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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.
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    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

Events

Speak Music Be Kind Festival 2021 Goes Virtual

World Music Central News Room January 22, 2021 2 Comments Speak Music Be Kind Festival

The second edition of Speak Music Be Kind Festival 2021 will be virtual this year. The festival features award-winning artists on the Canadian music scene,…

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Círculo Flamenco de Madrid Reveals Programming for January to March 2021

World Music Central News Room January 22, 2021 No Comments Flamenco

Music association Círculo Flamenco de Madrid has announced the programming for January through March 2021. The first show will take place on Tuesday, January 26th…

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New CDs and digital releases

New Energy for Old Belgian Music

World Music Central News Room January 21, 2021 No Comments Belgian musicWÖR

About Towers – New Energy for Old Belgian Music (ARC Music) is the title of the new album from Belgian band WÖR. Release date is…

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New Books

‘Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey’ Available Soon

World Music Central News Room January 21, 2021 No Comments Patricia ChinReggaeVP Records

A new book titled ‘Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey’ will be available on March 17, 2021. The book tells the important history of Patricia…

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General News

Fira Mediterrània Manresa 2021 Showcase Still Accepting Proposals

World Music Central News Room January 20, 2021 No Comments Fira Mediterrània de Manresa

The Fira Mediterrània Manresa music fair and showcase is still accepting proposals. The deadline to submit projects is January 27, 2021. The annual event takes…

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Superb Guitar Mastery from Latin America

Angel Romero January 19, 2021 No Comments Carlos Muñiz DíazCuban musicDuo CoincidenciaguitarMartha Eugenia Salado MondejaMexican musicSpanish guitarSpanish musicwestern classical music

Duo Coincidencia – Veracruz – Sones y Flores (Cugate Clásicos Latinos, 2020) Veracruz – Sones y Flores presents a set of delightful, masterfully performed guitar…

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New CDs and digital releases

Emam and Friends 2020 World Fusion Album

World Music Central News Room January 18, 2021 No Comments Emamworld fusionworld music

Percussionist Emam has released a world fuion album titled Emam and Friends 2020 (Eternal Music). “Being locked in during the Coronavirus pandemic in Goa (India)…

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Spellbinding Re-imagined Ragas

Angel Romero January 17, 2021 No Comments Indian classical musicIndian musicKuljit Bhamraworld fusion

Kuljit Bhamra – Essence of Raga Tala (ARC Music, 2020) Essence of Raga Tala presents a set of timeless and mesmerizing musical pieces rooted in…

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Awards

Vildá Wins Music Moves Europe Talent Award 2021

World Music Central News Room January 16, 2021 1 Comment Finnish musicSami musicVilda

Finnish duo Vildá is one of the winners of the Music Moves Europe Talent Award 2021. The world music act combines joiks and sounds of…

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New CDs and digital releases

Transglobal Underground Subscription-Only Album ‘After Cinnamon’

World Music Central News Room January 16, 2021 No Comments TransGlobal Undergroundworld music

Transglobal Underground is set to release an all-instrumental album titled ‘After Cinnamon’ next month. This is a subscription-only release and will not be available publicly.…

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  • Nidia Góngora to Present Afro-Colombian Music in New York
  • Transglobal Underground Returns With “Doin’ the Moonshine” Twist
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