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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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  • Album reviews

    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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    Todd Albright Makes Old Blues Songs Feel Fresh Again

    Todd Albright — Blues For Dexter Linwood (April 17, 2026 / Misfortune Records, 2026) Todd Albright’s Blues For Dexter Linwood finds the Detroit fingerpicker turning…

    Ryan Emmert March 28, 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.
    Music videos

    Kavita Shah & Bau Revisit ‘Miss Perfumado’ In Mindelo Video

    World Music Central News Room March 27, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Efrén López

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 2 Comments Early MusicEfrén LópezMedieval musicSpainSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

Efrén López was born in Manises, Spain in 1972. He is one of the founders of L’Ham de Foc. After collaborating in a wide number…

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Artist Profiles: Eduardo Niebla

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments Eduardo Nieblaguitarprogressive rockSpainSpanish music

Spanish, born in Tangiers of Spanish parents from Andalusia on the 29th July 1955, Eduardo is the seventh son in a family of eleven, nearly…

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Artist Profiles: Ea!

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments Ea!FlamencoSpainworld fusion

‘EA!’s individual character may be attributed to the fact that the band grew out of a group of people who made a conscious decision to…

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Artist Profiles: Duquende

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments DuquendeFlamencoSpain

Juan Rafael Cortes Santiago, beter known as Duquende, is a talented cantaor born in Sabadell, Spain in 1965. At an early age, he attracted the…

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Artist Profiles: Domingo Rodriguez “El Colorao”

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments Canary IslandsDomingo Rodriguez "El Colorao"Spaintimple

Domingo Rodríguez Oramas, nicknamed “El Colorao” was born 1964 in la Vega de Tetir, on the island of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain). He grew up…

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Artist Profiles: Dolores La Agujeta

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments Dolores La AgujetaFlamencoSpain

Dolores Agujeta is the granddaughter of Agujetas el Viejo (old Agujetas), an extraordinary flamenco singer that was not a professional performer. He was a blacksmith…

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Artist Profiles: Doa

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments Celtic musicDoaGalician musicMedieval musicSpain

Doa was formed in Coruña in 1978 by Bernardo Martinez (flute and percussion), Xoan Piñón (guitar, lute and mandolin) and Enrique Ferreira (cello) accompanying Xose…

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Artist Profiles: Diego Carrasco

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments Diego CarrascoFlamencoSpain

Diego Carrasco Fernández was born in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) in 1954. He studied flamenco guitar in Jerez de la Frontera with master player…

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Artist Profiles: Diego Amador

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 1 Comment Diego AmadorFlamencoflamenco pianoSpain

Born in 1973 into one of the elite families of Seville’s Tres Mil Viviendas neighborhood, by the young age of 11, Diego Amador was already…

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Artist Profiles: Diego ‘El Cigala’

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments Diego El CigalaFlamencosalsaSpain

‘El Cigala’ (the langostine or Norway lobster) is the nickname given by the Losada brothers to Diego Jimenez Salazar. Cigala is a Gypsy singer-songwriter born…

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