Skip to content
stamp collage
Friday, December 26, 2025

World Music Central

Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
World Music Central
Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
  • Home
  • About
  • Topics
    • archive
    • Articles
    • Artist Profiles
    • Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • Album reviews
    • Charts
    • Concert reviews
    • Conferences
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Film Reviews
    • General News
    • Interviews
    • Loop Collections
    • New Books
    • New CDs
    • New Films
    • New Releases
    • Obituaries
    • Tour Announcements
    • Tradeshows
    • Uncategorized
  • Contact Us
  • World Music Resources
    • World Music Booking agents
    • World Music Festivals
    • Glossaries
      • Musical Instrument Glossary
    • Music Contests
    • Showcases
    • Musician Biographies
      • Afghan music
      • Algerian Music
      • American Music
      • Azerbaijani Music
      • Angolan Music
      • Bangladeshi music
      • Beninese Music
      • Burkinabe Music
      • Burundian Music
      • Cameroonian music
      • Cape Verdean music
      • Chinese Music
      • Congolese Music
      • Egyptian Music
      • Ethiopian Music
      • Gambian Music
      • Guinea Bissauan Music
      • Guinean Music
      • Indian Music
      • Iranian Music
      • Ivorian Music
      • Malian Music
      • Mauritanian Music
      • Norwegian Music
      • Mozambican Music
      • Sao Tomean Music
      • Scottish Music
      • Swiss Music
      • The Multifaceted World of Spanish Roots Music
      • Senegalese Music
      • Taiwanese Music
      • Tajik Music
      • Tanzanian Music
      • Turkish Music
    • Venues
  • Partners
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    Strings In Flight As Cuerdas Trio Debuts Gentile

    Cuerdas Trio – Gentile (Visage Music, 2025) Cuerdas Trio introduces Gentile, a 2025 release that reflects the group’s cross-cultural identity and its commitment to dialogue…

    Madison Quinn December 24, 2025 No Comments
    View More
  • Album reviews

    Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

    Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

    JGurski December 22, 2025 No Comments
    View More
  • Album reviews

    Raia’s Uádi Pours Desert Rains Over The Viola Campaniça

    Raia – Uádi (Lusitanian LUS058, 2025) Portuguese musician António “Tó-Zé” Bexiga recently released Uádi, the new album from his solo project Raia. The record highlights…

    Iliana Cabrera December 21, 2025 No Comments
    View More

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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos Single reviews

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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: Fariborz Azizi

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments Fariborz AziziIranIranian musicPersian classical musicsetartar

Fariborz Azizi was born in Tehran (Iran) in 1961. He has performed on tar and setar for more than 30 years. Before devoting himself to…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Fariborz Azizi
Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: Akkas Fakir

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments Akkas FakirBaul musicIndiaIndian music

Akkas Fakir is also an extremely popular Fakiri singer and Khol player from Nadia district of West Bengal. Akkas primarily sings the songs of Lalan…

Share
View More Artist profiles: Akkas Fakir
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Anindo Chatterjee

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments Anindo ChatterjeeIndiaIndian musictabla

Anindo Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most versatile tabla masters performing today. His playing style encompasses many of the best elements of the…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Anindo Chatterjee
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Anupama Bhagwat

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments Anupama BhagwatIndiaIndian classical musicIndian musicsitar

Sitar player Anupama Bhagwat is one of the leading sitar disciples of the world-renowned Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee. Her sensitivity and erudition has taken her…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Anupama Bhagwat
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Arman Fakir

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments Arman FakirIndiaIndian music

Arman Fakir is one of the most senior and highly regarded Fakiri singers living in Gorbhanga village of Nadia district. He is well-known for having…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Arman Fakir
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Asha Bhosle

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 1 Comment Asha BhosleIndiaIndian music

Asha Bhosle’s name is synonymous with two things: Bollywood (also known as filmi, the Indian movie industry) and success. The appetite for Bollywood reaches way…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Asha Bhosle
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Arati Biswas

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments Arati BiswasBaul musicIndiaIndian music

Arati Biswas is one of the few renowned female Baul singers from Ghurni village of Krishnanagar-I Block of Nadia district in West Bengal. Discography: Introducing…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Arati Biswas
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Babu Fakir

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments Babu FakirBaul musicIndiaIndian musicqawwali

Babu Fakir specializes in Qawwali and Baul/Fakiri songs and is an extremely powerful singer in Fakiri music. Through Qawwali repertoire, he maitains a hundred year…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Babu Fakir
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Golam Fakir

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments Golam FakirIndiaIndian musicqawwali

Golam Fakir is an acclaimed singer and Dotara player (an instrument much associated with the musical culture of the Bengali people and highly favored by…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Golam Fakir
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Kailash Kher

Angel Romero December 19, 2016 No Comments IndiaIndian musicKailash Kher

  Kailash Kher’s spectacular journey from a humble upbringing to revered pop star, Bollywood playback singer and television celebrity is nothing less then remarkable. It…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Kailash Kher

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 858 Page 859 Page 860 … Page 1,897 Next page

Recent Posts

  • Ravi Shankar Ensemble Celebrates the Master’s Legacy
  • Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”
  • Yalla Miku Bend Borders On 2
  • Casapalma Tops the Iberian Roots Music Chart for 4th Quarter of 2025
  • Rebekka Bakken Makes the Ancient Thrilling Again On New Album ‘Nord’
  • La Tremendita to Bring Tránsito To Joe’s Pub
  • Strings In Flight As Cuerdas Trio Debuts Gentile

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

Tags

African music Afrobeat American folk music Arabic music Argentine music Bluegrass blues Brazil Brazilian music Celtic music Chinese music Cuba Cuban music fado fiddle Finnish music Flamenco flamenco guitar guitar India Indian classical music Indian music Ireland Irish folk music Italian music Jazz Latin jazz Malian music Middle Eastern music Moroccan music Norwegian music percussion Portugal Portuguese music Reggae salsa Scotland Scottish music Spain Spanish music Turkish music United States of America world fusion world jazz world music
World Music Central | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved