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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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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

Events

The 2018 ACCES Conferences, Showcases and Exhibitions to be Held in Kenya

World Music Central News Room October 5, 2018 1 Comment African musicMusic in Africa Conference

The Music in Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases will be held November 15 – 17, 2018 at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi.…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Dozan Fujiwara

Angel Romero October 4, 2018 No Comments Dozan FujiwaraJapanJapanese musicshakuhachi

Dozan Fujiwara studied shakuhachi under Yamamoto Hozan. A graduate of Tokyo University of Fine Arts in 1995, Fujiwara participated in the International Shakuhachi Festival held…

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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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