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    Tamikrest Return to Analog Roots on ‘Assikel’ with Songs of Exile and Resistance

    Tamikrest – Assikel (Glitterbeat, 2026) Assikel came out this year, two decades after Tamikrest emerged from Tinzawaten, near the Mali-Algeria border. The album’s title means…

    Madison Quinn September 12, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Samhain Tree, Where Wyrd Folk Meets the Otherworld

    Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman – Samhain Tree (2026) Samhain Tree is the alluring 2026 debut album by folk singer-songwriter Chantelle Smith & composer Richard…

    Angel Romero September 11, 2026 No Comments
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    Faris Ishaq Takes the Palestinian Ney to the Future on Solo Album ‘JASAD’

    Faris Ishaq – JASAD (self-release, 2026) Bethlehem-born Palestinian ney (or nay) player and percussionist Faris Ishaq uses breath, rhythm, and Arabic musical tradition on JASAD…

    Madison Quinn September 10, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Rite of Strings’ Extraordinary Debut, Dust and the Moon

    Rite of Strings – Dust and the Moon (Bright Shiny Things, 2026) Dust and the Moon is the debut album by a remarkable act called…

    Angel Romero September 8, 2026 No Comments
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    A Teahouse Exile, Tuned to Badakhshan

    Panjshanbe Maftun – Made in Lyublino: Afghan Songs (Antonovka Records / Hindukush Tapes, 2026) Recorded on 15 January 2024 at the Afghan teahouse Takhar in…

    Tyler Bennet September 7, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Laura Leigh - Have to Hold cover artwork. Laura head shot with long hair partially covering her face.
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    Bluegrass Vocalist Laura Leigh Jones Presents “Have to Hold”

    World Music Central News Room September 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Doireann Ní Ghlacáin - Photo by Brid O Donovan. Profile photo. Doireann outdoors wearing a sweater and white skirt.
    Music videos

    Irish Vocalist Doireann Ní Ghlacáin Unveils Madam I’m a Darlin’ Music Video

    World Music Central News Room September 11, 2026 No Comments
  • Frank Maza black and white photo. Frank in front of microphone.
    Music videos

    Frank Maza Connects Madrid and Boston on ‘Back Then’ With Chucho Valdés and Javier Limón

    World Music Central News Room September 10, 2026 No Comments
  • Jah Bast Shadow of the Future cover artwork. a photo of a young black boy lifting his arm.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Bast and Future

    Tom Orr September 4, 2026 No Comments
  • Laurelyn Dossett - How Many Moons cover artwork. A colorful folk-art-style album cover featuring a red-orange coyote filled with floral and geometric patterns against an orange moon and blue starry sky. “LAURELYN DOSSETT” appears prominently across the center, with “HOW MANY MOONS” curved along the upper left.
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    Laurelyn Dossett Shares “How Many Moons” Music Video

    World Music Central News Room September 3, 2026 No Comments
  • Shy-Anne Hovorka — Raise My Fist cover artwork. A colorful illustrated cover showing a hand holding a black-and-white feather against a glowing sunset over water and rolling green hills. Ghostly figures appear in the golden sky, surrounded by flowers, trees, and exposed roots. The title “Raise My Fist” appears prominently above, with Shy-Anne Hovorka and Suckle Creek Drum Group & Friends credited below.
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    Shy-Anne Hovorka Unites More Than 30 Indigenous and Ally Artists on “Raise My Fist”

    World Music Central News Room August 28, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Víctor Monge ‘Serranito’

Angel Romero June 24, 2021 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarSpainVíctor Monge “Serranito”

Víctor Monge Serrano, better known as ‘Serranito,’ is a Spanish composer, guitarist and educator born in Madrid in 1942. He is self-taught and became a…

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Gone Like The Wind

World Music Central News Room June 24, 2021 No Comments BluegrassJeff BrownJeff Brown & Still Lonesome

Virginia-based Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome have released a single and music video titled “Gone Like The Wind” on Turnberry Records. The group performs bluegrass…

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Album reviews

Qawwali and Breakbeat Fusion

Angel Romero June 24, 2021 No Comments Markus & Shahzadqawwali

Markus & Shahzad – Janna Aana (Dionysiac Records, 2020) The French trio Markus met Pakistani singer and musician Shahzad Santoo Khan by chance on social…

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Events

Global Arts Live Announces Return of In-Person Concerts

World Music Central News Room June 23, 2021 No Comments Mdou MoctarTinariwen

World music presenter Global Arts Live has announced the return of in-person concerts. The Boston-area organization revealed some of the artists scheduled to perform in…

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Events

Streaming Concert by Panamanian World Music Act Kaomi

World Music Central News Room June 23, 2021 No Comments KaomiLatin American musicPanamanian musicworld fusionworld music

Kaomi, a Panamanina world music trio featuring top singer-songwriters, is set to perform on Friday, June 25, 2021 at 3:00 pm Panama time (EST) from…

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New Releases

Acoustic Syndicate Recreates Grateful Dead’s Bertha

World Music Central News Room June 22, 2021 No Comments Acoustic SyndicateAmericanaBluegrass

North Carolina-based Acoustic Syndicate has unveiled a recreation of the Grateful Dead’s song “Bertha”(Organic Records). “‘Bertha’ is one of the essential feel-good, toe-tapping Grateful Dead…

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Album reviews

The Spellbinding Songs of Sinikka Langeland

Angel Romero June 21, 2021 No Comments kanteleNordic musicNorwegian folk musicScandinavian folk musicSinikka Langeland

Sinikka Langeland – Wolf Rune (ECM, 2021) Norwegian composer, songwriter, vocalist and kantele player Sinikka Langeland continues to deliver delightful and mesmerizing music with her…

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Events

Madrid’s Summer Season Veranos de la Villa Announces 2021 Concerts

World Music Central News Room June 21, 2021 No Comments FlamencoSpanish musicVeranos de la Villaworld music

The 37th edition of Veranos de la Villa has revealed the list of artists scheduled to perform live in-person in Madrid, Spain this summer. The…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Toko Telo

Angel Romero June 20, 2021 No Comments D’GaryMadagascan musicMonika NjavaRégis GizavoToko Telo

Toko Telo was Madagascan supergroup that included three of the finest artists from the island country: D’Gary, Monika Njava, and Régis Gizavo. The celebrated performers…

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Interviews

DPretty Brings the Heartbeat of Change

Dorothy Johnson-Laird June 20, 2021 No Comments Congolese musicDPretty

There’s nothing more uplifting than listening to a beautiful love song while living through Covid.  “Boom Keke” is such a song.  It was released in…

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