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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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    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.
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    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

Events

Trio Da Kali and South African Guitarist Derek Gripper to Perform at Zankel Hall

Angel Romero October 31, 2016 No Comments

On Saturday, November 12 at 8:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall in New York city will present a two-part program in Zankel Hall, featuring renowned South African…

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Album reviews

Silence Flooded Trance

Grahak Perth October 30, 2016 No Comments mantraMonk Partyworld music

Monk Party has just released Silence Flooded Trance. Made up of father and son duo, Pragunya and Nelson Myers-Daly their influences include the kirtan devotional…

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L&T: Abed Azrie

Adolf Alzuphar October 29, 2016 No Comments Abed AzrieSyriaSyrian 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. It’s…

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Diego El Cigala to Perform in Miami

Angel Romero October 28, 2016 No Comments Diego El CigalaFlamencosalsa

Spanish flamenco star Diego El Cigala is set to perform tomorrow, Saturday, October 29th, 2016 at Fillmore Miami Beach. Cigala will present his new album…

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Seiva’s Folk Innovations

Angel Romero October 28, 2016 No Comments PortugalPortuguese musicSeiva

Seiva – Seiva (Bigorna, 2015) Seiva recreates Portuguese traditional music throughout the use of new arrangements and the incorporation of some electronic effects and world…

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Reggae Specialists VP Records to Release Strictly the Best Vol. 54

Angel Romero October 27, 2016 No Comments Jamaican musiclover's rockReggae

The reggae compilation Strictly the Best Vol. 54 (VP Records) features some of the best-known roots and lover’s rock singers. The set, scheduled for release…

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Interviews

‘Music is pure energy’ – interview with guitarist-composer Amit Heri

Madanmohan Rao October 26, 2016 No Comments Amit HeriIndiaIndian musicJazz

Guitarist Amit Heri composes and performs a creative blend of Indian classical music and jazz. He cites John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, U Srinivas, and Ravi…

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Events

African Music Festival Sauti za Busara Announces 2017 Program

Angel Romero October 26, 2016 No Comments African musicSauti za Busara

African music festival Sauti za Busara announced today the 2017 lineup. The festival will take place February 9 – 12, 2017 in Stone Town, Zanzibar…

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Obituaries

Malian World Music Innovator Issa Bagayogo Dies at 55

TJ Nelson October 25, 2016 3 Comments Issa Bagayogokamele ngoniMaliMalian music

Mali’s musical landscape is a fair bit dimmer with the death of Issa Bagayogo. The singer and musician passed away after a long illness on…

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Album reviews

Cinematic Wackiness

Angel Romero October 25, 2016 No Comments Beninghove's HangmenBryan Beninghove

Beninghove’s Hangmen – Pineapples and Ashtrays (Beninghove’s Hangmen, 2015) You can tell that these guys are having a lot of fun. Beninghove’s Hangmen is an…

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