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    Shtoltse Lider Honors Yiddish Modernist Anna Margolin on Queen of Word

    Shtoltse Lider – Queen of Word – A Tribute to Anna Margolin (Kakafon, 2026) The Swedish group Shtoltse Lider pays tribute to Yiddish poet Anna…

    JGurski August 31, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Guachinangos Amalgamate Son Jarocho, Cumbia and Champeta on Debut Album

    Guachinangos – Vol. 1 (Jalopy Records, 2026) New York seven-piece Guachinangos (the red snappers) released its debut album, Vol. 1, earlier this year. The ensemble…

    Angel Romero August 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Juan Saiz Reconnects With Cantabrian Tradition on Tañedor

    Juan Saiz — Tañedor (self-released, 2026) Spanish musician Juan Saiz has released Tañedor, a new album that explores the traditional music of Cantabria (northern Spain)…

    Angel Romero August 24, 2026 No Comments
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    Unfettered Persian Excursion

    Never mind that classically trained Iranian singer Bahar Movahed is also an orthodontist whose practice is (perhaps handily) located in my current stomping ground of…

    Tom Orr August 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate Steps Forward as Bandleader on ‘Sobra Blues’

    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate – Sobra Dance (One World Records, 2026) Malian guitarist Gaoussou “Sobra” Kouyate takes the lead on Sobra Blues, an eight-track album produced…

    Tyler Bennet August 21, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Shy-Anne Hovorka — Raise My Fist cover artwork. A colorful illustrated cover showing a hand holding a black-and-white feather against a glowing sunset over water and rolling green hills. Ghostly figures appear in the golden sky, surrounded by flowers, trees, and exposed roots. The title “Raise My Fist” appears prominently above, with Shy-Anne Hovorka and Suckle Creek Drum Group & Friends credited below.
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    Shy-Anne Hovorka Unites More Than 30 Indigenous and Ally Artists on “Raise My Fist”

    World Music Central News Room August 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Black and white photo of Sheila Chandra with hands holding her head.
    Music videos

    Sheila Chandra Presents “Lament of McCrimmon / Song of the Banshee”

    World Music Central News Room August 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Shovel Dance Collective — Photo by Brad Gilbert. a set of three horizontal sepia photos of the band members.
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    Shovel Dance Collective Announce ‘Everything in Readiness,’ Share First Single

    World Music Central News Room August 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Protoje standing outdoors. Behind him, a landscape of white mountains.
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    Protoje and Stephen Marley Address Global Injustice in ‘1000 Lashes’ Video

    World Music Central News Room August 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Hanoun Brass Band From New Orleans to Palestine cover artwork
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    Second Line Levantine

    Tom Orr August 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Rhiannon Giddens Freight Train video cover artwork. An image of Giddens holding a banjo.
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    Rhiannon Giddens Revisits Elizabeth Cotten’s “Freight Train”

    World Music Central News Room August 13, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Julio A. Santillan

Angel Romero February 19, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicguitarJulio A. Santillán

Julio A. Santillán is a composer and guitarist originally from Tucuman, Argentina. His compositions combine elements from his home land folk music, jazz improvisation and…

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Artist Profiles: Julie Fowlis

Angel Romero February 19, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicJulie FowlisScotlandScottish music

Julie Fowlis grew up in North Uist, a small island in the Hebrides, in a Gaelic speaking community, and has been involved in singing, piping…

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Artist Profiles: Juan José Mosalini

Angel Romero February 19, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicbandoneónJuan José Mosalinitango

Bandoneonist and master of the complex Argentine tango, maestro Juan José Mosalini was born in 1943 into a craftsman’s family who were passionate about music.…

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Artist Profiles: José Mercé

Angel Romero February 19, 2017 No Comments FlamencoJosé MercéSpainSpanish music

José Mercé is one of the world’s greatest flamenco singers. He is known for his electrifying performances that have sold out stadiums in Spain. Born…

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Artist Profiles: Jose Antonio Rodríguez

Angel Romero February 19, 2017 No Comments FlamencoguitarJosé Antonio RodríguezSpain

Flamenco guitarist, composer and educator José Antonio Rodríguez was born in Córdoba on March 28th, 1964. In 1981, he won the First Prize for Flamenco…

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Artist Profiles: Jon Hassell

Angel Romero February 19, 2017 No Comments avant-gardeJazzJon Hasselltrumpetworld jazzworld music

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Jon Hassell grew up with ears alert to divergent aspects of the jazz tradition, one early influence including Maynard Ferguson’s “stratospheric”…

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Artist Profiles: John Doyle

Angel Romero February 19, 2017 1 Comment Celtic musicguitarIrelandIrish folk musicJohn DoyleSolas

John Doyle is one of the most talented and innovative musicians to come out of Ireland in recent years. Now a resident of Asheville (North…

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World Jazz Evolutionists

Angel Romero February 19, 2017 No Comments Adam RudolphAdam Rudolph's Moving Picturespercussionworld jazz

Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures – Glare of the Tiger (M.O.D. Technologies, 2017) Glare of the Tiger is a series of remarkable world music jams performed…

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Artist Profiles: Johnny Kalsi

Angel Romero February 18, 2017 No Comments dholIndian musicJohnny KalsiThe Dhol Foundationworld music

Johnny Kalsi was born in Leeds, Yorkshire (UK). Completely self taught, Johnny Kalsi has been playing the dhol drum for many years. His determination and…

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The Best of Multi-Instrumentalist Baluji Shrivastav

Arthur Shuey February 18, 2017 No Comments Baluji ShrivastavIndiaIndian music

Baluji Shrivastav featuring The InnerVision Orchestra – Best of Baluji Shrivastav (ARC Music EUCD2695, 2017) “Awesome” is an awesomely overused word these days, and applied…

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