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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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  • 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
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
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    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
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    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Dallas String Quartet. Studio portrait of the quartet wearing formal clothes. Two men n black suits and two women in black dresses.
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    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Safe, Sensible and Sane cover artwork. A photo of the two artists holding banjos
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    Old Hen, New Spin: Steve Martin and Alison Brown Hatch Video With Della Mae

    World Music Central News Room April 11, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ana Moura

Angel Romero November 27, 2018 2 Comments Ana MourafadoPortugalPortuguese music

Ana Cláudia Moura Pereira, better known as Ana Moura, was born September 17, 1979 in Santarem, the bustling capital of the Ribatejo province in the…

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Artist Profiles: Antonio Chainho

Angel Romero November 27, 2018 No Comments Antonio ChainhoPortugalPortuguese guitarPortuguese music

Antonio Chainho was born in 1938 in Santiago do Cacém, Portugal. He is a Portuguese musician who has been dedicating his career to the Portuguese…

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Artist Profiles: Armenio de Melo

Angel Romero November 27, 2018 No Comments Armenio de MeloPortugalPortuguese guitarPortuguese music

Armenio de Melo was born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal in 1953. He is considered one of the best guitar players of fado, recognized…

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Tsuumi Sound System To Release Blinking Light

World Music Central News Room November 27, 2018 No Comments Finnish musicTsuumi Sound Systemworld fusionworld music

Finnish world music band Tsuumi Sound System is set to release its new album Blinking Light on December 25, 2018. Blinking Light is the band’s…

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Artist Profiles: Dulce Pontes

Angel Romero November 26, 2018 No Comments Dulce PontesfadoPortugalPortuguese music

She could have been a dancer, had the dance school not thought that, at fourteen years of age, she was too old to start a…

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Lusafrica Reissues Two Essential Polo Montañez Albums

World Music Central News Room November 26, 2018 No Comments Cuban musicPolo Montañez

Acclaimed Cuban singer-songwriter Polo Montañez died in a car accident in Cuba 16 years ago, on November 26, 2002. He was one of the leading…

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Album reviews

Global Visions of Ska

Angel Romero November 25, 2018 No Comments AkatzChris MurrayOrquestra Brasileira de Música JamaicanaPlaying for ChangeSarazinoskaSt. Petersburg Ska-Jazz ReviewThe New York Ska-Jazz EnsembleThe Pepper PotsThe SkatalitesZazí

Various Artists – Ska Around the World (Putumayo World Music, 2018) Putumayo compilation Ska Around the World takes the listener on a lively trip throughout…

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Artist Profiles: Tania Libertad

Angel Romero November 24, 2018 No Comments bolerosPeruPeruvian musicTania Libertad

Tania Libertad de Souza Zuñiga was born in the small coastal town town of Zana in northern Peru, of a Portuguese father and a Peruvian…

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Artist Profiles: Eva Ayllón

Angel Romero November 24, 2018 No Comments Eva AyllónPeruPeruvian music

One of the most important interpreters of Peruvian music, Eva Ayllón began singing at the age of three, under her grandmother’s tutelage. Within a few…

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Artist Profiles: Przemyslaw Goc

Angel Romero November 24, 2018 No Comments AinuPolandPolish musicPrzemyslaw Goc

Przemyslaw Goc, better known as Ainu, is a leading artist in the domain of ethnic-world music in Poland with an artistic output consisting of CDs,…

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