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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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    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: Anatol Stefanet

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments Anatol StefanetMoldovaMoldovan musicworld fusion

Anatol Stefanet was born on January 23, 1956 in Grinăuți, Rîșcani, Moldova. He began his career as a folk musician (viola) at the age of…

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Artist Profiles: Trigon

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments ethnojazzMoldovaMoldovan musicTrigonworld fusion

Trigon was founded by Anatol Stefanet with the intention of combining Moldovan folk music and jazz. The group has toured across Europe performing its unique…

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Artist Profiles: Badma-Khanda

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments Badma-KhandaBuryatChinaMongolian music

Badma-Khanda was born in Inner Mongolia, China, in 1979 into a Buryat family. Her grandparents had to flee from the communist regime of the Soviet…

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Artist Profiles: Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments MongoliaMongolian musicOtgonbayar Chuluunbaatar

Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar was born 1969 in the Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia, where she lived with her nomadic family. Since her youth Otgonbayar is known…

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Artist Profiles: Tserendavaa

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments Mongolian musicthroat singingTserendaava

From remote west Mongolia came a master of one of the most remarkable vocal traditions on the planet. One person sings two different pitches at…

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Artist Profiles: Urna

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 2 Comments ChinaMongolian musicUrna

Urna Chahar-Tugchi was born in 1969 into a family of livestock farmers in the grasslands of the Ordos district, in the Southwest of Inner Mongolia,…

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Artist Profiles: Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects

Angel Romero October 19, 2018 No Comments Aisha Kandisha's Jarring EffectsMoroccan musicMoroccotrance music

Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects, was formed in Marrakech in 1987 by Abdou El Shaheed, Habib El Malak and Pat Jabbar, to develop a Shabee (Popular…

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Artist Profiles: El Houssaine Kili

Angel Romero October 19, 2018 No Comments El Houssaine KiliMoroccan musicMorocco

El Houssaine Kili grew up in Morocco with Arab folk music, Berber songs and American Pop songs, which he became familiar with over the radio.…

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Events

Mundial Montreal 2018 Announces Closing Night show

World Music Central News Room October 19, 2018 No Comments AyradDaby ToureMundial MontrealNomad’Stones

Canadian world music showcase Mundial Montreal has announced the artists scheduled to perform on November 16. Mundial Montreal’s closing party, presented in collaboration with la…

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globalFEST 2019 Announces Partial Artist Lineup

World Music Central News Room October 19, 2018 No Comments Amythyst KiahB.C.U.C.Cha WaDebashish BhattacharyaglobalFESTJeremy DutcherMagos Herrera & Brooklyn RiderOrquesta Akokánworld music

American world music showcase globalFEST has announced the names of seven of the artists scheduled to perform in 2019. The concerts will take place on…

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