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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).…

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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: Gocoo

Angel Romero October 4, 2018 No Comments GocooJapanJapanese musictaiko

Gocoo is an 11-person (7 women, 4 men) drumming group that captures the audience with original grooves woven with Japanese drums, taikos. The group was…

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Awards

Anna Hildur to Receive the Tampere Music Award 2018

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2018 No Comments Anna HildurTampere Music Award

The recipient of this year’s Tampere Music Award is Anna Hildur. She worked over 20 years in the music industry initially as an artist manager…

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Music videos

Mandolin Orange Release Time We Made Time Music Video

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2018 No Comments AmericanaBluegrassMandolin Orange

Rising Americana and bluegrass stars Mandolin Orange have released “Time We Made Time,” a track from its upcoming album ‘Tides Of A Teardrop’ (February 1,…

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General News

Omar Souleyman Concert in Miami Canceled

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2018 No Comments Omar SouleymanSyrian music

The Rhythm Foundation announced today that rising Syrian electronic music star Omar Souleyman has had to cancel his upcoming fall 2018 United States performances due…

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Events

The Andrea Parodi Awards Finalists 2018 to Arrive from Across the Globe

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2018 No Comments Andrea Parodi Awardsworld music

Artists from diverse backgrounds, from Italy’s Piedmont to Sicily, from Cyprus to Senegal are among the finalists of the only World Music Contest in Italy,…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: The Meditations

Angel Romero October 2, 2018 No Comments JamaicaReggaeThe Meditations

Ansel Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson collectively known as The Meditations, recorded their first hit single “Woman is Like a Shadow” in 1974 at…

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Album reviews

Transfixing Arabic Sounds from Philippe El Hage and Youssef Hbeisch

Angel Romero October 2, 2018 No Comments Arabic musicworld fusion

Philippe El Hage and Youssef Hbeisch – Asrar (independent release, 2016) Asrar is a beautiful collaboration between Lebanese piano virtuoso and composer Philippe El Hage…

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Obituaries

Acclaimed Latin Jazz Trumpeter and Percussionist Jerry Gonzalez Dead at 69

Angel Romero October 1, 2018 No Comments Jerry GonzalezLatin jazztrumpet

Today, the Latin Jazz community is mourning the loss of trumpeter and conguero Jerry Gonzalez. Reports of a fire at his home in the Lavapiés…

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Charts

Spanish Folk Music Band Vigüela Tops the October 2018 Transglobal World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room October 1, 2018 No Comments Castilian folk musicSpanish musicVigüela

A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition (ARC Music), the double album by Spanish folk music band Vigüela is the number one…

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Obituaries

Otis Rush, Legendary Chicago Blues Guitarist, Dies at 84

Angel Romero September 30, 2018 No Comments bluesOtis Rush

Masaki Rush, wife of Otis Rush, announced that highly influential Chicago blues musician Otis Rush, died September 29, 2018 due to complications from a stroke…

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  • Souad Massi’s Zagate Hits No. 1 on April’s Transglobal World Music Chart
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  • Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

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