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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.
    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.
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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

Obituaries

Influential Ethiopian Producer Amha Eshèté dies at 74

World Music Central News Room May 2, 2021 No Comments Amha EshètéEthiojazzEthiopian music

Amha Eshèté, a highly influential Ethiopian music producer and founder of Amha Records, died on April 30, 2021. The Amha Records label released iconic recordings…

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Ballake Sissoko’s Djourou tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2021

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2021 No Comments Ballaké SissokoTransglobal World Music Chartworld music

The collaborative album Djourou from Malian kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2021. May…

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Malian Artist Anansy Cissé #1 in May 2021 at the World Music Charts Europe

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2021 1 Comment Anansy CisséMalian musicWorld Music Charts Europe

The album ‘Anoura’ from Malian musician Anansy Cissé is the number album for May 2021 at the World Music Charts Europe. ‘Anoura’ is Cissé’s second…

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Exploration of the Armenian Duduk

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2021 1 Comment Armenian musicArsen Petrosyanduduk

Virtuoso musician Arsen Petrosyan has a released an evocative new album titled Hokin Janapar – Music Performed on Armenian Duduk (ARC Music) Hokin Janapar means…

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Wolf Rune, New Album from Sinikka Langeland

World Music Central News Room April 29, 2021 No Comments kanteleNorwegian folk musicSinikka Langeland

Acclaimed Norwegian singer-songwriter and kantele master Sinikka Langeland has a new album titled ‘Wolf Rune‘ (ECM). The solo recording highlights Langeland’s work as a vocalist…

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Music videos

Rafiki Jazz Launch Nduggu Bouy (Too Much Dust) Video

World Music Central News Room April 28, 2021 No Comments Rafiki Jazzworld fusionworld music

British world music ensemble Rafiki Jazz have a new music video titled ‘Nduggu Bouy (Too Much Dust)’. The song appears on the band’s recent album…

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Album reviews

Engaging South African A Cappella Folk Tales from Afrika Mamas

Angel Romero April 27, 2021 No Comments a cappellaAfrika MamasSouth African music

Afrika Mamas – Ilanga – The Sun (ARC Music, 2021) Ilanga (The Sun) is the fifth album from the superb female a cappella ensemble Afrika…

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Colombian Vocalist Pao Barreto Releases “Buscando El Sol”

World Music Central News Room April 27, 2021 No Comments Colombian musiccumbiaPao Barreto

Colombian singer Pao Barreto has released a music video with the cumbia song “Buscando El Sol” from her new album “Spiralis”, released in April 2021.…

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Music videos

Mandolin Orange Becomes Watchhouse and Unveils First Video

World Music Central News Room April 26, 2021 3 Comments BluegrassMandolin OrangeWatchhouse

Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz have released their first video under the name Watchhouse. The duo who over the past decade have achieved grassroots success…

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Kôrôlén, the new Album from Toumani Diabaté and the London Symphony Orchestra Available Today

World Music Central News Room April 24, 2021 No Comments koraMalian musicToumani Diabaté

Kôrôlén, the new collaborative album from kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté and the London Symphony Orchestra, is out today on World Circuit Records. Commissioned as a…

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