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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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  • Album reviews

    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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    Yalla Miku Bend Borders On 2

    Yalla Miku – 2 (Bongo Joe Records, 2025) Geneva-based collective Yalla Miku released their second album, aptly titled 2 on Bongo Joe Records. They continue…

    Sonia Keller December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Rebekka Bakken Makes the Ancient Thrilling Again On New Album ‘Nord’

    Rebekka Bakken – Nord (Supreme Music Group, 2025) Norwegian singer and songwriter Rebekka Bakken has released a mesmerizing new album titled Nord. The breathtaking record…

    Angel Romero December 25, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
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    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
  • 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: Marzoug

Angel Romero March 18, 2017 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicbagpipechekwaMarzoug

Marzoug combines Arab and African cultures. The musical family settled in the El Alia district of Biskra, in southern Algeria. Marzoug is led by the…

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Events

A Double Delight For Carnatic Music Fans in Muscat

Dr. Saroja Raman March 18, 2017 No Comments Carnatic musicIndiaIndian classical musicM. S. AnanthakrishnanN. J. NandagopalNadopasanaNandini NeelakantanR SrinivasanVignesh Ishwar

  Fresh from the memory of momentous inaugural concert by Prince Rama Varma, music fans in Muscat are being treated to a double delight by…

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Music for Everyone – Unique and Innovative Music Chakra

L.S. Ramesh March 18, 2017 No Comments chakraIndiaIndian musicL.S. Rameshmusic chakra

Mr. L.S. Ramesh, a Post Graduate from the reputed Indian Institute of Technology-I.I.T. Madras has designed an innovative Carnatic Music chakra (Sri Saraswathi 72 Melakarta…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Martires del Compas

Angel Romero March 17, 2017 1 Comment FlamencoMartires del Compasmestizo musicSpainSpanish music

Mártires del Compás pushed the boundaries of traditional flamenco. Since its storied 1995 debut, Flamenco Billy, Martires brought a rougher, rootsier sound and a more…

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Artist Profiles: Martin Carthy

Angel Romero March 17, 2017 No Comments English Folk musicGreat BritainMartin Carthy

  Martin Carthy is one of the greatest artists of contemporary British music. He is regarded as one of the finest singers and interpreters of…

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Obituaries

Blues Harmonica Virtuoso James Cotton Dies at 81

Angel Romero March 17, 2017 No Comments bluesharmonicaJames Cotton

Acclaimed blues harmonica player James Cotton died on March 16, 2017. He was a legendary musician who had performed with some of blues’ greatest musicians…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Martha Mavroidi

Angel Romero March 16, 2017 No Comments GreeceGreek musiclaftaMartha Mavroidisaz

Martha Mavroidi is a lutist and singer from Greece. She plays folk lutes (lafta and saz) performing music from Greece and the Balkans. She has…

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Artist Profiles: Marina Heredia

Angel Romero March 16, 2017 No Comments FlamencoMarina HerediaSpainSpanish musicworld music

  Marina Heredia Ríos, the daughter of flamenco singer Jaime El Parrón, was born in Granada on the 10th of April of 1980. She grew…

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Artist Profiles: Mari Boine

Angel Romero March 16, 2017 1 Comment Mari BoineNorwayNorwegian musicSami music

Mari Boine (aka Mari Boine Persen) was born November 8, 1956, in Karasjok, Norway. She is feasibly the most famous Sami artist in the world.…

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General News

The Indomitable Voice, the Life of Mariem Hassan

World Music Central News Room March 16, 2017 No Comments Mariem HassanSaharan musicSaharawi musicWestern Sahara

The Indomitable Voice is the title of a new book about the late Mariem Hassan, one of the greatest singers from the Western Sahara in…

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