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    Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty

    In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree.  This is Ashley Maher’s…

    Dorothy Johnson-Laird April 4, 2026 No Comments
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    Tombak In The Spotlight On Between Hands

    Kaveh Mahmudiyan — Between Hands (Global Sonics, 2025) Kaveh Mahmudiyan’s first solo album, Between Hands presents his own compositions with the tombak (Persian goblet-shaped drum).…

    Tyler Bennet April 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Rising Teenage Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Asher Brinson Debuts with Bluegrass Stars

    Asher Brinson — Midnight Hurricane (self-release, 2026) Asher Brinson is a young bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter from eastern North Carolina that has attracted a lot…

    Angel Romero April 2, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Hidden Hermeto Flute Gems Revealed On New Tribute Release

    Aline Gonçalves, Andrea Ernest Dias, Carlos Malta, Eduardo Neves – Obra Viva de Hermeto Pascoal – Vol. 1 Flautas (Rocinante, 2025) Obra Viva de Hermeto…

    Tyler Bennet March 30, 2026 No Comments
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    Mama Sissoko Returns With Diamond Fingers After A Decade

    Mama Sissoko – Diamond Fingers (One World Records, 2026) Malian guitarist Mama Sissoko will be releasing his long-delayed album Diamond Fingers on March 6, 2026.…

    Angel Romero March 29, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Shelton & Williams Shifting Sand cover artwork. An image of a house over sand dunes.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass With Heart: Shelton & Williams Share “Shifting Sand”

    World Music Central News Room April 3, 2026 No Comments
  • Sami Yusuf sitting leaning against a wall. An architecturally ornate building is behind him.
    Music videos

    Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

    World Music Central News Room March 31, 2026 No Comments
  • Ashby Frank Stokes County Buck Dancing Man cover artwork. A photo of the dancer jumping.
    Music videos

    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

    World Music Central News Room March 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
    Music videos

    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments
  • Liza Lo by Kayla Raquel. Black and white photo of Liza sitting.
    Music videos

    Liza Lo’s “Birdsong,” a Gentle Indie-Folk Song About Friendship and Romance

    World Music Central News Room March 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Kavita Shah and Bau sitting around a table in a courtyard full of plants.
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    Kavita Shah & Bau Revisit ‘Miss Perfumado’ In Mindelo Video

    World Music Central News Room March 27, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Mengmeng Wu

Angel Romero May 4, 2019 No Comments Chinese musicguzhengMengmeng Wu

Mengmeng Wu was born in Huaxi village, Jiangsu, southeast China. She learned the guzheng from the age of six and her talent was noticed during…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Dany Noel

Angel Romero May 4, 2019 No Comments CubaCuban musicDany NoelFlamencosalsatimbaworld fusion

Dany Noel was born in Havana, Cuba. He began his performing career at only 8 years old singing and playing guitar. After taking up acoustic…

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Music videos

Les Amazones d’Afrique Release New Single and Video: ‘Amazones Power’

World Music Central News Room May 4, 2019 No Comments African musicLes Amazones d'Afriqueworld music

Les Amazones d’Afrique have released a new single titled ‘Amazones Power‘ (Real World Records). The current lineup includes some new faces, including female musicians from…

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Events

Rudolstadt Festival Announces 2019 Program

World Music Central News Room May 3, 2019 No Comments Hamid MotebassemIranian musicRudolstadt Festivalworld music

Germany’s largest world music event, Rudolstadt Festival, will take place July 4-7, 2019. The opening concert on 4 July will be a tribute concert dedicated…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Kiki Morente

Angel Romero May 3, 2019 No Comments FlamencoKiki MorenteSpain

José Enrique Morente Carbonell, better known as “Kiki Morente” was born in 1989 in Granada, Spain. He is the son of famed flamenco singer Enrique…

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Album reviews

Eljuri Releases a Set of her Reggae Songs

Angel Romero May 2, 2019 No Comments EljuriReggae

Eljuri – Resiste – La colección Reggae de Eljuri (Manovill Records, 2019) New York-based Ecuadorian singer and guitarist Cecilia Villar Eljuri, better known as Eljuri,…

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Obituaries

Samba Star Beth Carvalho Dies at 72

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2019 No Comments Beth CarvalhoBrazilian musicsamba

Brazilian vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Beth Carvalho died April 30, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho, better known as Beth…

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Awards

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announces 2018 World Music Winners

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2019 No Comments B PrasannaHarouna SamakeInternational Songwriting CompetitionKomal RizviSubuworld music

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its 2018 winners. The winners in the world music category are: 1st Place Komal Rizvi Karachi, Pakistan 2nd…

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Charts

Amina by Refugees for Refugees Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2019

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2019 No Comments Refugees for Refugeesworld fusionworld music

Amina, the second album by the Belgium-based world music collective Refugees for Refugees is the number one album in the May 2019 Transglobal World Music…

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Album reviews

The Experimental Side of Sheila Chandra

Madanmohan Rao May 1, 2019 No Comments Indian musicSheila Chandraworld fusion

Sheila Chandra – This Sentence is True (EMI/Narada, 2001) Sheila Chandra, the Anglo-Indian singer who released a number of synth-pop albums in the 1980s, is…

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