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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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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

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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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    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
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Articles

Balladeers: John Coltrane, Charles Lloyd

Adolf Alzuphar June 12, 2016 No Comments Charles LloydJazzJohn Coltrane

Central to the African American musical tradition is the writing of black ballads – an even more fitting way of understanding black music than simply…

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A Fascinating Journey Through the Folk Music of Poland, Ukraine and Beyond

Angel Romero June 12, 2016 No Comments Chinese musicDagadanaPolish musicUkrainian musicworld music

Dagadana – Meridian 68 Meridian 68 is a beautifully-crafted production by Polish-Ukrainian band Dagadana. The ensemble is well-known for its fusion of Ukrainian and Polish…

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Guitar Master José Antonio Rodríguez to Present New Album in Madrid

Angel Romero June 12, 2016 No Comments FlamencoguitarJosé Antonio Rodríguez

José Antonio Rodríguez, one of the leading guitar players in Spain, will be presenting his new album Adiós Muchachos… (2016) on Tuesday, June 14, 2016…

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Semer Jewish Music Recordings Rediscovered

Angel Romero June 11, 2016 No Comments Jewish musicSemer Ensemble

Semer Ensemble – Rescued Treasure – Live at Gorki Berlin (Piranha Musik, 2016) The Semer Ensemble specializes in recreating the Jewish music of 1930s Germany.…

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Miguel Angel Cortés and José María Gallardo to perform at Flamencos y Mestizos Series in Madrid

Angel Romero June 11, 2016 No Comments FlamencoJose Maria GallardoMiguel Angel Cortes

On June 17, 2016 World class guitarists Miguel Angel Cortés and José María Gallardo will present their new project Lo Cortés no quita lo Gallardo,…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Khaled Habib

Angel Romero June 10, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicKhaled HabibRai

El-Kebich composes and performs a type of rai that is both traditional and modern. He has developed a personal musical mix in which he blends…

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Artist Profiles: Khaled

Angel Romero June 10, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicKhaledworld music

Born in Algeria but now based in France, Khaled is known as the king of rai. His Egyptian, Spanish and French music influences were enhanced…

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Artist Profiles: Ilyes

Angel Romero June 10, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicArab-Andalusian musicIlyes

Ilyes is a singer, pianist, composer and arranger from Algeria. He was born in 1972 in Batna’s mountains. He started to appear at the age…

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Artist Profiles: Hasna El Becharia

Angel Romero June 10, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicGnawa musicHasna el Becharia

Hasna el Becharia is a female Gnawa multi-instrumentalist. She was born in 1951 in Béchar (formerly known as Colomb-Béchar, a garrison town during the time…

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Artist Profiles: Hamid Baroudi

Angel Romero June 10, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicHamid Baroudiworld music

Hamid Baroudi grew up with music in Algeria and took to the stage at the early age of 15. In Algeria, music is more than…

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