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    Guzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons Album

    Bei Bei – Two Moons (Bei Bei Time Productions, 2026) Chinese guzheng star Bei Bei has a new album titled Two Moons, a 2026 collaborative…

    Angel Romero April 23, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
    Music videos

    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.
    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.
    Music videos

    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

Events

KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl to Present Reggae Night XVIII

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2019 No Comments Damian MarleyKabaka PyramidReggaeThird World

The 2019 KCRW World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl will present Reggae Night XVIII on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. The artists featured…

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Album reviews

Olcay Bayir’s Long Musical Road

Angel Romero April 29, 2019 No Comments Middle Eastern musicOlcay BayirTurkish musicworld music

Olcay Bayir – Rüya – Dream for Anatolia (Arc Music, 2019) Rüya is the second album from Olcay Bayir, an Alevi Turkish singer-songwriter and composer…

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Events

Blues on the Fox Announces 2019 Lineup

World Music Central News Room April 28, 2019 No Comments Ana PopovicbluesBlues on the FoxCoco MontoyaJamiah RogersRobert RandolphRonnie Baker Brookssteel guitarTaj Mahal

Blues festival Blues on the Fox will take place June 14 and 15, 2019 in Aurora, Illinois. The lineup includes guitarist and vocalist Ana Popovic,…

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Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: Taj Mahal

Angel Romero April 28, 2019 No Comments bluesTaj MahalUnited States of America

Taj Mahal is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, ethnomusicologist, and award-winning artists. His music includes elements of Afro-Caribbean music, blues, folk, hula, funk and other influences.…

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General News

Unsigned Only Contest Extended Deadline Ends April 30, 2019

World Music Central News Room April 28, 2019 No Comments Unsigned Only

Unsigned Only will continue to receive submissions until April 30, 2019. Unsigned Only includes a world music category and is looking for talented, unsigned artists…

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Album reviews

Songs Inspired by the Strong, Resilient Stories of Women

Angel Romero April 27, 2019 No Comments mestizo musicPuerto Rican musicTaina Asiliworld fusionworld music

Taína Asili – Resiliencia (Taína Asili , 2019) Resiliencia is the new album from bilingual singer-songwriter and social justice activist Taína Asili (Taina Del Valle).…

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New CDs and digital releases

Bakalina Velika Releases Prvi krajec

World Music Central News Room April 26, 2019 No Comments Bakalina VelikaSlovenian music

Prvi krajec is the new album of Slovenian act Bakalina Velika. Bakalina was initially a duo featuring singer-songwriter, farmer and poet Jani Kutin and accordionist…

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Events

WOMAD UK Festival Announces full Line-Up

World Music Central News Room April 25, 2019 No Comments Afro Cuban All StarsAnna CalviCalypso RoseDakaBrakhaDhafer YoussefMacy GrayOrbitalRobert PlantSalif KeitaWOMADworld musicZiggy Marley

Pioneering world music festival WOMAD UK has announced the complete list of artists set to perform at the 2019 festival. WOMAD will take place at…

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New CDs and digital releases

Olah Gypsy Maestros Romano Drom to Release Give Me Wine

World Music Central News Room April 25, 2019 No Comments Gypsy musicRomano Drom

Acclaimed Hungarian Gypsy band Romano Drom is set to release its new album, Give Me Wine, on May 31, 2019 through Riverboat Records. Romano Drom…

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New CDs and digital releases

Mara Aranda Releases Sefarad en el corazón de Turquía

World Music Central News Room April 25, 2019 No Comments Mara ArandaSephardic musicSpanish music

Spanish singer Mara Aranda has released “Sefarad en el corazón de Turquía” , the second volume of a pentalogy titled “Diaspora”, dedicated to the Judeo-Spanish…

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  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
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