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    Cane Bagpipe Comeback: Xavier Blanco Revives A Lost Galician Sound

    Xavier Blanco — A Gaita de Cana de Moaña (Several Records, 2001) Xavier Blanco Nogueira, a Galician piper from Moaña in the Morrazo region of…

    Angel Romero February 14, 2026 No Comments
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    Oumou Sangaré’s Ko Sira Brought Wassulu Power To The World Stage

    Oumou Sangare – Ko Sira (World Circuit/Rounder, 1993) Malian singer Oumou Sangaré cemented her international profile with Ko Sira, her second widely distributed release, delivered…

    Madison Quinn February 13, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Taking the Fifth

    La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing, 2025) Two of the innumerable things I’m no good at are defining what exactly is meant…

    Tom Orr February 13, 2026 No Comments
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    Kunbe Brings The Power of Afro-Rock Fusion to Fanga

    Kunbe – Fanga (Adjololo Records, 2025) Fanga, the second album from Kunbe, continues the collaboration between Malian musicians and the Livenais brothers, longtime figures in…

    Angel Romero February 12, 2026 No Comments
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    BashElan’s Titkon Weaves Hungarian folk, Balkan rhythms, and Roma traditions

    BashElan – Titkon (Fonó, 2025) BashElan, a stellar young ensemble led by founder Zsombor Herédi, crafts its cathartic sound from traditional sources. The group mixes…

    JGurski February 11, 2026 No Comments
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  • Throwdown Thursday Chases “Next Big Thing”

    World Music Central News Room February 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Natural Mighty A Road. A band photo from the video.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Road to Reggae

    Tom Orr February 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Lucie Hendry Ashes cover artwork. An illustration of a swan or heron and green sprouts growing from a pile of ashes.
    Music videos

    Lucie Hendry Ashes, a Space Between Chaos and Anticipation

    World Music Central News Room February 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Two men in suits stand waist-deep in the sea, facing away from each other. One wears a strange helmet and holds a device, while the other carries bright cleaning gloves. Centered text above them reads “Wallbreaker” with the artists’ names beneath it.
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    Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell Roll Out “Wallbreaker”

    World Music Central News Room February 11, 2026 No Comments
  • La Machine - Les Rodeurs album cover artwork. A field of bright green grass stretches across the foreground, meeting a distant modern city skyline under a cloud-dotted sky. Centered at the top, red typography reads “La Machine – Les Rôdeurs,” with a small decorative emblem between the words.
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    Welcome to the Machine

    Tom Orr February 10, 2026 No Comments
  • A modern cover with a light gray background and black typography. The names Gerardo Frisina and Luzia Dvorek appear at the top, while the title “Meu Canto feat. Toco” sits on the right beside the Schema Records logo. Overlapping red and gray rectangles fill the center, layered with black palm tree silhouettes.
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    “Meu Canto”: Brazilian Flavors by Frisina, Luzia Dvorek, and Toco

    World Music Central News Room February 9, 2026 No Comments

Pepe Habichuela: Now or Never event poster. a photo of Pepe Habichuela.
New Books

Book Launch: “Pepe Habichuela: Now or Never” by José Manuel Gamboa

World Music Central News Room February 6, 2026 No Comments Círculo Flamenco de MadridFlamencoJosé Manuel GamboaPepe Habichuelaworld music

This coming Saturday, February 7th, the Círculo Flamenco de Madrid will present the book “Pepe Habichuela: Now or Never.” Flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela, José Manuel…

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Mick Abrahams Seasons – The Recordings 1971-1972 cover artwork.A photo of Mick leaning against a wall.
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Mick Abrahams’ Early ’70s Blues-Rock Returns On 2CD Set

Angel Romero February 5, 2026 No Comments blues-rockclassic rockMick Abrahams

Mick Abrahams – Seasons – The Recordings 1971-1972 (Esoteric, 2026) Seasons – The Recordings 1971–1972 is a 2CD remastered collection that combines Mick Abrahams’ first…

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Rachel Groves - Photo by Alan Peebles. Rachel holding her harp and showing the award.
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Rachel Groves Wins Young Traditional Musician 2026

Wojciech Rubis February 5, 2026 No Comments Celtic musicharpRachel GrovesScottish musicworld music

(headline image: Rachel Groves – Photo by Alan Peebles) Rachel Groves, who plays lever harp, won BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2026. BBC Radio…

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Project Smok Continuum cover artwork. An orange-yellow background with the word Continuum
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Project Smok Reveal New Single Drop “Continuum”

World Music Central News Room February 5, 2026 No Comments Celtic musicProject Smokworld music

“Continuum” is the latest single from Scottish neo-trad trio Project Smok. The group features Ali Levack (pipes and whistles), Ewan Baird (bodhrán), and Pablo Lafuente…

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Ailie Robertson Echoes From Torloisk cover artwork. A photo of Allie playing harp on a stage.
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Harp Virtuosa Ailie Robertson Revives 1800s Torloisk Tunes

World Music Central News Room February 5, 2026 No Comments Ailie RobertsonharpScottish musicworld music

Harp player Ailie Robertson has released Echoes From Torloisk: Music From The Maclean Clephane Manuscripts. The Maclean Clephane manuscripts were compiled by Anna-Jane and Margaret…

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Ababeramuco Ensemble - Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda cover artwork. A black and white photo of the muscians holding their musical instruments.
Album reviews

Charming Traditional Songs of Gatagara, Rwanda

Tyler Bennet February 5, 2026 No Comments Ababeramuco EnsembleRwandaRwandan musicworld music

Ababeramuco Ensemble – Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda (Antonovka Records, 2022) Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda presents field recordings of traditional Rwandan music…

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Flamenco De Cuartito A Matilde Coral artwork. an orange cover with the title of the song.
Music videos

“A Matilde Coral” Introduces Flamenco De Cuartito Vol. 3

World Music Central News Room February 5, 2026 No Comments FlamencoJosé Torres Vicenteworld music

“A Matilde Coral” is a new single and a preview of Volume 3 in Flamenco De Cuartito Volumen 3, the ongoing project from flamenco guitarist,…

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Tangerine Dream - 50 Years Of Phaedra cover artwork. A photo of the concert with blue lighting. The three musicians facing each other and the original album artwork displayed in the background.
Album reviews

Tangerine Dream Reconstructs ‘Phaedra’ 50 Years Later

Angel Romero February 4, 2026 No Comments Berlin Schoolelectronic musicHoshiko YamanePaul FrickPhaedraTangerine DreamThorsten Quaeschning

Tangerine Dream – 50 Years Of Phaedra: At The Barbican (Kscope, 2026) The current version of Tangerine Dream has released 50 Years Of Phaedra: At…

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Periscopi Invertit - Amelia cover artwork. A geometric cover, built from intersecting blocks of blue, red, ochre, and sand tones over a plaster-like surface. Curved arches, semicircles, and layered horizons, arranged in a grid.
Music videos Single reviews

Mallorca Updating

Tom Orr February 4, 2026 No Comments North African musicPeriscopi InvertitSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

The U.K.’s ever-inventive Periscopi Invertit has another winner in “L’amo de son carabassa,” a folk tune from the Mediterranean island of Mallorca that’s been seasoned…

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Album reviews

Divine Interventions: Juanjo López Channels Faith and Migration in ‘Above, Beyond, Within’

Iliana Cabrera February 4, 2026 No Comments world music

Juanjo López – Above, Beyond, Within (Desafío Candente Records, 2025) Mexican guitarist and composer Juanjo López’s Above, Beyond, Within is a three-part suite of original…

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