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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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    Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort

    Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…

    Madison Quinn December 17, 2025 No Comments
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    Roger Glenn Returns With My Latin Heart with Vibes, Flute, And Fire

    Roger Glenn – My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025) Veteran multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn released My Latin Heart in 2025, his first new album…

    Iliana Cabrera December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon

    Salt House – Scarrow (Hudson Records, 2025) The outstanding English folk trio Salt House return in 2025 with Scarrow, their fifth studio album for Hudson…

    Angel Romero December 14, 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

    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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    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
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    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

Tour Announcements

The Battle of Santiago Announces American Tour and APAP Showcases

World Music Central News Room January 8, 2016 No Comments

  Toronto-Based band The Battle of Santiago will be showcasing at APAP next week. The group mixes classic Afro-Cuban Rhythms and vocals with Canadian post-rock.…

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African Music Festival Africa Oyé Announces 2016 Dates

World Music Central News Room January 7, 2016 No Comments

Africa Oyé, the UK’s greatest celebration of African music and culture will take place June 18th & 19th at Sefton Park in Liverpool. Admission is…

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Album reviews

Siyabonga

Arthur Shuey January 7, 2016 No Comments Zimbabwe

Insingizi African Harmonies – Siyabonga (We Thank You) (ARC Music EUCD 2697, 2015) Sub-Saharan African vocal harmony records are like cats; it’s hard to find…

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Buika with a Caribbean Seasoning

Angel Romero January 6, 2016 No Comments AfrobeatDubFlamencoJazzReggae

Buika Vivir sin miedo (DRO/Warner Music Spain/Warner Music Latina, 2015) Afro-Spanish Spanish singer-songwriter and composer Buika developed Vivir sin miedo (To Live without Fear) in…

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Recreation of the Russian Bard Tradition

Angel Romero January 5, 2016 No Comments

Julia Vorontsova Over (Privet Records, 2016) Singer-songwriter Julia Vorontsova presents the Bard musical genre, a Russian musical from the Soviet Union era that mixes poetry…

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Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union

Arthur Shuey January 4, 2016 No Comments KlezmerYale Strom

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi City of the Future – Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union (ARC Music EUCD 2617) Yale Strom is a…

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Best World Music Albums of 2015

Angel Romero January 3, 2016 No Comments world music

  World Music Central presents the list of Best World Music albums of 2015 in alphabetical order. Ana Alcaide – Tales of Pangea (ARC Music),…

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The Emergence of Alba’s Edge

Angel Romero January 3, 2016 No Comments

Alba’s Edge Run to Fly (Paddledoo Music, 2015) Run to Fly is one of the great Celtic music discoveries of 2015. This indie debut album…

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IndiEarth xChange 2015: conference and showcase of world music and indie acts in India

Madanmohan Rao January 2, 2016 No Comments

  The annual IndiEarth xChange, with four editions under its belt, is a must-attend event in India for industry professionals and fans of world music…

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Charts

Transglobal World Music Chart for January 2016

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2016 No Comments

  Afro-Portuguese artist Lura reached the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in January 2016. 1 Lura – Herança (Lusafrica) 2 Sam Lee &…

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