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    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
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    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
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    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
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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 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
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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
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    Persian Setar, Ambient Drama: Danial HM Teases New Single “Breath Of Eternity”

    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments

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Jazz Innovator John Scofield to Perform at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro

Angel Romero September 8, 2016 No Comments country musicguitarJazzJohn Scofield

Jazz guitar maestro John Scofield is set to perform at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, North Carolina, on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017. Scofield is a jazz…

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Inauguration of the 19th Bienal de Flamenco in Seville

Angel Romero September 8, 2016 No Comments Bienal de FlamencoFarruquitoFlamencoJosé de la TomasaSevillaSpain

The 19th Bienal de Flamenco begins today, Thursday, September 8, 2016. The events will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Plaza del Triunfo de Sevilla…

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Taj Weekes & Adowa Release “Here I Stand” Music Video

Angel Romero September 7, 2016 No Comments ReggaeTaj Weekes & Adowa

Acclaimed roots reggae group, Taj Weekes & Adowa have released the music video “Here I Stand”. The song is the first single and centerpiece of…

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Electronic Edgy and Savagely Cool Luisa Maita

TJ Nelson September 7, 2016 No Comments bossa novaBrazilBrazilian musicelectronic musicLuisa Maitasamba

Luisa Maita – Fio da Memoria (Cumbancha, 2016) Fans of the Brazilian songwriter and songstress Luisa Maita are set to be rewarded a big payout…

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Length & Time: Arly Lariviere

Adolf Alzuphar September 7, 2016 No Comments Arly LariviereHaitiHaitian music

I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time.  Arly…

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Dafnis Prieto’s Si o Si Quartet to Perform at Arab American National Museum

Angel Romero September 7, 2016 No Comments CubaCuban musicDafnis PrietodrummingLatin jazz

Award-winning Cuban jazz master is set to perform on Friday, September 16 at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This concert is part…

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Gorgeous Mediterranean Winds

Angel Romero September 6, 2016 No Comments Italian musicItalyRenato Vecchio

Renato Vecchio – Medwind (FM Records, 2016) Italian wind instrument virtuoso explores the musical instruments and sounds of the globe with a set of self-penned…

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Length & Time: Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

Adolf Alzuphar September 5, 2016 No Comments AfrobeatIdris AckamoorIdris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length…

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The 2016 Edition of the Madison World Music Festival Program Revealed

Angel Romero September 5, 2016 No Comments Madison World Music FestivalThe Dhol FoundationWisconsonworld music

The 2016 Madison World Music Festival will take place September 13-17 and September 29, 2016 at various stages in Madison, Wisconsin. The festival, sponsored by…

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Reconstructed Central Asian Folk Music

Angel Romero September 5, 2016 No Comments BarakaDmitry YevsikovSamoTajik musicTajikistanworld jazzworld music

Baraka – Samo Remix – Contemporary jazz interpretations of ancient Sufi music (Sketis Music, 2016) World music band Baraka remixed traditional Pamir music recorded by…

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