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    Roger Glenn Returns With My Latin Heart with Vibes, Flute, And Fire

    Roger Glenn – My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025) Veteran multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn released My Latin Heart in 2025, his first new album…

    Iliana Cabrera December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon

    Salt House – Scarrow (Hudson Records, 2025) The outstanding English folk trio Salt House return in 2025 with Scarrow, their fifth studio album for Hudson…

    Angel Romero December 14, 2025 No Comments
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    Kings of Congolese Rumba Zaïko Langa Langa Unveil New EP, Makinu

    Zaïko Langa Langa – Makinu (2025) Zaïko Langa Langa, a true legend of African music, celebrates fifty years of their career with their new maxi…

    Tyler Bennet December 14, 2025 No Comments
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    Ashavahishta Channels Rumi On Trance-Driven The Ring

    Ashavahishta – The Ring (X Dot 25 Music, 2025) World fusion trance group Ashavahishta released its new album The Ring on October 31, 2025. The…

    Angel Romero December 12, 2025 No Comments
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    Wesli’s Impressive ‘Makaya’ and The Echo Of Revolt

    Wesli – Makaya (WUP, 2025) Makaya, the expansive and awe-inspiring 24-track double album from Haitian-Canadian singer, guitarist, and folklorist Wesli stretches to nearly one hour…

    Angel Romero December 10, 2025 No Comments
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  • Winston McAnuff bubble cover artwork. A colorful cover with blue and orange bubbles.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
  • A dark screen with scan lines and digital noise. Glowing blue-yellow text reads “Gregory Isaacs” at the top and “Love Without Intermission” in italicized lettering at center, with playback symbols and a zeroed timecode.
    Music videos

    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
  • Owen Casey Easy Enough single artwork. A Compact Disc with images of two palms and song credits.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments
  • Matt B standing in the middle of a rural path.
    Music videos

    Matt B’s Remarkable Intercontinental collaboration on New Single “They Know”

    World Music Central News Room December 12, 2025 No Comments
  • The image presents a vintage-style illustrated poster in green tones. Several women surround a central figure, adjusting her hair and clothing. Bold yellow lettering reads “ME DIO PELUSA,” with smaller text above and below noting it as a film by “El Tragaluz” and “basada en una historia real.”
    Music videos

    Karmento Turns Envy Into A Party In New ‘Me dio pelusa’ Video

    World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments
  • Magoo - Photo by Jeff Fasano. A photo of the band with an effect that makes the musicians duplicated.
    Music videos

    Magoo Spins Jazz-Lit Newgrass on ‘What a Life’

    World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments

Isla stands outdoors, smiling, before golden autumn foliage, holding a violin at her waist. Her light blouse contrasts with the leaves behind her. The name “Isla Ratcliff” appears in the upper corner, and the handwritten title Autumn Leaves (Autumn I) sits beneath the Polaroid-style frame.
Music videos

Fiddle Meets Vivaldi In Isla Ratcliff’s Playful Autumn Leaves

World Music Central News Room December 2, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicIsla RatcliffScottish musicworld music

Scottish fiddle player, singer, and composer Isla Ratcliff has rolled out the piece “Autumn Leaves (Autumn 1),” the first single from her forthcoming album The…

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The Yenbett album cover by Noura Mint Seymali features a red background with a black-and-white photo of Seymali at center, performing and holding her ardin. The image is framed in a decorative, arch-shaped border. The album title appears in Arabic at the top, with Seymali’s name in Arabic script below.
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Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett Hits No. 1 On Transglobal Chart

World Music Central News Room December 1, 2025 No Comments Noura Mint SeymaliTransglobal World Music Chartworld fusionworld music

Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett has climbed to the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart for December 2025t. The album’s sound features ardin-driven tradition and…

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The Yenbett album cover by Noura Mint Seymali features a red background with a black-and-white photo of Seymali at center, performing and holding her ardin. The image is framed in a decorative, arch-shaped border. The album title appears in Arabic at the top, with Seymali’s name in Arabic script below.
Charts

Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett Tops Europe’s World Music Charts

World Music Central News Room December 1, 2025 No Comments Noura Mint Seymaliworld fusionworld music

Mauritanian griot Noura Mint Seymali has reached No. 1 on the World Music Charts Europe for December 2025 with her new album Yenbett. The record…

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The cover presents a green background framed by ornate curling designs. Gold lettering spells “Celtic Woman,” while Nollaig appears below in red with decorative accents. The subtitle “A Christmas Journey” sits in smaller gold type. Small clusters of red berries near the corners.
Album reviews

Celtic Woman Unwrap Nollaig – A Christmas Journey For 2025

Ryan Emmert December 1, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicCeltic WomanChristmas musicIrish musicworld music

Celtic Woman Nollaig – A Christmas Journey (Celtic Collections, 2025) Celtic Woman’s Nollaig – A Christmas Journey presents a 13-track Christmas studio album that brings…

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Dàna band photo. Four young women musicians.
New Releases

Dàna Set Sights On Debut Album After Celtic Connections Breakthrough

World Music Central News Room December 1, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicDànaworld music

Glasgow-based trad quartet Dàna is preparing a debut album following a successful year on the live and recording circuit. The all-female group features Anna Robertson…

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Mandé Sila - Live @ Levon Helm Studios cover artwork. A collage of four photos of the artists playing live.
Album reviews

Mandé Sila Lights The Way: Habib Koité Unveils Acoustic Supergroup

Angel Romero November 30, 2025 No Comments Mandé Silaworld music

Mandé Sila – Live @ Levon Helm Studios (Contre-Jour, 2025) Mandé Sila, a new acoustic project led by Malian guitarist and singer Habib Koité, brings…

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A hazy landscape filled with drifting clouds in muted browns, grays, and blues. Four sun icons line up near the top, each slightly different in shape. A faint hint of red appears in the lower corner.
Music videos

Gnoss Mark Eight-Year Milestone With New Track Bennybeg

World Music Central News Room November 30, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicGnossScottish musicworld music

Scottish quartet Gnoss have released “Bennybeg,” a new track built around the band’s trademark mix of acoustic and electric sounds. The tune was written by…

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a photo of La Capi sitting in a garden, smiling, holding her guitar, next to a cat.
Music videos Single reviews

An Earful of Joy

Tom Orr November 29, 2025 No Comments Caribbean musicColombian musicLa Capiworld music

Colombia’s La Capi smiles her way through the video for her pan-Caribbean track “Cantar,” and rightly so. It’s all about singing joyously no matter what,…

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Astro Bloc band photo. Two women and two men.
New CDs

Astro Bloc Ignite Glasgow Folk Scene With Debut Album

World Music Central News Room November 29, 2025 No Comments Astro BlocCeltic musicScottish musicworld music

Glasgow-based folk band Astro Bloc has released its debut album, introducing a new four-piece to the Scottish scene. The group features Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín and…

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The cover features an illustrated musician playing a wooden flute against a faded sun-like circle. Blocky lettering frames the image with the artist’s name at the top and the title Volume 1 in large red type at the bottom. Muted greens, oranges, and reds give it a vintage poster feel.
New Books

Celtic Folk Star Michael McGoldrick Unveils 50-Tune Collection For Session Players

World Music Central News Room November 29, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicfluteMichael McGoldrickworld music

Renowned flutist and composer Michael McGoldrick has published a new tune book, 50 Original Tunes & Chords: Volume 1. The collection gathers fifty original melodies…

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