Skip to content
stamp collage
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

World Music Central

Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
World Music Central
Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
  • Home
  • About
  • Topics
    • archive
    • Articles
    • Artist Profiles
    • Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • Album reviews
    • Charts
    • Concert reviews
    • Conferences
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Film Reviews
    • General News
    • Interviews
    • Loop Collections
    • New Books
    • New CDs and digital releases
    • New Films
    • New Releases
    • Obituaries
    • Tour Announcements
    • Tradeshows
    • Uncategorized
  • Contact Us
  • World Music Resources
    • World Music Booking agents
    • World Music Festivals
    • Glossaries
      • Musical Instrument Glossary
    • Music Contests
    • Showcases
    • Musician Biographies
      • Afghan music
      • Algerian Music
      • American Music
      • Azerbaijani Music
      • Angolan Music
      • Bangladeshi music
      • Beninese Music
      • Burkinabe Music
      • Burundian Music
      • Cameroonian music
      • Cape Verdean music
      • Chinese Music
      • Congolese Music
      • Egyptian Music
      • Ethiopian Music
      • Gambian Music
      • Guinea Bissauan Music
      • Guinean Music
      • Indian Music
      • Iranian Music
      • Ivorian Music
      • Malian Music
      • Mauritanian Music
      • Norwegian Music
      • Mozambican Music
      • Sao Tomean Music
      • Scottish Music
      • Swiss Music
      • The Multifaceted World of Spanish Roots Music
      • Senegalese Music
      • Taiwanese Music
      • Tajik Music
      • Tanzanian Music
      • Turkish Music
    • Venues
  • Partners
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • 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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More

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.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Paul Brady

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicPaul Brady

Born and raised in Strabane, County Tyrone. His uncle Bernard was a fiddle player in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh. Paul Brady was into a wide variety…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Paul Brady
Seán Keane
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Seán Keane

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments fiddleIrish folk musicSeán KeaneThe Chieftains

One of the early members of The Chieftains, master fiddler Seán Keane joined the ensemble in 1968, making his band debut at the open-air Edinburgh…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Seán Keane
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Seán Tyrrell

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicSeán Tyrrell

Prior to launching his solo career, Seán exposed himself to a myriad of musical traditions and styles, from his traditional roots, growing up in Galway,…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Seán Tyrrell
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sean Doyle

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicSean Doyle

Sean Doyle is a native of rural County Sligo, Ireland and father of prodigious guitar talent and singer, John Doyle. He is an avid collector…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Sean Doyle
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sean McElwain

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicSean McElwainTeada

Sean McElwain from Monaghan brings a strong string dimension to acclaimed band Téada through his energetic contributions on guitar and bouzouki. Touring performances have seen…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Sean McElwain
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sean McKeon

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicSean McKeonuilleann pipes

Sean McKeongrew up listening to music at home in Dublin, with his parents Gay McKeon (uilleann pipes) and Mary Corcoran (fiddle and piano) being his…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Sean McKeon
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sephira

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish musicSephiraviolin

Sephira is comprised of two classically trained Irish musicians who have forged their own musical niche combining classical music and Irish traditional music: Joyce O’Leary…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Sephira
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sharon Shannon

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments accordionIrelandIrish folk musicSharon Shannonworld fusion

Sharon Shannon is one of the most adventurous musical spirits to emerge from Ireland in the past years. The accordion player has made a huge…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Sharon Shannon
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Susan McKeown

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicSusan McKeown

Susan McKeown grew up in Dublin, Ireland, the youngest of five children. Her composer mother encouraged her early interest in music and theatre. She listened…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Susan McKeown
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Tiarnan O Duinnchinn

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicTiarnan O Duinnchinn

Tiarnan learned the uilleann pipes with the Armagh Pipers Club under the tutelage of Brian Vallely and Mark Donnelly. He first started playing the tin…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Tiarnan O Duinnchinn

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 643 Page 644 Page 645 … Page 1,927 Next page

Recent Posts

  • Paqui Lara and Manuel Peralta to Deliver Flamenco Performance in Madrid
  • Skye Act Falasgair Debuts Just Noise
  • Patricia Guerrero Curates New Voices of Flamenco in Madrid Series
  • Manuel de Gines: Flamenco’s Quiet Fire Finds Its Voice
  • Mirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive stories
  • Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals
  • Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

Tags

accordion African music Afrobeat American folk music Arabic music Argentine music Bluegrass blues Brazil Brazilian music Celtic music Chinese music Cuba Cuban music fiddle Finnish music Flamenco flamenco guitar guitar India Indian classical music Indian music Ireland Irish folk music Italian music Jazz Latin jazz Malian music Middle Eastern music Moroccan music Norwegian music percussion Portugal Portuguese music Reggae salsa Scotland Scottish music Spain Spanish music Turkish music United States of America world fusion world jazz world music
World Music Central | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved