grooveworld fusionworld music

“First Home” is the title of the new album from British ensemble TC & The Groove Family. Release date is June 10, 2022. The cross-genre…

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Jake Savona in Egrem Studio Photo by Lara Merrington
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Mista Savona

Angel Romero May 3, 2022 No Comments Cuban musicDubMista SavonaReggaeson cubanoworld fusionworld music

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Jake Dominic Savona was born in Melbourne, Australia. He fell in love with the music of Jamaica and released a series of…

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Articles

Flamenco Spotlight, May 2022

World Music Central News Room May 2, 2022 No Comments Festival Flamenco MadridFestival Internacional del Cante de las MinasFlamencoManuel de AngustiasRosario La Tremendita

Rosario La Tremendita Wins Best Flamenco Album at MIN Award Vocalist and bassist Rosario La Tremendita’s recording “Tremenda” won the 2022 MIN Award for Best…

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