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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

Music videos

Congolese Band Jupiter & Okwess Release Na Kozonga Music Video

World Music Central News Room July 3, 2020 No Comments Congolese musicJupiter & Okwess

Acclaimed Congolese band Jupiter & Okwess has released new single titled Na Kozonga (“the return” in Lingala). On Na Kozonga, Jupiter sings in Lingala, French…

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Album reviews

Evocative Basque Harp

Angel Romero July 3, 2020 No Comments Basque musicharpOlatz Zugasti

Olatz Zugasti – Orion Zuzenean (Kantaita Enea, 2019) Orion Zuzene is a double album recorded live by Spanish-Basque harp player and vocalist Olatz Zugasti. Her…

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Orchestra Baobab Releases New Video and Reissues Specialist In All Styles on Vinyl

World Music Central News Room July 1, 2020 No Comments Orchestra BaobabSenegalese music

Senegalese act Orchestra Baobab is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the reissue of its essential 2002 reunion album Specialist In All Styles for the first…

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Charts

Bosnian Musician Damir Imamović Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in July 2020

World Music Central News Room June 30, 2020 No Comments Damir ImamovićTransglobal World Music Chartworld music

The album Singer of Tales by Bosnian artist Musician Damir Imamović is the number one album in the Transglobal World Music Chart in July 2020.…

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Ghanaian Band Santrofi at the top of the World Music Charts Europe in July 2020

World Music Central News Room June 30, 2020 No Comments SantrofiWorld Music Charts Europe

The album Alewa by modern Ghanaian highlife band Santrofi is the top album at the World Music Charts Europe in July 2020. July 2020 list:…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Santrofi

Angel Romero June 30, 2020 1 Comment GhanaGhanaian musicSantrofi

Santrofi is a modern highlife band from Accra, Ghana. It was founded by bassist and producer Emmanuel Ofori. Ofori became a band leader after playing…

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Album reviews

Splendid Oud and Orchestra

Angel Romero June 30, 2020 No Comments Egyptian musicJoseph Tawadrosoudwestern classical musicworld fusionworld music

Joseph Tawadros – Live at the Sydney Opera House (ABC Classics, 2020) Egyptian-Australian oud master Jospeh Tawadros has recorded a sublime live album with the…

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Artist Profiles: Joseph Tawadros

Angel Romero June 30, 2020 No Comments Egyptian musicJoseph TawadrosMiddle Eastern musicoudwestern classical musicworld fusionworld music

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Album reviews

CéU Solidly in the Pop Field

Angel Romero June 30, 2020 No Comments Brazilian musicCeupop

CéU – Apka! (Six Degrees Records, 2020) One of Brazil’s best known female vocalists in the international, music scene is back with Apka! Don’t expect…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ivana Đurić

Angel Romero June 29, 2020 No Comments Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian musicIvana Đurićsevdahviolin

Ivana Đurić was born in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. She is a virtuoso violin player. Ivana started her classical music education when she was 9…

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