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    Souad Massi’s Latest Explores New Franco-Arabic Blends

    Souad Massi – Zagate (Backingtrack Production, 2026) Algerian-born singer-songwriter Souad Massi has never strayed far from her Algerian Chaâbi folk roots, while creatively incorporating Western…

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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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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.
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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

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Rafael de Utrera

Angel Romero November 10, 2020 No Comments FlamencoRafael de UtreraSpainworld fusion

Flamenco singer Rafael Usero Vilches, better known as Rafael de Utrera, was born on July 14, 1973, in Utrera, Spain. Rafael grew up in an…

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New CDs and digital releases

Elida Almeida Releases Gerasonobu

World Music Central News Room November 10, 2020 No Comments Cape Verdean musicElida Almeida

Elida Almeida, a 27-year old singer form Cape Verde, has a new album titled Gerasonobu. Although Almeida’s roots lie on the island of Santiago, she…

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Exquisite Latin Jazz Boleros from Trumpeter John Daversa

Angel Romero November 9, 2020 No Comments boleroJohn DaversaLatin jazztrumpet

John Daversa – Cuarentena: With Family at Home (Tiger Turn, 2020) Cuarentena (quarantine in Spanish) is a delightful instrumental album from American trumpeter and educator…

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Obituaries

Latin Jazz Pioneer Cándido Camero Dies at 99

Angel Romero November 8, 2020 No Comments Cándido CameroCuban musicLatin jazz

Cuban multi-instrumentalist Cándido Camero passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Cándido Camero moved to New York City in the mid-1940s. In the United States…

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The Havana Meets Kingston Project Returns with Volume 2

World Music Central News Room November 8, 2020 No Comments Barbarito TorresCimafunkCuban musicJamaican musicReggae

Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 will be released in 2021. This is the follow up to the acclaimed 2017 debut album. A…

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Nation Beat Releases “The Royal Chase” Video

World Music Central News Room November 7, 2020 No Comments Brazilian musicNation Beat

The Nation Beat collective, led by drummer and percussionist Scott Kettner has released a new music video. The song is the title track of the…

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Charts

Ammar 808 Hits Number 1 at the November 2020 Transglobal World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2020 No Comments Ammar 808Transglobal World Music Chart

Global Control / Invisible Invasion from Ammar 808 is the top album in November 2020 at the Transglobal World Music Chart. Ammar 808 is the…

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Iranian Singer Mahsa Vahdat Repeats #1 at World Music Charts Europe in November 2020

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2020 No Comments Mahsa Vahdat

The album Enlighten the Night from Iranian vocalist Mahsa Vahdat is once more the most popular album at the World Music Charts Europe in November…

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New CDs and digital releases

Reissue of Classic Ghanaian Highlife Album “Obi Agye Me Dofo”

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2020 No Comments Ghanaian musicHighlifeVis-A-Vis

Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies has announced the reissue of the classic Ghanaian Highlife album Obi Agye Me Dofo from Vis-A-Vis. The release date…

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Interviews

Interview with Dazzling Indian Vocalist and Violinist Rini

Angel Romero October 31, 2020 No Comments Carnatic musicRiniviolinworld fusion

Harini Raghavan, better known as Rini, is a brilliant vocalist, composer and violinist born in Chennai (India) and currently based in New York City. Harini…

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