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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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Featured News

  • 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.
    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.
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    Bryan Sutton And Joe Bonamassa Light Up “Blue Night”

    World Music Central News Room March 14, 2026 No Comments

Album reviews

Captivating Flamenco Guitar Fusion from Andreas Arnold

Angel Romero April 24, 2021 No Comments Andreas ArnoldFlamencoflamenco guitarworld fusion

Andreas Arnold – Ojos Cerrados (Bayla Records/Galileo Music, 2016) Andreas Arnold, the virtuoso German guitarist and composer with a Spanish heart, released this album in…

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Albaluna’s Fantastic Musical Voyage Through the Silk Road

Angel Romero April 23, 2021 No Comments AlbalunaPortuguese musicworld fusion

Albaluna – Heptad (Albaluna, 2021) Portuguese band Albaluna continues to surprise. Their superb new album, Heptad is inspired by the ancient Silk Road. Albaluna use…

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New CDs and digital releases

Khalab & M’berra Ensemble Release M’berra Today

World Music Central News Room April 23, 2021 No Comments KhalabM'BerraTuareg music

“M’berra” is the new album from Khalab & M’berra Ensemble. The recording features a collective of Malian musicians from the M’berra Refugee Camp in southeast…

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Turkish-Inspired Music with Uncommon Textures

Angel Romero April 23, 2021 No Comments Çeşni TrioTurkish musicworld fusion

Çeşni Trio – The Fluid Score (Çeşni Music, 2019)  The Fluid Score is a superb album from a group of virtuoso instrumentalists called Çeşni Trio.…

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Conferences Events

virtualWOMEX Extended Program in April 2021

World Music Central News Room April 22, 2021 No Comments ReggaevirtualWOMEXwomexworld music

The world music expo WOMEX will continue its virtual program between April 23 and May 2, 2021 with the core program taking place April 26…

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Conferences Events

European Folk Network Spring Forward #2 to Meet April 24

World Music Central News Room April 22, 2021 No Comments Alistair AndersonEuropean Folk NetworkJanusz PrusinowskiLinda DyrnesSvetlana Spajicworld music

The European Folk Network (EFN) has announced its Spring Forward #2 meeting scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2021.  Non-members are welcomed to attend although a…

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Album reviews

Sixth Solo Album from Norway’s Sigrid Moldestad Reveals Different Tones

Angel Romero April 22, 2021 No Comments AmericanaNorwegian musicSigrid Moldestad

Award-winning Norwegian folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sigrid Moldestad has released her sixth solo album titled “Tonen i meg” (Heilo/Grappa Musikkforlag, 2021). Although she’s a well-respected…

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Music videos

Ballaké Sissoko Launches New Video ‘Jeu Sur La Symphonie Fantastique’

World Music Central News Room April 22, 2021 No Comments Ballaké SissokokoraMalian musicworld fusion

Malia kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko has released a music video for the musical piece ‘Jeu Sur La Symphonie Fantastique.’ The track features longtime collaborator cellist…

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New Releases

Balkan Taksim Releases ‘Žali Zare’ Single

World Music Central News Room April 21, 2021 No Comments Balkan musicBalkan Taksimglobal electronica

Romanian world music duo Balkan Taksim has released a new single titled ‘Žali Zare’ which is based on a popular song from Southern Serbia. The…

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New CDs and digital releases

Bandoneon EP from Tomás Diaz Cuarteto

World Music Central News Room April 21, 2021 No Comments Argentine musicbandoneonTomás DiazTomás Diaz Cuarteto

Berlin-based Argentine bandoneon player and composer Tomás Diaz and his band have released an EP titled “Tomas Diaz Cuarteto.” The quartet plans to release a…

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