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    Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause

    Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent – Home Grown (2025) Fiddler Matt Tighe and multi-instrumentalist Tad Sargent released Home Grown nearly five years after the project…

    Tyler Bennet April 22, 2026 No Comments
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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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    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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Featured News

  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
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    Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”

    World Music Central News Room April 22, 2026 No Comments
  • 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.
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    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

Album reviews

A Guitar Tribute to Women and Equity

Angel Romero May 25, 2019 No Comments classicalFlamencoPablo Romero LuisSpanish guitar

Pablo Romero Luis – Desnudas de palabras (Pablo Romero Luis, 2019) Desnudas de palabras (bare of words) is a wonderful tribute to women. Madrid guitarist…

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Album reviews

Enthralling Joik and Accordion

Angel Romero May 24, 2019 No Comments Hildá LänsmanjoikSami musicViivi Maria SaarenkyläVilda

VILDÁ – Vildaluodda (Bafes Factory, 2019) On Vildaluodda (Wildprint) Finnish duo VILDÁ offers a contemporary amalgam of Sami transcendent yoiks, shamanic beats and improvisation along…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Mehdi Nassouli

Angel Romero May 23, 2019 No Comments Gnawa musicMehdi NassouliMoroccan musicMorocco

Mehdi Nassouli was born in Tarudant, southern Morocco, engaged in Gnawa culture. A phenomenal musical talent, he learned to play various musical instruments at an…

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Events

Top Global Music Talent at Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival 2019

World Music Central News Room May 23, 2019 No Comments Ana AlcaideKilaRainforest World Music FestivalSarawakworld music

The acclaimed Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) will be back July 12-14, 2019 for its 22nd consecutive year. Announced as bigger than ever, organizers expect…

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Yiddish Music Brooklyn Style

Angel Romero May 22, 2019 No Comments Jewish musicKlezmerMichael WinogradYiddish music

Michael Winograd – Kosher Style (OU People, 2019) Clarinet virtuoso and composer Michael Winograd explores the roots and evolution of Yiddish music on Kosher Style.…

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Tour Announcements

Belize’s Garifuna Collective Reveals 2019 Tour Dates

World Music Central News Room May 21, 2019 No Comments Garifuna musicThe Garifuna Collective

The Garifuna Collective, Belize’s acclaimed Afro-Indigenous roots music band will be touring Europe and North America in support of its new album, Aban, this summer.…

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Album reviews

First-Class Malian Music from Hama Sankare

TJ Nelson May 20, 2019 No Comments Hama SankareMalian music

Hama Sankare – Niafunke (Clermont Music, 2019) If you’ve ever heard Malian artists like Ali Farka Toure, Afel Bocoum, Le Troup Regionale de Nia funke,…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Alex Caton

Angel Romero May 19, 2019 No Comments Alex CatonfiddleGypsy musicIrish folk musicold time

Alex Caton grew up in England, Scotland and the East Coast of the United States. She first put a bow in her hands at the…

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Album reviews

Nightwalker Stephan Micus Dedicates White Night to the Moonlight

Angel Romero May 19, 2019 No Comments Stephan Micusworld fusionworld music

Stephan Micus – White Night (ECM Records, 2019) Composer, multi-instrumentalist, global traveler, and musical instrument collector Stephan Micus is an extraordinary musician who creates mesmerizing…

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Awards

Solju’s album Odda Áigodat Wins Canadian International Indigenous Release 2019

World Music Central News Room May 18, 2019 No Comments Finnish musicHildá LänsmanSami musicSoljuUlla Pirttijärvi

Odda Áigodat (Bafe’s Factory, 2018) by Solju is the winner of the The Indigenous Music Awards (IMA) – the Best International Indigenous Release 2019. The…

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