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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
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    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: Moving Cloud

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicMoving Cloud

Moving Cloud was based mainly in Ennis, County Clare. This quintet was one of the finest traditional bands playing for dancing in Ireland in the…

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Artist Profiles: Arty McGlynn

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments Arty McGlynnguitarIrelandIrish folk music

Arty McGlynn, born in Omagh, County Tyrone, was one of the leading guitar players in Ireland. He started playing guitar at the age of eleven,…

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Artist Profiles: Nollaig Casey

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicNollaig Casey & Arty McGlynn

Nollaig Casey has a great international reputation as an exponent of Irish traditional music on the fiddle. She is a winner of several All-Ireland titles…

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Artist Profiles: Robbie O’Connell

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicRobbie O'Connell

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Robbie O’Connell brings an inspired vision and new voice of Ireland to American audiences. Robbie O’Connell was born in Waterford, Ireland and…

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Lotus World Music & Arts Festival Announces 2018 Program

World Music Central News Room September 9, 2018 No Comments Lotus World Music & Arts Festivalworld music

The 25th Lotus World Music & Arts Festival will be taking place in late September 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Thursday, Sept. 27 Mamadou Kelly Mali…

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Artist Profiles: Niall Vallely

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments Irish folk musicNiall VallelyNorthern Ireland

Armagh-born Niall Vallely has established himself in recent years as one of the most original and distinctive voices in Irish music. A member of Corkbased…

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Artist Profiles: Niamh Parsons

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicNiamh Parsons

Niamh Parsons is one of the freshest and most powerful voices out of Ireland today. The great Scottish balladeer Archie Fisher says of Niamh, “a…

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Artist Profiles: Paddy Moloney

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicPaddy Moloneyuilleann pipes

Irish multi-instrumentalist and composer Paddy Moloney (Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh) was born in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland on August 1, 1938. Moloney taught himself how to play…

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Artist Profiles: Paddy O’Brien

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments accordionIrelandIrish folk musicPaddy O'Brien

Hailing from County Offaly, and residing in St Paul (Minnesota, USA), Paddy O’Brien is regarded as one of the most important sources of traditional Irish…

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Artist Profiles: Shantalla

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments BelgiumCeltic musicIrish folk musicShantalla

Shantalla is a Belgium-based band formed by several Irish musicians and one Scot. The band was created in 1995 by two members of an Irish…

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