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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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    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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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
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    Got It Together

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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Jai Uttal

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments Jai Uttalnew agesarodUnited States of Americaworld fusionworld music

Jai Uttal is a pioneer in the United States’ world music community. His eclectic east meets-west sound has put his music at the forefront of…

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Artist Profiles: Jahazi Modern Taarab

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments Jahazi Modern TaarabtaarabTanzaniaTanzanian music

Established in Dar es Salaam during December 2006, Jahazi Modern Taarab group is currently the leading taarab group in Tanzania with more fans than any…

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Artist Profiles: Jagwa Music

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments Jagwa MusicTanzaniaTanzanian music

Founded in 1972 in the outskirts [Ng’ambo] of Dar es Salaam as a chakacha ngoma group – a style of traditional music performed mainly on…

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Artist Profiles: Jack Beck

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments Jack BeckScotlandScottish music

Jack lives in Fife Scotland. He became interested in Scots-dialect songs and ballads during the 196s folk-song revival and helped found The Dunfermline Howff. Throughout…

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Artist Profiles: Ivan Neville

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments funkIvan NevilleNew OrleanssoulUnited States of America

The Neville Family is a gifted musical and creative family in the United States. Ivan Neville began absorbing the musical attitudes of his family at…

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Artist Profiles: Istanbul Oriental Ensemble

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments Istanbul Oriental EnsembleTurkeyTurkish music

The Istanbul Oriental Ensemble led by percussionist, vocalist and string player Burhan Ocal includes a number of Turkey’s leading Gypsy musicians who are dedicated to…

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Artist Profiles: Istanbul music and Sema Group

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments Istanbul music and Sema GroupTurkeyTurkish musicwhirling dervishes

The Istanbul Music and Sema (Whirling Ceremony) Group was founded by R. Hakan Talu Serhat Sarpel and Nadir Karnibuyukler in order to share two of…

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Artist Profiles: Irene Farrera

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 1 Comment Irene FarreraVenezuelaVenezuelan cuatroVenezuelan music

Music was Irene Farerra’s first language. Her earliest memories of Venezuela are full of song and dancing feet. “Music is part of every celebration and…

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Artist Profiles: Insingizi Emnyama

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments Insingizi EmnyamaZimbabweZimbabwean music

Insingizi Emnyama was established in 1987 at Sobukhazi Secondary School and specialised in the Ladysmith Black Mambazo style of music Mbube and traditional dances like…

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Artist Profiles: Ishbel MacAskill

Angel Romero June 23, 2017 No Comments Ishbel MacAskillScotlandScottish music

Ishbel MacAskill came from the Point area of the Island of Lewis. She was brought up with the rich heritage of century’s old Gaelic music…

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