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    Benedicte Maurseth’s Mirra Follows the Call of the Wild

    Benedicte Maurseth – Mirra (Hubro, 2025) With Mirra (2025), Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player and composer Benedicte Maurseth deepens her exploration of sound, landscape, and ecology.…

    Madison Quinn March 20, 2026 No Comments
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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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  • Transglobal Underground - Doin’ the Moonshine cover artwork. A photo of a large barn next to a windmill.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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

Album reviews

Mandinka Percussion Collaboration

Angel Romero July 12, 2021 No Comments BalimayapercussionWest African music

Balimaya – Balimaya (Buda Musique, 2019) Balimaya is the title of the album from Balimaya, a project that brought together musicians from Europe and West…

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Events

Hebridean Celtic Festival Program for 2021

World Music Central News Room July 11, 2021 No Comments Celtic musicColin MacleodFaraHebridean Celtic FestivalRed Hot Chilli PipersSaltfishfortyScottish musicSianStaranTumbling Souls

Hebridean Celtic Festival (HebCelt) has scheduled a mix of hybrid live and digital event performances by Scottish artists. The festival will take place July 14-17,…

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Album reviews

Spirited Ugandan Afrojazz

Angel Romero July 10, 2021 No Comments AfrojazzMilégéUgandan music

Milégé – Afwoyo (Naxos World, 2020) Milégé are an AfroJazz outfit from Uganda, a group of young talented musicians whose enthusiasm is derived from the…

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Events

Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival Returns in October 2021

World Music Central News Room July 10, 2021 No Comments American folk musicBluegrassShakori Hills Grassroots Festival

After a two-year break, the 17th Annual Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance will take place on October 7-10, 2021. This will…

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Samba and Bossa Nova from France

Angel Romero July 9, 2021 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicsambaSambuca

Sambuca – Luz (Prodastar, 2020) Sambuca is a France-based duo. Virtuoso musician Roberto Stimoli (7-string guitar) and Irene Amata (vocals) play samba, bossa nova and…

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Events

First Flamenco Festival in Benidorm

World Music Central News Room July 9, 2021 No Comments Festival Flamenco BenidormFlamenco

The resort town of Benidorm in eastern Spain will host a flamenco festival for the first time. The Cultural Federation of Andalusia in the Southern…

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Album reviews

Greek World Fusion from the Island of Paros

Angel Romero July 8, 2021 No Comments Giorgos VentourisGreek musicworld fusionworld jazz

Giorgos Ventouris – Hohlakas (Violins Productions, 2019) The album “Hohlakas” from Greek double-bass player Giorgos Ventouris brought together some of Greece’s greatest musicians from the…

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Havana Meets Kingston Unveils“Guarachará” Music Video

World Music Central News Room July 8, 2021 1 Comment Cuban musicHavana Meets Kingstontimbaworld fusion

The Havana Meets Kingston project has unveiled a new song titled “Guarachará.” The track features famed Cuban singer Dayán Carrera Fernández along with top musicians…

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Events Showcases

Final Call for Artists: Sauti za Busara 2022

World Music Central News Room July 7, 2021 No Comments African musicSauti za Busara

Pan-African music festival Sauti za Busara has announced that the deadline to receive completed artists’ applications is July 31, 2021 (midnight EAT). Sauti za Busara…

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Reggae Artist Double Tiger Releases “Nice Time” Music Video

World Music Central News Room July 7, 2021 No Comments Double TigerReggae

“Nice Time” is the new music video from reggae artist Double Tiger (Jay Spaker). The song appears on Double Tiger’s album The Journey (Easy Star…

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