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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: 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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Artist Profiles: Diego “El Cabrillero”

Angel Romero January 20, 2019 No Comments Diego "El Cabrillero"FlamencoSpain

Diego Amaya Núñez, better known as Diego El Cabrillero (Diego, the Goatherder , was born in Utrera (Sevilla), in 1944. He’s the son of La…

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Artist Profiles: Daniel Casares

Angel Romero January 19, 2019 No Comments Daniel CasaresFlamencoflamenco guitarSpain

Daniel Casares is part of a new generation of outstanding flamenco guitarists. A soulful and virtuosic performer, he has received many of Spain’s important honors…

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Artist Profiles: Companyia Electrica Dharma

Angel Romero January 19, 2019 No Comments Catalan musicCompanyia Electrica DharmaSpain

Companyia Electrica Dharma’s main objective was to create music that ascribed to the Mediterranean mentality and sensibility. Companyia Electrica Dharma (C.E.D.) was started by the…

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