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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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    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

  • 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.
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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.
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    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

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Events

WOMAD Cáceres Returns May 2022

World Music Central News Room March 22, 2022 No Comments WOMAD Caceresworld music

Renowned world music festival WOMAD Cáceres has announced the return of the event in May 2022. With the motto “30 years together”, the gleaming poster…

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Club d'Elf - Photo by Mark Wilson
Music videos

Club d’Elf Shares Zeed Al Maal, Single & Video

World Music Central News Room March 21, 2022 No Comments Club d'Elfworld fusionworld music

Boston-based world-dub-jazz collective Club d’Elf have released “Zeed Al Maal,” the third single and video from its upcoming double album, “You Never Know”, scheduled for…

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Beverly Guitar Watkins - In Paris
Album reviews

Fiery Live Blues from the late Beverly “Guitar” Watkins

Angel Romero March 21, 2022 No Comments Beverly “Guitar” Watkinsblues

Beverly “Guitar” Watkins – In Paris (Music Maker Foundation, 2022) The Music Maker Foundation released In Paris, a live album by the late Beverly “Guitar”…

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Amaru Tribe
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Artist Profiles: Amaru Tribe

Angel Romero March 21, 2022 No Comments Amaru TribeAustraliaColombian musicworld fusionworld music

Amaru Tribe is a group comprised of musicians from Colombia and Chile in Hispanic America. Members include Katherine Gailer on vocals, tambora; Oscar Jiménez on…

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Pandemic resilience: third edition of global collaborative festival CULTURAS 360° will kick off online this month

Madanmohan Rao March 20, 2022 No Comments Culturas 360°world fusionworld music

With continuing waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in different intensities around the world, the live music industry is only slowly finding its feet. But a…

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Raul Rodriguez
Music videos

Flamenco innovator Raúl Rodríguez Releases “La vida es una rueda” Music Video

World Music Central News Room March 20, 2022 No Comments FlamencoRaul Rodriguezworld fusion

“La vida es una rueda” (Life is a wheel) is the first preview of “La Razón Eléctrica”, the new book + audio CD by flamenco…

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Charles Maimarosia
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Artist Profiles: Charles Maimarosia

Angel Romero March 19, 2022 No Comments Charles MaimarosiapanpipeSolomon Islands

Charles Maimarosia is a Solomon Islands singer and musician. He was raised in the distant Pipisu village of Malaita. He is celebrated for being a…

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Yoshida Brothers
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Artist Profiles: Yoshida Brothers

Angel Romero March 18, 2022 No Comments JapanJapanese musicTsugaru-ShamisenYoshida Brothers

The Yoshida Brothers, the stellar tsugaru-shamisen duo comprised of siblings Ryoichiro and Kenichi were a pop culture phenomenon in their native Japan in the first…

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Yukihiro Atsumi
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Artist Profiles: Yukihiro Atsumi

Angel Romero March 18, 2022 No Comments JapanJapanese musicworld fusionYukihiro Atsumi

Japanese composer and guitarist Yukihiro Atsumi has had a multifaceted music career, collaborating with a wide range of well-known artists within and outside of Japan.…

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cover of the album Ona by Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr
Album reviews

“Ona”, Moravian Fusion from Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr

Angel Romero March 18, 2022 No Comments Czech musicMoravian musicTomáš KočkoTomáš Kočko & Orchestr

Multiple Anděl Award winners Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr released their album “Ona” on December 31st, 2021. “Ona” means “she” in Czech. The group released a…

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