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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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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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Featured News

  • The Klezmatics - “Un Du Akerst” cover artwork. A protest poster-style cover in red, black, and off. Shows two clenched fists in broken chains rising toward a burst of shattered fragments.
    Music videos

    Klezmatics Clock In With A New Protest Song

    World Music Central News Room March 17, 2026 No Comments
  • 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

Sushma Soma - Photo courtesy of Singapore National Arts Council
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sushma Soma

Angel Romero March 30, 2022 No Comments Aditya PrakashCarnatic musicIndiaIndian classical musicIndian musicSingaporeSushma Somaworld fusionworld music

Sushma Soma is an award-winning Carnatic vocalist based in Singapore and Chennai, India. Sushma was bestowed the significant Young Artist Award, the highest honor for…

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Chalaban
Tour Announcements

Moroccan Groove Band Chalaban Touring North America

World Music Central News Room March 30, 2022 No Comments ChalabanMoroccan musicworld fusionworld music

Chalaban, a world fusion band led by Moroccan musician Saïd Tichiti is currently touring the United States and Canada. Chalaban was founded in 1999 in…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Jeremy Garrett

Angel Romero March 30, 2022 No Comments BluegrassfiddleJeremy GarrettUnited States of Americaviolin

Fiddler, vocalist and songwriter Jeremy Garrett was born in Idaho. He started playing fiddle with his father, guitarist Glen Garrett in a group called The…

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cover of The Strings of São Domingos by The Ano Nobo Quartet
Album reviews

The Ano Nobo Quartet: The Strings of São Domingos

Angel Romero March 29, 2022 No Comments Cape Verdean musicguitarThe Ano Nobo Quartet

The Ano Nobo Quartet – The Strings of São Domingos (Ostinato Records, 2022) The Strings of São Domingos presents the work of four guitar masters…

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Mahsa Vahdat
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Artist Profiles: Mahsa Vahdat

Angel Romero March 29, 2022 No Comments IranIranian musicMahsa VahdatPersian musicworld fusionworld music

Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat was born October 29, 1973 in Tehran, Iran. She is a leading Persian classical vocalist and world music artist. Mahsa Vahdat…

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Events

Celtic Music Festival Ortigueira Announces 2022 Headliners

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2022 No Comments Celtic musicFestival Internacional do Mundo Celta de OrtigueiraRed Hot Chilli PipersTanxugueiras

Ortigueira, the influential Celtic music festival, has announced two of its headliners. Tanxugueiras (Galicia, Spain) and Red Hot Chilli Pipers (Scotland) are the first acts…

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DakhaBrakha - Photo by Vitaliy Vorobyov
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: DakhaBrakha

Angel Romero March 28, 2022 1 Comment DakhaBrakhaUkraineUkrainian musicworld fusion

DakhaBrakha (meaning “give and take”) is a quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine, that was formed in 2004 at the Kyiv Center of Contemporary Art by the…

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Groundation
New Releases

Reggae Spotlight, March 2022

Angel Romero March 28, 2022 No Comments Clinton FearonDennis BovellEasy Star All-StarsJahRiffeJesse RoyalMista SavonaReggaeWomen Soldier

Groundation American reggae band Groundation has released the title track from its upcoming new studio album, One Rock. The song features fuzzed out electric guitar…

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cover of the album Piazzolla & Galliano by Jovica Ivanović
Album reviews

Jovica Ivanović with the Ukrainian Chamber Orchestra

Angel Romero March 27, 2022 No Comments accordionJovica Ivanovićtangowestern classical musicworld fusionworld music

Jovica Ivanović – Piazzolla & Galliano (Navona Records, 2020) Renowned Serbian-Austrian classical accordionist Jovica Ivanović released “Piazzolla & Galliano” in 2020. Her selected works from…

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cover of the album Les Racines by Vieux Farka Touré
New Releases

Prominent Malian Guitarist Vieux Farka Touré Releases “Gabou Ni Tie” Single

World Music Central News Room March 26, 2022 No Comments desert bluesMalian musicVieux Farka Touré

Acclaimed Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré has released a single titled “Gabou Ni Tie. The song features Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam on guitar.…

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