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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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    Staran Join Forces With Julie Fowlis on New Single “Duan Callaig”

    World Music Central News Room April 23, 2026 No Comments
  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Fía na Roca

Angel Romero January 26, 2019 No Comments Celtic musicFía na RocaGalician musicSpain

Fía na Roca Fía na Roca was formed in 1990 by several former Xorima musicians with the intention to perform music with deep Galician traditional…

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Artist Profiles: Felpeyu

Angel Romero January 26, 2019 1 Comment Asturian musicFelpeyuSpainSpanish music

Felpeyu was formed in 1991 by a group of students with similar musical tendencies. The band performed several concerts in halls and folk pubs, changing…

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JM International Announces a New Character for Global Folk Music Program

World Music Central News Room January 26, 2019 No Comments Ethnoworld music

The global youth-music nonprofit, JM International (JMI), has announced a new development to its Ethno program. 2019 will mark the beginning of a 3-year project…

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Artist Profiles: Fernando De La Morena

Angel Romero January 25, 2019 No Comments Fernando De La MorenaFlamencoSpain

Fernando Carrasco Vargas, better known as Fernando De La Morena, is the son of La Morena and brother of Curro de La Morena, both cantaores…

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Artist Profiles: Fernando Terremoto

Angel Romero January 25, 2019 No Comments Fernando TerremotoFlamencoSpain

Fernando Fernández Pantoja, better known as “Fernando Terremoto” was born in Jerez de la Frontera on May 11, 1969. The son of the legendary Fernando…

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Artist Profiles: Guadiana

Angel Romero January 25, 2019 No Comments FlamencoGuadianaSpain

Guadiana is a very versatile flamenco artist: he is the cantaor that most dancers prefer, the palmero sought after by Camarón, Morente, and other artists,…

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Artist Profiles: Hevia

Angel Romero January 25, 2019 No Comments Asturian musicbagpipeCeltic musicHeviaSpain

Jose Angel Hevia Velasco was born in Villaviciosa, Asturias in 1967. He first came into contact with the bagpipes when he was four years old…

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Artist Profiles: Javier Paxariño

Angel Romero January 25, 2019 1 Comment Javier PaxariñoSpainworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Saxophonist, flutist and composer Javier Paxariño is considered one of the greatest representatives of world music in Spain. His music is characterized by mixing aspects…

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Artist Profiles: El Indio Gitano

Angel Romero January 25, 2019 1 Comment El Indio GitanoFlamencoSpain

Bernardo Silva, born in Miajadas, western Spain in 1940, was known as El Indio Gitano (the Gypsy Indian) or El Moro (The Moor). He was…

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Artist Profiles: El Pele

Angel Romero January 25, 2019 No Comments El PeleFlamencoSpain

Manuel Moreno Maya, better known as “El Pele”, was born in Córdoba on January 17, 1954. He is a flamenco singer with a sharp intuition…

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