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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.
    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

Album reviews

Rocky Dawuni’s Reggae for Positive change

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments AfropopReggaeRocky Dawuniworld music

On Beats of Zion, African reggae star Rocky Dawuni continues to demonstrate he’s one of the most exciting artists coming out of Africa.  His style…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Llan de Cubel

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments Asturian musicCeltic musicLlan de CubelSpain

Llan de Cubel was a band from Asturias, Spain. Well known in Spain and in the Celtic festival circuit, Llan de Cubel rejuvenated Asturian folk…

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Artist Profiles: L’Ham de Foc

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments L'Ham de FocMediterranean musicSpainSpanish musicValencian folk musicworld fusion

The band L’Ham de Foc was iniciated by Efrén López and Mara Aranda in 1998. After composing their first material they were invited by the…

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Artist Profiles: Leilia

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments Celtic musicGalician musicLeiliaSpain

Leilía is a group of Galician women who are forerunners and makers of the mini-revolution of tambourine music that spread all over Galicia. They got…

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Artist Profiles: La Susi

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments FlamencoLa SusiSpain

Because of her passionate style, she was compared to the legendary Camaron de la Isla. La Susi’s early raw and wild energy mellowed a little…

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Artist Profiles: La Paquera de Jerez

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments FlamencoLa Paquera de JerezSpain

Francisca Méndez Garrido, beter known as La Paquera de Jerez, was born in Jerez de la Frontera in 1934, the daughter of a Gypsy father…

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Artist Profiles: La Bruja Gata

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicLa Bruja GataSpainSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

La Bruja Gata was a world music band that performed traditional Spanish folk music with global and innovative sounds. All the musicians had experience in…

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Artist Profiles: Ketama

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments FlamencoKetamaSpainSpanish musicworld fusion

Ketama was a Madrid-based flamenco fusion band formed in 1985, taking the name from a Moroccan town famous for growing some of the best “weed.”…

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Artist Profiles: José Menese

Angel Romero January 30, 2019 No Comments FlamencoJosé MeneseSpain

José Menese Scott was born in La Puebla de Cazalla (Sevilla), but was in Madrid where José Menese made his first contact with the flamenco…

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Obituaries

Steelpan Maestro Cliff Alexis Dies

World Music Central News Room January 30, 2019 No Comments Cliff AlexissteelpanTrinidad and Tobago

Steelpan master and educator Cliff Alexis died on January 29, 2019. Cliff Alexis was born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1937.  He started playing steelpan…

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