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    Dub Will Keep Us Together, Nick Page’s Final Dub Colossus Album

    Dub Colossus – Dub Will Keep Us Together (Real World X, 2026) Dub Will Keep Us Together is the final Dub Colossus album to feature…

    Angel Romero March 19, 2026 No Comments
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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…

    Iliana Cabrera March 18, 2026 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • Transglobal Underground - Doin’ the Moonshine cover artwork. A photo of a large barn next to a windmill.
    Music videos

    Transglobal Underground Returns With “Doin’ the Moonshine” Twist

    World Music Central News Room March 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Sami Yusuf playing oud.
    Music videos

    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.
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    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

Events

Reggae, Dancehall and Soca Stars at Best of The Best 2021

World Music Central News Room October 6, 2021 No Comments Caribbean musicdancehall reggaeReggaesoca

Best of The Best Music Fest will take place October 10th, 2021 at Miami’s Bayfront Park. The festival will feature some of the best acts…

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Music videos

Dobet Gnahoré Launches New Video “Jalouse”

World Music Central News Room October 5, 2021 No Comments AfropopDobet GnahoréIvorian music

Ivorian star Dobet Gnahoré has released a new music video for the song “Jalouse“. The song warns about the dangers of jealousy and was filmed…

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Obituaries

Acclaimed Brazilian Guitarist Sebastião Tapajós Dies at 79

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2021 2 Comments Brazilian musicguitarSebastião Tapajós

Renowned Brazilian guitarist Sebastião Tapajós died on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in Santarem, Brazil. Sebastião Tapajós was one of Brazil’s most brilliant guitarists, well known…

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Album reviews

A Moving Portuguese Musical Tribute to Gandhi

Angel Romero October 4, 2021 No Comments fluteIndian musicPortuguese musicRão Kyaoworld fusionworld music

Rão Kyao – Gandhi (Galileo Music Communication, 2021) Veteran Portuguese flute virtuoso and composer Rão Kyao continues to delight with his fantastic fusion of world…

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Awards

Industrial Strength Bluegrass Wins IBMA’s 2021 Album of the Year

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2021 No Comments BluegrassIndustrial Strength Bluegrass

Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy (Smithsonian Folkways) was named the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2021 Album of the Year. Joe Mullins who produced…

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Awards

Appalachian Road Show Wins Two IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2021 No Comments American folk musicAmericanaAppalachian Road ShowBluegrass

American roots supergroup Appalachian Road Show was named the Instrumental Group of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the 2021 International Bluegrass…

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Charts

Monsieur Doumani Tops the October 2021 Transglobal World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room October 1, 2021 No Comments Cypriot musicMediterranean musicMonsieur Doumaniworld music

The album Pissourin from Cypriot trio Monsieur Doumani is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2021. Monsieur Doumani is…

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Charts

Monsieur Doumani Reaches #1 at World Music Charts Europe in October 2021

World Music Central News Room October 1, 2021 No Comments Cypriot musicMediterranean musicMonsieur Doumaniworld musicWorld Music Charts Europe

Monsieur Doumani’s Pissourin is the number one album at the World Music Charts Europe in October 2021. Pissourin is the fourth album from acclaimed Cyprus-based…

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New CDs and digital releases

Ballaké Sissoko Unveils Solo Kora Album “A Touma”

World Music Central News Room September 30, 2021 No Comments African musicBallake Sissokokoraworld music

Kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko has released a second album in 2021 titled “A Touma” (Nø Førmat!). Earlier this year he released the acclaimed collaboration album,…

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Music videos

Reggae Star Jah Cure Reveals Lyric Video for “Welcome To Jamaica”

World Music Central News Room September 30, 2021 No Comments Jah CureJamaican musicReggae

Acclaimed reggae musician Jah Cure has released the lyric video for “Welcome To Jamaica.” The video takes viewers on a journey from white sand beaches…

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