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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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    Malutempu Pushes Calabrian Roots Into New Currents

    Malutempu – Farchinoria (Skené Cultura, 2025) Calabrian multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer Antonio Olivo launched Malutempu, a fantastic project that reconnects more than twenty years…

    Angel Romero December 30, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Cumbia Chicharra Blasts Off With Quinto Mundo

    La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing / L’Autre Distribution, 2025 La Cumbia Chicharra, a France-based band deeply influenced by Colombian cumbia, recently…

    Iliana Cabrera December 29, 2025 No Comments
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    Sessa Leans Into “Crooked Funk” On New Album Pequena Vertigem De Amor

    Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor (Mexican Summer, 2025) Brazilian songwriter and guitarist Sessa recently released Pequena Vertigem De Amor (A Little Vertigo of Love).…

    Angel Romero December 28, 2025 No Comments
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    Drums Across Senegal: Raphaël Pannier’s Jazz Meets Sabar On Live In Saint Louis, Senegal

    Raphaël Pannier – Live In Saint Louis, Senegal (Miel Music, 2025) French drummer-composer Raphaël Pannier released Live In Saint Louis, Senegal on November 7, 2025…

    Tyler Bennet December 27, 2025 No Comments
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    Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”

    World Music Central News Room December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
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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
  • An illustrated cover shows a woman in profile wearing a flowing mustard-gold headscarf and patterned robe, framed by an ornate circular halo. She holds two bright sunflowers. Botanical details fill the background, while Arabic text and the title “Catalus” appear below.
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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Germán López

Angel Romero June 27, 2017 No Comments Canary IslandsGermán LópezSpaintimple

Germán López is an acclaimed timple player from the island of Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands (Spain). He’s a conservatory-trained musician who studied…

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Noa and Pasión Vega Continue Their Successful Spanish Tour

World Music Central News Room June 27, 2017 No Comments NoaPasión Vega

Renowned vocalists Noa (Israel) and Pasión Vega (Spain) started their “Mediterráneas” tour on June 10 with an acclaimed concert at Festival de Pedralbes in Barcelona.…

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Artist Profiles: Jimmy Johnson

Angel Romero June 26, 2017 No Comments bluesJimmy JohnsonUnited States of America

Guitar player and vocalist Jimmy Johnson has carved out a distinctive niche in the Chicago blues scene. James Earl Thompson was born November 25, 1928…

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Artist Profiles: Jimmy Breaux

Angel Romero June 26, 2017 No Comments accordionBeauSoleilCajun musicJimmy BreauxLouisiana musicUnited States of America

Artist Profiles: Jimmy Breaux Louisiana musician Jimmy Breaux was the longtime accordionist in celebrated Cajun band BeauSoleil. He is in the fourth generation of his…

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Album reviews

The White Medinas

Angel Romero June 26, 2017 No Comments Carmen ParísMoroccan musicMoroccoNabyla MaanSpainSpanish musicworld music

Carmen París y Nabyla Maan – Dos Medinas Blancas (Fol, 2017) Dos Medinas Blancas is an album that features two outstanding vocalists, Carmen París (Spain)…

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Artist Profiles: Jerry Douglas

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments Bluegrassbluescountry musicdobroJerry Douglas

In addition to being widely acknowledged as the United States’ finest dobro players Jerry Douglas is a freewheeling recording artist whose output draws upon a…

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Artist Profiles: Jimmy Bosch

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments Jimmy Boschsalsasalsa duratrombone

Jimmy Bosch is one of New York’s most reputable trombonists. He plays a music style that he calls Salsa Dura (Hard Salsa) a fiery and…

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Artist Profiles: Jie Ma

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments ChinaChinese musicJie Mapipa

Jie Ma plays Chinese traditional instruments: pipa and ruan. “I began my musical studies at the age of five and became a professional musician at…

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Artist Profiles: Jez Lowe

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments English Folk musicJez LoweUnited Kingdom

Jez Lowe grew up in the coal mining village of Easington, England. He started to play guitar at the age of 10 and decided that…

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Artist Profiles: Jerry O’Sullivan

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments bagpipeCeltic musicIrish folk musicJerry O'SullivanUnited States of America

Uilleann piper flutist and whistler Jerry O’Sullivan has been at the very heart of the traditional Irish music scene in New York for many years…

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