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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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  • Vaiano’s Paisanos cover artwork. A hand-drawn, rustic illustration shows a communal table set with bread, oranges, herbs, wine, and simple dishes. A violin and guitar lie among the food
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    Vaiano’s Paisanos Recreate the Stringband Music of Early 20th Century New York

    World Music Central News Room March 21, 2026 No Comments
  • 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

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Middle Eastern Act Hagar & LennyTunes release Music Video in Advance of New Album

World Music Central News Room May 14, 2021 No Comments Hagar & LennyTunesMiddle Eastern music

Hagar & LennyTunes have released a music video with the single titled ‘Shoofoo Ya Nas.’ Hagar & LennyTunes is a collaboration between Jaffa based multi-instrumentalist…

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Dobet Gnahoré Releases Acoustic Roots Video “Rédemption”

World Music Central News Room May 13, 2021 No Comments African musicAfropopDobet GnahoréIvorian music

Ivorian singer-sogwriter Dobet Gnahoré has released her new single “Rédemption” on video. The single is included in her upcoming album “Couleur,” scheduled for release on…

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Obituaries

Groundbreaking World Music Artist and Producer Nick Page “Dubulah” Dies

World Music Central News Room May 12, 2021 2 Comments Dub ColossusDubulahNick PageTemple of SoundTransGlobal Underground

British multi-instrumentalist and producer Nick Page, also known artistically as “Dubulah,” passed away on May 11, 2021. Nick Page was a highly respected musician and…

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Reissue of Rare Brazilian Classic from José Mauro

World Music Central News Room May 11, 2021 No Comments Brazilian musicJosé Mauro

The reissue of the rare album A Viagem Das Horas by José Mauro will be available on May 28th, 2021 through Far Out Recordings. Recorded…

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Events

Towersey Folk Festival Announces Pint-Sized 2021 Edition

World Music Central News Room May 10, 2021 2 Comments English Folk musicTowersey Festival

British folk music festival Towersey has announced a pint-sized event for 2021. The festival will be smaller, with lots of space and a limited capacity.…

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Obituaries

Sitar Maestro and Professor Prateek Chaudhuri Dies at 49

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2021 2 Comments Indian classical musicPrateek Chaudhurisitar

Acclaimed sitar player and Professor Prateek Chaudhuri passed away due to Covid-19 complications on Thursday, May 6, 2021. His father, the celebrated sitar master Devbrata…

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Music videos

Cedric Burnside presents new video “Step In”

World Music Central News Room May 9, 2021 No Comments bluesCedric Burnside

American bluesman Cedric Burnside has released on video the lead single “Step In” which appears in his upcoming album I Be Trying (Single Lock Records).…

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World Music Choir Kitka Releases “Haidi Nani” Music Video for Mother’s Day

World Music Central News Room May 8, 2021 1 Comment KitkaRomanian music

To honor the mothers of the world, a cappella ensemble Kitka has released “Haidi Nani”, its newest music video, directed by Kelly Atkins. The song…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Alfio Antico

Angel Romero May 8, 2021 No Comments Alfio Anticoframe drumsItalian musicSicilian music

Alfio Antico was born on November 22, 1956, in Lentini, on the island of Sicily, Italy. Alfio lived as a shepherd until the age of…

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Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjura

World Music Central News Room May 8, 2021 No Comments 4 MarsSomali music

In 2020, Ostinato Record released the album Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura by 4 Mars. The recordings were found in a massive…

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