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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.
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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.
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    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: Fully Fullwood

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments Fully FullwoodJamaicaReggaeworld music

Hailing from Kingston, Fully Fullwood is one of the most popular and well-known reggae bass players in the world and has worked and recorded with…

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Events

Gypsy Jazz Masters Lulo Reinhardt and Daniel Stelter to Perform at ArtsCenter in Carrboro

World Music Central News Room September 28, 2018 No Comments Daniel StelterGypsy jazzLulo Reinhardt

Acclaimed guitarists Lulo Reinhardt and Daniel Stelter are set to perform Thursday, October 11th, 2018 at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, North Carolina. Reinhardt is the…

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Artist Profiles: Daniel Stelter

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments Daniel StelterGermanyguitarGypsy jazz

Daniel Stelter was born in Germany. His passion for music started early: he began playing the classical guitar at the age of eight, and was…

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Artist Profiles: Azouhouni Adou

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments Azouhouni AdouIvorian musicIvory Coast

Born in the Ivory Coast (West Africa), Azouhouni Adou began his musical career early on accompanying some of most the well-known and respected Ivorian artists,…

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Artist Profiles: Dobet Gnahoré

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 1 Comment Dobet GnahoréIvorian musicIvory Coast

Dobet Gnahoré is a singer, dancer and percussion’s from Africa’s Ivory Coast. She not only possesses a incredible voice but she also has a commanding…

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Artist Profiles: BB Seaton

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments BB SeatonJamaicaReggae

B.B Seaton christened Harris Lloyd Seaton, born September 3rd is a singer with a soulful voice, a qualified musician, producer and one of the most…

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Artist Profiles: Culture

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments CultureJamaicaReggae

Culture, featuring Joseph Hill, is reggae’s preeminent harmony group. Born in the 1970s golden age of reggae, Culture has garnered continual US and international acclaim…

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Artist Profiles: Buju Banton

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments Buju BantonJamaicaReggae

Mark Anthony Myrie, aka Buju Banton (born July 15, 1973) is the youngest of 15 children born to a ‘higgler’, street vendor mother in Kingston,…

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Music videos

Oumou Sangaré Releases Mali Nialé Video

World Music Central News Room September 27, 2018 No Comments Malian musicOumou Sangaré

Malian world music star Oumou Sangaré has released a new music video for the song “Mali Nialé” (Beautiful Mali)!”     “Mali Nialé” appears in…

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Album reviews

Irresistible Bokanté

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments Bokantéworld fusionworld music

Bokanté – What Heat (Real World Records, 2018) What Heat is the second album by the fabulous world music band Bokanté. It is a project…

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