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    Laura Camacho Unveils Todo Tiempo Pasado — Tango Meets Britney And Kate Bush

    Laura Camacho – Todo Tiempo Pasado (Athens Tango Project, 2025) Argentine composer and orchestra bassist Laura Camacho has a new album titled Todo Tiempo Pasado…

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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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  • Sami Yusuf playing oud.
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    Sami Yusuf’s New Album Weaves Ancient Chants Into One Global Voice

    World Music Central News Room March 18, 2026 No Comments
  • 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

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Imarhan

Angel Romero November 30, 2021 1 Comment AlgeriaAlgerian musicImarhanTuareg music

Imarhan is an Algerian Kel Tamashek (Tuareg) desert blues quintet formed in 2006, in Tamanrasset, southern Algeria. Band members grew up near each other in…

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Events

SGAE Foundation Reveals Second Edition of ‘Cante Flamenco’ in Madrid

World Music Central News Room November 30, 2021 No Comments Alejandro UdóFlamencoJuañaresKiki CortiñasMariángeles Fernández

The SGAE Foundation will present the second edition of Cante flamenco, a series devoted to flamenco singing programmed by flamenco guitarist Juan Carmona. The concerts…

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Aurelio Martinez playing guitar - Photo by Angel Romero
Events

Aurelio Martinez & The Garifuna Soul Band to Perform in New York City

World Music Central News Room November 29, 2021 No Comments Aurelio MartinezGarifuna musicHonduran musicworld music

Honduran singer-songwriter, guitarist, percussionist, and political activist, Aurelio Martinez is set to perform with The Garifuna Soul Band on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at (le)…

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Miroca Paris
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Miroca Paris

Angel Romero November 28, 2021 No Comments Cape Verdean musicMiroca Parisworld music

Acclaimed vocalist, percussionist, drummer, and guitarist Ademiro Paris Miranda, better known as Miroca Paris, was born in 1979 in Mindelo, São Vicente island, Cape Verde.…

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cover of the album Mirrors by Justin Stanton, Gisela João, Becca Stevens, Louis Cato and Michael League
Album reviews

Impeccable Collaboration from Five Brilliant Songwriters

Angel Romero November 28, 2021 No Comments Becca StevensGisela JoãoJazzJustin StantonLouis CatoMichael Leagueneosoulworld fusion

Justin Stanton, Gisela João, Becca Stevens, Louis Cato and Michael League – Mirrors (GroundUP Music, 2021) Mirrors is a remarkable collaboration that brings together five…

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Articles Events

Resilience and recovery: how 14 festivals and 19 bands are hosting an online music festival in the pandemic era

Madanmohan Rao November 27, 2021 No Comments Culturas 360°Le Vent du NordNamgarworld music

With continuing third and even fifth waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pall on the live music industry around the world. But a…

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cover of the album My Favorite Holiday by Patricia Vonne
Album reviews

Enticing Bilingual Christmas Songs from Gifted Tejana Artist Patricia Vonne

Angel Romero November 26, 2021 No Comments cumbiaPatricia Vonnerocktejano rock

Patricia Vonne – My Favorite Holiday (Bandolera Records, 2021) Brilliant singer-songwriter, actress, filmmaker and entrepreneur Patricia Vonne continues to delight and charm with her new…

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early photo of Black Santiago
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Black Santiago

Angel Romero November 25, 2021 No Comments Afro-funkAfrobeatBlack Santiago

Beninese band Black Santiago was formed in Cotonou 1964 by trumpeter and bandleader Ignace De Souza. Since the early 2000s, Black Santiago is led by…

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Events

IndiEarth XChange Announces 2nd Edition of Culturas 360° Free Online Festival

World Music Central News Room November 24, 2021 No Comments Culturas 360°world fusionworld music

IndiEarth XChange has announced the second edition of Culturas 360° in association with 13 world music festivals. The 2-day free festival will broadcast November 27…

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Obituaries

Award-Winning Native American Singer Joanne Shenandoah Dies at 64

Angel Romero November 24, 2021 1 Comment American folk musicAmerican Indian musicJoanne ShenandoahNative American music

Joanne Shenandoah, one of the leading artists in the Native American music scene, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021. Joanne Shenandoah was an influential…

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