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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
    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

Album reviews

Emam’s Refreshing World Fusion Rooted in Indian Music

Angel Romero February 3, 2021 No Comments EmamIndian musicworld fusion

Emam and Friends 2020 – Emam and Friends 2020 (2020) Percussionist, composer and producer Emam put together an impressive cast of instrumentalists from various parts…

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Awards

Serdar Ilhan and Mehmet Dede Receive the 2021 globalFEST Impact Award

World Music Central News Room February 3, 2021 No Comments globalFESTMehmet DedeSerdar Ilhanworld music

Serdar Ilhan and Mehmet Dede, founder’s of New York world music venue Drom, received the 2021 globalFEST Impact Award last week. The award is given…

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Obituaries

Sephardic Musician and Composer Flory Jagoda Dies at 97

World Music Central News Room February 2, 2021 1 Comment Flory JagodaJewish musicSephardic music

Sephardic musician, singer-songwriter and composer Flory Jagoda passed away on January 29, 2021. She was 97 years old. Flory Jagoda was the recipient of a…

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Zanzibara 10 at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in February 2021

World Music Central News Room February 1, 2021 No Comments Kenyan musicTransglobal World Music Chartworld musicworld music chartsZanzibara

The anthology Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes from Mombasa & Tanga, 1970-1990 is the number 1 album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in…

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Liraz Tops the World Music Charts Europe in February 2021

World Music Central News Room February 1, 2021 No Comments Lirazworld musicWorld Music Charts Europe

The album Zan from Israeli artist Liraz in once again the top recording the World Music Charts Europe in February 2021. 1 – Liraz –…

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Album reviews

The Beguiling Recreation of Arab Andalusian Music

Angel Romero January 30, 2021 1 Comment Arab Andalusian musicAtrium Musicae MadridEarly MusicGregorio PaniaguaMedieval music

Atrium Musicae Madrid, Gregorio Paniagua ‎– Al Andalus – Musique Arabo-Andalouse (Harmonia Mundi, 2021 reissue) Harmonia Mundi has reissued this fascinating recording made in 1976…

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Music videos

Rocky Dawuni Releases “Beautiful People” Music Video

World Music Central News Room January 30, 2021 No Comments Afro RootsAfrobeatsHighlifeReggaeRocky Dawuni

Ghanaian Afro Roots musician, songwriter, producer and activist Rocky Dawuni has just released a new video for the track “Beautiful People.” The song appears on…

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Events

Tunde Documentary to Spotlight Kora and Cello Virtuoso

World Music Central News Room January 29, 2021 No Comments koraTunde Jegede

Global Arts Live will present a free livestreaming of the documentary Tunde on February 6, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Tunde Jegede is a celebrated…

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Album reviews

A little More Blue from Carla Hassett

Angel Romero January 29, 2021 No Comments Brazilian musicCarla Hassett

Carla Hassett – +Blue (Paulista Records, 2016) Brazilian singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist Carla Hassett has a captivating voice, sometimes dynamic, sometimes sultry. She has performed…

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Events

Conversation and Pre-Recorded Concert with Ladysmith Black Mambazo

World Music Central News Room January 28, 2021 No Comments Ladysmith Black MambazoSouth African music

Global Arts Live will be presenting two world music events with famed South African ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo. On February 4, 2021, Global Arts Live…

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