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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Dallas String Quartet. Studio portrait of the quartet wearing formal clothes. Two men n black suits and two women in black dresses.
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    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments

Album reviews

Eva Medina, Rising World Music Talent in Spain

Angel Romero July 30, 2020 No Comments Rva MedinaSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

Eva Medina – Rumbo a Babel (Eva Medina, 2019) Spanish multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Eva Medina is one of the rising talents of Spanish world music.…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Erol Josué

Angel Romero July 28, 2020 No Comments Erol JosuéHaitiHaitian musicvodoovodou

Musician, dancer, actor and vodoo priest Artist Profiles: Erol Josué was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1970. At 19, Erol moved to Paris. In the…

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Artist Profiles: Fanfara Station

Angel Romero July 28, 2020 No Comments brass bandelectronic musicFanfara StationTunisian music

Fanfara Station is an Italian-Tunisian trio that combines the power of a brass band, electronics and North African vocals and percussion. Inspired by Marzouk Mejri’s…

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Album reviews

Splendid Chamber Oud

Angel Romero July 28, 2020 No Comments Arabic musicLebanese musicRabih Abou-Khalilworld fusion

Rabih Abou-Khalil ‎– Yara (Enja Records, 1998) Lebanese composer and oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil composed the music on this album for a movie titled Yara…

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New CDs and digital releases

Brader Mûsikî Announces New Album ‘Herim Kuda’

World Music Central News Room July 28, 2020 No Comments Brader MûsikîKurdish music

Kurdish singer Brader Mûsikî has a new album titled ‘Herim Kuda‘ on Terp Records. Mûsikî is a well known Kurdish artist, living in Holland. He…

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Artist Profiles: El Khat

Angel Romero July 27, 2020 No Comments El KhatYemenite music

El Khat is a band from Jaffa, featuring musicians from the Yemeni diaspora. Khat is an addictive leaf that has been chewed socially in Yemen and…

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Artist Profiles: Khusugtun

Angel Romero July 27, 2020 No Comments KhusugtunMongoliaMongolian musicthroat singing

Khusugtun is a Mongolian band that has developed a contemporary form of Mongolian overtone singing by adding polyphony. The group released its first album in…

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Music videos

Summer Samba: The Girl From Ipanema on Video

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2020 No Comments bossa novaBrazilian musicThe Girl From Ipanema

UMe and Verve have put tother a mouth watering set of Brazilian samba and bossa nova classic summer hits paired with colorful animated videos. The…

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Album reviews

Fantastic Big Band Orchestrations of Latin Roots Music

Angel Romero July 27, 2020 No Comments FlamencojoropolandóLatin jazzPablo GilRaíces Jazz OrchestrasalsaTony Succar

Tony Succar & Pablo Gil – Raíces Jazz Orchestra (Unity Entertainment, 2020) Two of the leading Latin Jazz musicians in the United States got together…

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New CDs and digital releases

Mongolian Band Khusugtun to Release Jangar

World Music Central News Room July 25, 2020 No Comments KhusugtunMongolian musicthroat singingworld music

Buda Musique has announced the August 28, 2020 release of Jangar, an album by Mongolian sextet Khusugtun. The group performs a modern and polyphonic exploration…

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