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    Kasbah Rockers And Amin Wayne Honor Fumban On Aouana Foumban

    Kasbah Rockers feat. Amin Wayne – Aouana Foumban (Barraka El Farnatshi Prod., 2026) Kasbah Rockers and Amin Wayne’s 2026 project is a six-track mini album…

    Madison Quinn June 30, 2026 No Comments
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    Ana Brenes’ Personal Account of change, growth, and lived experience on Mientras Camino

    Ana Brenes – Mientras camino (Segell Microscopi, 2026) Ana Brenes’ Mientras Camino (As I Walk) presents a continuous flamenco work centered on life’s stages, from…

    Iliana Cabrera June 28, 2026 No Comments
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    Live Album Documents Serbian Folk Traditions in Vojvodina Village

    Various Artists – Made in Vojka: Serbian Songs (Antonovka Records, 2026) Made in Vojka: Serbian Songs presents the diverse Serbian folk traditions of Vojvodina, Serbia’s…

    JGurski June 27, 2026 No Comments
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    Taabolo Koura: A Malian Family Legacy in Full Bloom

    Mah Damba – Taabolo Koura (One World Records, 2026) On Taabolo Koura, Mah Damba reaffirms her place among Mali’s most treasured voices. This is a…

    Madison Quinn June 26, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Lone Piñon Celebrates 10 Years of New Mexican Music with Fiery Hot Carne Seca

    Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (Jalopy Records, 2026) New Mexico ensemble Lone Piñon celebrated its 10th anniversary with the release of a superb album…

    Angel Romero June 25, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Rhiannon Giddens Hope is the Thing with Feathers cover artwork. The cover features a mixed-media portrait of Rhiannon Giddens rendered in a collage style, with layered patterns, stitched textures, and various colors. A colorful bird appears beside her against a richly detailed background of floral and geometric eleemnts. The album title, Hope Is The Thing With Feathers, appears along the bottom edge.
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    Rhiannon Giddens Shares “Carolina Rain” Video

    World Music Central News Room June 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Orquesta Failde Cumbia de los Amigos cover artwork. a photo of six band members, four men and two women smiling saluting each other.
    Music videos Single reviews

    What Friends Are For

    Tom Orr June 29, 2026 No Comments
  • A headshot of Sulaf wearing a traditional white outfit.
    Music videos

    Sulaf Unveils New Single ‘Shogi Ana’ Ahead of Debut Album Aba

    World Music Central News Room June 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Manzel Loomaa fanm cover artwork. Manzel with a megaphone filled with flowers.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Women in Solidarity

    Tom Orr June 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Robert Zielinski sitting outdoors, holding a violin, with a beautiful landscape in the background.
    Music videos

    Robert Zielinski Celebrates the Beauty of Australia on ‘Minang Moon Lullaby’

    World Music Central News Room June 24, 2026 No Comments
  • The cover for Quiero features a collage-style scene in sepia and gray tones. A translucent woman sits beside a ghostly human figure. Above them, the title “QUIERO” appears in large gold lettering against a dark, star-filled background. Decorative elements—including a bee, cacti, a snake, and geometric designs—surround the position, while a textured strip resembling earth or woven fibers runs across the lower half.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Beyond Bolero

    Tom Orr June 23, 2026 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 and digital releases

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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