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    Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams

    Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams (Seyir Muzik, 2025) In Displaced Dreams, Michalis Kouloumis articulates exile as a lived, trembling presence. The album is a precious…

    Tyler Bennet April 20, 2026 No Comments
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    Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

    Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

    Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments
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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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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • Backline Reaping the Blues cover artwork. A photo of an old 20th century tractor in a farm field.
    Music videos

    Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”

    World Music Central News Room April 20, 2026 No Comments
  • Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker Rutlands Reel cover artwork. A wooden deck and an out of focus reddish background.
    Music videos

    Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”

    World Music Central News Room April 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
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    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • 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.
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    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.
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    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Pavel Lukoyanov

Angel Romero July 28, 2019 No Comments gusliPavel LukoyanovRussiaRussian music

Pavel Lukoyanov is a professional musician, a graduate of the Russian Academy of Music in Gnesinykh. He plays the gusli performer, an ancient Russian folk…

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Events

Boukman Eksperyans to Perform Free Concert at Lincoln Center David Rubenstein Atrium

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2019 No Comments Boukman EksperyansHaitian music

Influential Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans is set to perform on Thursday, August 29 at 7:30 pm at the Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium. Admission is…

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Reggae

California Reggae Band Pepper Releases ‘Local Motion’

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2019 No Comments PepperReggae

Reggae band Pepper has a new album titled ‘Local Motion’ out on the band’s imprint LAW Records. Local Motion pays tribute to the many days…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Mihály Sipos

Angel Romero July 27, 2019 No Comments Hungarian musicHungaryMihály SiposMuzsikas

Mihály Sipos was born in 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. His ancestors on his father’s side were shepherds. His grandmother knew their old traditional songs and…

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Artist profiles: Dániel Hamar

Angel Romero July 27, 2019 No Comments Dániel HamarHungarian musicMuzsikas

Dániel Hamar was born in 1951 in Budapest, Hungary. He started to play the piano when he was seven and took up the classical double…

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Reggae

Rising Reggae Act Mortimer Releases “Lightning” Single

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2019 No Comments MortimerReggae

Emerging reggae star Mortimer has a new single titled “Lightning,” released via a partnership between top producer Winta James’s Overstand Entertainment and reggae label Easy…

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Album reviews

Superb Chick Corea with The Spanish Heart Band

TJ Nelson July 26, 2019 No Comments Chick CoreaFlamencoflamenco jazzworld fusionworld jazz

Chick Corea with The Spanish Heart Band – Antidote (Concord Jazz, 2019) Every once in a while you come across a recording that completely stuns…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Doudou N’Diaye Rose

Angel Romero July 26, 2019 No Comments Doudou N'Diaye RosedrummingSenegalSenegalese music

Mamadou Ndiaye, etter known as Doudou Ndiaye Rose, was born July 28, 1930 in Senegal. A true cultural ambassador for his country, Doudou N’Diaye Rose…

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Artist Profiles: Djimo Kouyate

Angel Romero July 26, 2019 No Comments Djimo KouyatekoraSenegalSenegalese music

Djimo Kouyate (kora, voice) was from the Malinke ethnic group, a sub-group of the Manding people. Born in Tamba Counda, Senegal, he was part of…

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Album reviews

Central Asian and Avant-Garde Explorations

Angel Romero July 25, 2019 No Comments Alim QasimovMichel Godardmughamserpent

Alim Qasimov & Michel Godard – Awakening (Buda Musique, 2019) Awakening is a genre-defying recording from Azerbaijani mugham singer Alim Qasimov and French musician Michel…

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