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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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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

Album reviews

Love Will Find A Way

Angel Romero November 19, 2016 No Comments Mike LoveReggae

Mike Love – ‘Love Will Find A Way’ (LNW003, 2015) A great reggae album by Hawaiian reggae artists Mike Love. The singer-songwriter delivers a memorable…

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A Look at Vienna’s Music Scene

Angel Romero November 19, 2016 1 Comment Austrian musicBalkan musicJazzViennaworld music

Various Artists – Radio Vienna – Sounds from the 21st Century (Galileo MC GMC065 CD, 2016) This compilation intends to provide a look at some…

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Awards

Global Village Radio Show Wins CBAA Award For Excellence In Music Programming

Angel Romero November 18, 2016 No Comments AustraliaGlobal VillagePBS 106.7 FMRoger Holdsworthworld music

The Global Village world music radio show produced Roger Holdsworth has won the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Award for excellence in music programming. The…

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Nordic Vapors

Angel Romero November 18, 2016 No Comments kanteleNorwayNorwegian musicSinikka Langeland

Sinikka Langeland – Starflowers (ECM Records, 2007) Starflowers is a stunning collaboration between Norwegian folk music composer, songwriter, vocalist and kantele player Sinikka Langeland and…

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Voices of a Better World

Tom Orr November 17, 2016 No Comments Amira Medunjaninfemale voicesPeiaSimrit

In this era of harsh voices speaking know-it-all rhetoric from various political, religious, cultural and elitist viewpoints, the need for musical voices to tame the…

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Enthralling Miami Reggae

Angel Romero November 16, 2016 No Comments Mixed CultureReggae

Mixed Culture – Movement in Roots & Movement in Dub, Deluxe Edition (Jah Youth Productions, 2016) Mixed Culture’s latest album comes in a 2-CD Deluxe…

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Tour Announcements

La Banda Morisca Announces American Tour

Angel Romero November 15, 2016 No Comments Arab-Andalusian musicFlamencoLa Banda MoriscaSpainSpanish musicworld music

  Spanish world music sensation La Banda Morisca will be on tour in the United States during November 2017. “The Algarabya” Tour will showcase the…

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General News

British Publication fRoots Announces The 31st Annual fRoots Critics Poll 2016 Nominees

Angel Romero November 14, 2016 No Comments English Folk musicfRootsfRoots Critics Pollworld music

British magazine fRoots has announced the Album of the Year nominees in the areas of what they describe as folk, roots and world music. The…

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Album reviews

Blues from the Croatian Heartland

Angel Romero November 14, 2016 No Comments bluesCroatiaCroatian musicharmonicaTomislav Goluban

Tomislav Goluban – Kaj Blues Etno (Spona CD194, 2016) Tomislav Goluban is one of the best harmonica players in Central Europe. His album Kaj Blues…

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General News

Tinariwen Release Advance of ‘Sastanàqqàm’, the first single from forthcoming new album Elwan

Angel Romero November 13, 2016 No Comments desert bluesMaliMalian musicTinariwenTuareg music

Malian desert blues band Tinariwen has released a video advance of ‘Sastanàqqàm,’ the first single from the band’s upcoming new album, Elwan, scheduled for release…

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