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    Sky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live Album

    Sky Smeed – Live at the Rock House (2026) Sky Smeed has released his 10th album, Live at the Rock House, a live recording captured…

    Ryan Emmert April 24, 2026 No Comments
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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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    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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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.
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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

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Compagnie Solim

Angel Romero February 8, 2019 No Comments Compagnie SolimTogoTogolese music

Compagnie Solim was founded in June 2000 in Lome, the capital of Togo. The group is primarily formed of artists dancers, dancers, percussionists, acrobats, magicians,…

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Artist Profiles: King Mensah

Angel Romero February 8, 2019 No Comments King MensahTogoTogolese music

Born in Togo in 1971, King Mensah is an artist with a range of personal and professional experience. An actor, dancer and singer who was…

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Artist Profiles: Kodjo Senyo

Angel Romero February 8, 2019 No Comments Kodjo SenyoTogoTogolese music

Kodjo Senyo is a singer born in Lome, Togo currently living in Spain. A self-taught musician, Kodjo Senyo grew up in a family and an…

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The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe Out in February 2019

World Music Central News Room February 8, 2019 No Comments Eastern European music

The latest edition of The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe will be released February 22, 2019. The compilation includes Polish act Chłopcy…

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Events

Mundial Montréal to present showcases at Folk Alliance international Conference 2019

World Music Central News Room February 8, 2019 No Comments Folk Alliance InternationalMundial Montrealworld music

Next week, world music showcase Mundial Montréal will be at the 31st edition of Folk Alliance international, February 13-17, 2019. This year, the Folk Alliance…

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Album reviews

Dotschy Reinhardt’s Jazz and Sinti Heritage

Angel Romero February 7, 2019 No Comments Dotschy ReinhardtGypsy jazzworld jazz

Dotschy Reinhardt – Chaplin’s Secret (Galileo Music GMC079, 2018) Chaplin’s Secret is the new album by German jazz singer and book author Dotschy Reinhardt. As…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Uxía

Angel Romero February 6, 2019 No Comments Galician musicSpainSpanish musicUxia

Uxía Domínguez Senlle, better known as Uxía, was born November 19, 1962 in Sanguiñeda, Spain. She took on singing at an early age and despite…

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Artist Profiles: Na Lua

Angel Romero February 6, 2019 No Comments Celtic musicGalician musicNa LuaSpain

Na Lúa was formed in the early 1980s in Porriño, Pontevedra, with the intention of dignifying traditional Galician music. Since its inception, the group went…

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Artist Profiles: Rafael Riqueni

Angel Romero February 6, 2019 1 Comment Flamencoflamenco guitarRafael RiqueniSpain

Rafael Riqueni del Canto was born in the Triana barrio (neighborhood) of Seville in 1962. He is one of the top guitarists in the world…

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Artist Profiles: Pata Negra

Angel Romero February 6, 2019 No Comments bluesFlamencoPata NegrarockSpain

Pata Negra was formed by the Amador brothers, Rafael and Raimundo, two wild Gypsy rockers from Seville. They were Flamenco’s number one rock fans. It…

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