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    Mirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive stories

    Mahan Mirarab — Unspoken (ACT Music, 2026) Vienna-based guitarist Mahan Mirarab’s Unspoken is a Persian flavored, solo-focused album that presents an intimate set influenced by…

    Madison Quinn April 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals

    Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…

    Iliana Cabrera April 25, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • Gnoss - Photo by Elly Lucas. Band photo.
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    Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”

    World Music Central News Room April 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Staran black and wgite band photo
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ardak Issataeva

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments Ardak IssataevaKazakh musicKazakhstan

Female entertainers have played a key role in the community life of Central Asian women and continue to do so today. Ardak Issataeva, from the…

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Artist Profiles: Ulzhan Baibussynova

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments Kazakh musicKazakhstanUlzhan Baibussynova

Female entertainers have played a key role in the social life of Central Asia women and continue to do so today. Ulzhan Baibussynova is a…

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Artist Profiles: Abbi

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments AbbiKenyaKenyan music

Absalom Nyinza, popularly Abbi, Abbi is one of Kenya’s finest Afro-fusionist, who launched his second album Indigo in August 2007. With roots in Kenyan people’s…

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Artist Profiles: Ayub Ogada

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments Ayub OgadaKenyaKenyan music

Job Seda, better known as Ayub Ogada was born in 1956 in Mombasa on the coast of Kenya. At the age of six he accompanied…

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Artist Profiles: Eric Wainaina

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments Eric WainainaKenyaKenyan music

Eric Wainaina grew up saying that he was going to be a doctor, but his love for music reigned supreme. Shocked at first by his…

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Artist Profiles: Extra Golden

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments bengaExtra GoldenKenyan musicUnited States of America

Extra Golden is an international collaboration between Kenyan and American musicians. Americans Ian Eagleson and Alex Minoff were formerly of the band Golden; Kenyans are…

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Artist Profiles: Samba Mapangala

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments Congolese rumbaDemocratric Republic of CongoSamba Mapangala

Samba Mapangala was born Congolese, on the banks of the Congo River, in Matadi, the busy port city 100 miles up from the river’s mouth…

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Artist Profiles: Jabali Afrika

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments Jabali AfrikaKenyaKenyan music

Jabali Afrika is a Kenyan band with a unique mixture of African rhythms. This is a truly multi-faceted band whose members are not only adept…

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Artist Profiles: Kenge Kenge

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments Kenge KengeKenyaKenyan music

Kenge Kenge breath new life into Kenya’s Luo musical roots, continuing its evolution, from the hand-made instruments of the past, through the popular guitar-based benga,…

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Artist Profiles: Suzzana Owiyo

Angel Romero October 6, 2018 No Comments KenyaKenyan musicSuzzana Owiyo

Suzzana was born in Kasaye of Nyakach Division in Nyando District, near the lake city of Kisumu. As a young girl, Suzzana was blessed with…

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