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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: Yelas

Angel Romero December 14, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicYelas

Yelas was born in the 20th century in Tarihant, ‘a little village perched in the mountains not far from the sea’, he was from a…

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General News

Skirball Cultural Center to present traveling exhibition Paul Simon: Words & Music

World Music Central News Room December 13, 2016 No Comments exhibitionPaul Simon

The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles announced the dates of the traveling exhibition Paul Simon: Words & Music. The presentation will be displayed April…

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Album reviews

Minha Casa

Angel Romero December 13, 2016 No Comments Carol Bach-y-RitaJazzsamba

Carol Bach-y-Rita – “Minha Casa / My House” (2016) American jazz vocalist produced her new album, Minha Casa / My House. It’s a collection of…

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Tour Announcements

Goran Ivanovic Trio Announce Midwest Tour in December 2016

Angel Romero December 13, 2016 No Comments Goran Ivanovicguitar

Goran Ivanovic Trio has announced that it will be touring the American Midwest in December 2016. Goran Ivanovic Trio features guitarist and composer Goran Ivanovic,…

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Saxophone Explorations in Istanbul

Angel Romero December 13, 2016 No Comments

Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions – Istanbul Underground (Nublu Records, 2016) Ilhan Ersahin continues his musical encounters in Istanbul where his saxophone ventures into a variety…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Mickey Hart

Angel Romero December 12, 2016 No Comments drumsGrateful DeadMickey HartpercussionPlanet Drumrockworld fusionworld music

Mickey Hart was born on September 11, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York City and raised on Long Island. Hart was the son of champion marching…

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General News

ZZK Films, Producer of Latin American Music Documentaries Launches Indiegogo Campaign

World Music Central News Room December 12, 2016 No Comments ZZK Films

ZZK Films is seeking support for its Indiegogo crowd funding campaign. ZZK Films was launched earlier this year with the release of A Musical Journey.…

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Interviews

Interview with Yang Guanglei, President and Artistic Director of World Music Shanghai

Angel Romero December 12, 2016 No Comments Chinaworld musicWorld Music ShanghaiYang Guanglei

As part of our interview focusing on the world music scene in East Asia, we interviewed Yang Guanglei, President and Artistic Director of World Music…

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Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: María Vargas

Angel Romero December 11, 2016 No Comments FlamencoMaría VargasSpain

María Vargas Fernández was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz, Spain) in 1947. The gypsy artist started to sing at an early age showing her…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: María Mezcle

Angel Romero December 11, 2016 1 Comment FlamencoMaria Mezcle

Flamenco singer Maria Mezcle was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. She is the great-granddaughter of El Mezcle and a descendant of María Vargas, one of…

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