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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.
    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.
    Music videos

    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

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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Artist Profiles: Habib and Hassina Guerroumi

Angel Romero June 10, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicArab-Andalusian musicdarbukaHabib and Hassina Guerrouminubaud

For Habib and Hassina Guerroumi, Arab Andalusian music is more than a cultural heritage. Their musical approach to this art is pure and modest. It…

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Artist Profiles: Cheikha Rimitti

Angel Romero June 10, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicCheikha RimittiRai

Cheikha Rimitti was one of the most influential singers in the development of the popular Algerian music style known as Rai. She was born in…

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