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    Chicago Songwriter Dana Maragos Goes National With Unimaginable Things

    Dana Maragos – Unimaginable Things (Dana Maragos, 2025) Dana Maragos released Unimaginable Things nationwide on December 12, 2025. The album first came out as a…

    Ryan Emmert January 11, 2026 No Comments
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    Joy In Motion: Júlia Kozáková’s Manuša II Celebrates Romani Roots

    Júlia Kozáková – Manuša II (CPL-Music, 2025) With Manuša II, Slovak singer Júlia Kozáková extends her Manuša project that centers on Romani (Gypsy) music from…

    JGurski January 8, 2026 No Comments
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    Galaxia Tropical Puts Ranil Back In Orbit

    Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical – Galaxia Tropical – Analog Africa no. 43 (Analog Africa, 2026) Analog Africa will release Galaxia Tropical, a new compilation…

    Iliana Cabrera January 5, 2026 No Comments
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    Jérémy Rollando Sets Sail With New Album Zef In 2026

    Jérémy Rollando – Zef (Label Montgolfière / Sphère France, 2026) French guitarist and composer Jérémy Rollando will release his second album, Zef, on January 9,…

    Iliana Cabrera January 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Back to the Bronx: Brian Conway Honors His Roots on Wallace Avenue

    Brian Conway – Wallace Avenue (self-release, 2025) Irish-American fiddler Brian Conway released his grand third solo album, Wallace Avenue, last summer. Named for the Bronx…

    Ryan Emmert December 31, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Della Mae Magic Accident cover artwork. a phyo of the four women wearing colorful pants and shirts including pik, red, blue and orange.
    Music videos

    Della Mae Grow Their “Family Tree”

    World Music Central News Room January 11, 2026 No Comments
  • A landscape fills the frame, where soft desert dunes fade into a pastel horizon beneath a vast, curved celestial form.
    Music videos

    Altın Gün Revives A Turkish Folk Classic With “Neredesin Sen”

    World Music Central News Room January 8, 2026 No Comments
  • A Havana street stretches into the distance, lined with pastel colonial buildings and a row of brightly colored 1950s American cars rolling forward in formation.
    Music videos Single reviews

    A Mountain of Cuban Roots

    Tom Orr January 7, 2026 No Comments
  • The Dark Clouds single cover presents a landscape under storm clouds illustrated in carved lines. A streak of red suggests a winding path or road cutting through dark terrain, while a thin glow of light breaks through the heavy blue and black sky. The title appears in white lettering at the center, with Jesse Smathers’ name placed in the lower right corner.
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    Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”

    World Music Central News Room December 26, 2025 No Comments
  • Music videos

    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments

Events

Flamencos and mestizos on December 15 with ‘El Perrete’ and La Serrata’

World Music Central News Room December 15, 2017 No Comments El PerreteFlamencoFlamencos y mestizosFrancisco EscuderoLa SerrataNatalia del Mar

  On December 15th, the Sala Berlanga in Madrid will host a performance of flamenco youth and roots as part of the Flamencos y Mestizos…

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Granddaughter’s Notes

Daryana Antipova December 15, 2017 No Comments Kapela MaliszówPolish musicZuzanna Malisz

  One of the WOMEX highlights in Poland this year was for sure the opening performance of Kapela Maliszów, a family band from Poland, including…

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Flamencos and mestizos on December 14 with Eduardo Barbero and María José Franco

World Music Central News Room December 14, 2017 No Comments Eduardo BarberoFlamencoMaría José Franco

  The Flamencos y mestizos showcases open today, December 14th, at Sala Berlanga in Madrid with Eduardo Barbero and his idiosyncratic project that combines roots…

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The SGAE Foundation to Present the December 2017 Edition of ‘Flamencos y mestizos’

World Music Central News Room December 14, 2017 No Comments Eduardo BarberoFlamencoFlamencos y mestizos

The SGAE Foundation has put together a new edition of the Flamencos y mestizos series. The showcases begin today and will run until December 17.…

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Rising Cajun Accordionist Kyle Huval

Angel Romero December 14, 2017 No Comments accordionCajun musicKyle Huval

Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers – Straight Allons (Valcour Records, 2017) Award-winning accordionist Kyle Huval presents a lively set of dance-oriented Cajun songs.…

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Music videos

Fatoumata Diawara Releases End Slavery Video

World Music Central News Room December 13, 2017 No Comments Fatoumata DiawaraMalian music

Malian music star Fatoumata Diawara has a new music video titled “Djonya” (slavery in Bambara). The video denounces the atrocities perpetrated against the migrants coming…

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Events

A Celebration of Tango in Chicago with Astor Piazzolla Documentary

World Music Central News Room December 12, 2017 No Comments Astor Piazzollatango

The Consulate General of Argentina in Chicago, the Consulate General of Uruguay in collaboration and the Instituto Cervantes have teamed up to present “Feeling Piazzolla”,…

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Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: Ysaye Barnwell

Angel Romero December 11, 2017 No Comments bluesgospelJazzSweet Honey in the Rock

Ysaye Barnwell joined Sweet Honey In The Rock in 1979 and along with Bernice Johnson Reagon became one of the group’s main spokeswomen. Barnwell holds…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sweet Honey in the Rock

Angel Romero December 11, 2017 No Comments bluesgospelJazzSweet Honey in the RockUnited States of America

The all-female a cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock began in 1973, a project put together by its founder Bernice Johnson Reagon. The name…

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Artist profiles: Carina Normansson

Angel Romero December 11, 2017 1 Comment Carina NormanssonSwapSwedenSwedish music

Swedish fiddler Carina Normansson is known for her work with Falu, Spelmanslag, Traton (with Ola Backstrom and Maria Jonsson), Josefina Paulson and British-Swedish band Swåp.…

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