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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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
    Music videos

    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

Events

Virtual event: Cross-Cultural Examination of Tango and Jazz

World Music Central News Room March 21, 2021 No Comments Argentine musicAstor PiazzollaPablo ZieglerSofia Reitango

The National Endowment for the Humanities has programmed a virtual event titled “Cross-Cultural Examination of Tango and Jazz on the 100th Anniversary of the Birth…

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Al Qahwa Ensemble to present African Routes via Livestream

World Music Central News Room March 21, 2021 No Comments Al Qahwa EnsembleArabic musicMiddle Eastern music

Toronto-based world music act Al Qahwa Ensemble will be presenting its third album, African Routes (released in November 2020) with a livestream performance from Koerner…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sofia Rei

Angel Romero March 20, 2021 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicSofia Reiworld jazzworld music

Vocalist, composer, producer and educator Sofia Eugenia Koutsovitis Reigadas, better known as Sofia Rei, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She combines in her music…

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Drom World Fest 2021 Announced

World Music Central News Room March 20, 2021 No Comments Al Di MeolaArturo O'FarrillDrom World FestIbrahim MaaloufSnarky Puppyworld music

Thirty performers from all around the globe will be joining the Drom World Fest 2021 March 26 – 31, 2021 as a livestream. The program…

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The 5th Annual Ritmo Doral Reveals 2021 Program

World Music Central News Room March 19, 2021 No Comments Ensamble 7/4Latin American musicRitmo Doralsonlokos.tamboka

The City of Doral in Florida (USA) in partnership with The Rhythm Foundation will present the fifth annual Ritmo Doral 2021. The free live-stream event…

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Album reviews

The Stirring Latin Side of Wes Montgomery

Angel Romero March 19, 2021 No Comments Latin jazzNelson RiverosWes Montgomery

Nelson Riveros – The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery (Zoho, 2021) Nelson Riveros, an excellent American guitarist born to Colombian parents, reimagines the music of…

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Events

The Road to Afro Roots – Jupiter in April 2021

World Music Central News Room March 19, 2021 No Comments

For a fourth consecutive year, the Road to Afro Roots Fest begins in the town of Jupiter at Guanabanas Island Restaurant & Bar (940 US…

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Jimena Fama’s Electro Dub Tango to Perform at North Beach in Miami

World Music Central News Room March 18, 2021 1 Comment Argentine musicelectro dub tangoJimena Famatango

Argentine composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jimena Fama is set to perform today, Thursday, March 18th, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. EST. The concert will be live…

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Album reviews

Delightful Hungarian A Cappella Folk Songs

Angel Romero March 18, 2021 1 Comment a cappellaDalindaHungarian music

Dalinda – Átjárók (Fonó, 2021) Dalinda is a remarkable trio of Hungarian vocalists who perform a cappella versions of traditional Hungarian folk songs. The trio…

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New Releases

Wixárika Musician Muwieri Xaure Releases Hikuri Yuawi Iyarieya

World Music Central News Room March 17, 2021 1 Comment Eusebio LópezMexican musicMuwieri Xaure

Mexican artist Muwieri Xaure (also known as Eusebio López in Spanish) is a longstanding traditional Wixárika musician and former leader of the community of La…

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