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    Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams

    Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams (Seyir Muzik, 2025) In Displaced Dreams, Michalis Kouloumis articulates exile as a lived, trembling presence. The album is a precious…

    Tyler Bennet April 20, 2026 No Comments
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    Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

    Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

    Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments
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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
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    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
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    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Boy Ge Mendes

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments Boy Ge MendesCape VerdeCape Verdean musicSenegal

Back in 1990, before the great success of Cesaria Evora, Boy Ge Mendes put the music of Cape Verde on the map with his hit…

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Artist Profiles: Yves Lambert

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaQuebecois musicYves Lambert

A talented singer-songwriter, versatile musician and consummate Epicurean, Yves Lambert is perhaps best known as a founding member of Quebecois folk supergroup La Bottine Souriante,…

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Artist Profiles: The McDades

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaCeltic musicThe McDades

The McDades At the heart of The McDades are three siblings: the fiddle playing Shannon, Solon on bass, and youngest brother, Jeremiah, a multi instrumental…

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Artist Profiles: Simon Beaudry

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaCanadian musicQuebecois musicSimon Beaudry

Guitarist and bouzouki player Simon Beaudry is from Saint-Côme, Québec. Simon grew up surrounded by traditional music. His maternal grandfather is well known in the…

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Artist Profiles: Olivier Demers

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaCanadian musicOlivier DemersQuebecois musicviolinwestern classical music

Olivier Demers is an accomplished violin player and multi-instrumentalist with a history in classical and Quebecois folk music. He has performed with L’Orchestre des Jeunes…

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Artist Profiles: Oliver Schroer

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaCanadian musicOliver Schroer

Oliver Schroer was born June 18, 1956 in Toronto, Canada. Oliver Schroer was a unique fiddler/composer whose musical explorations took him far beyond his traditional…

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Artist Profiles: Nicolas Boulerice

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaCanadian musicNicolas BoulericeQuebecois music

Trained as a pianist, Nicholas Boulerice has experimented with many genres of music on the keyboard. A fascination with the unusual led him in 1997…

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Album reviews

Humanity at the Heart of Eleanor Dubinsky’s Songs

Angel Romero March 30, 2018 No Comments Eleanor DubinskyJazzpopsoulworld music

Eleanor Dubinsky – Soft Spot of My Heart (Eleanor Dubinsky, 2018) American composer, songwriter and vocalist Eleanor Dubinsky uses various musical genres to express her…

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Artist Profiles: Lache Cercel

Angel Romero March 29, 2018 No Comments CanadaGypsy musicLache CercelRomania

Lache Cercel was born in Bucharest, Romania and studied at Romania’s prestigious Academy of Arts. Before leaving his homeland, Lache Cercel was one of Romania’s…

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Events

Welcome to the Grand two Day Indian Music Festival in Delhi

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2018 No Comments Hari PriyaIndian classical musicLalgudi G.R. KrishnanLalgudi VijayalakshmiSaraswati RajagopalanShanmukha PriyaWasifuddin Dagar

Sunaad present their annual Delhi Springtime Indian Music Festival for this year with a select mix of the instrumental and vocal concerts. Sunday: 8th April…

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  • Revival of the Ancient Greek Kithara: How a 2,000-Year-Old Instrument Entered God of War
  • Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”
  • Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams
  • Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”
  • “Música no Forte” Sets Summer 2026 Lineup in Lajes do Pico, Azores
  • Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta
  • Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

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