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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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  • Album reviews

    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
  • A black field frames gold typography, with the artist name centered above and the album title below. A single luminous gold line ripples across the middle, glowing softly at its center.
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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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    Music videos Single reviews

    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
  • Owen Casey Easy Enough single artwork. A Compact Disc with images of two palms and song credits.
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

Events

Novalima to Perform Free Concert at Skirball Cultural Center’s 2015 Sunset Concerts

World Music Central News Room August 14, 2015 No Comments

  Peruvian band Novalima is set to perform on Thursday, August 27, 8:00 p.m. at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. This concert concludes the…

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How world music bands build collective vision, promote indigenous culture and yet adapt to changing times

Madanmohan Rao August 14, 2015 No Comments Rainforest World Music Festivalworld music

  The 18th Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia), regarded as one of the Top 25 music festivals by Songlines magazine, delivered…

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Frigiliana 3 Culturas Festival Announces 2015 Program

World Music Central News Room August 13, 2015 No Comments

  World music festival Frigiliana 3 Culturas (Frigiliana 3 Cultures Festival) will take place between August 27 and 30 in the town of Frigiliana in…

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Trio Balkan Strings to Perform at Ashkenaz

World Music Central News Room August 12, 2015 No Comments

Serbian act Trio Balkan Strings is set to perform at Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center in Berkeley, California, on Thursday, August 13. The guitar…

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Southern Jam Rock Masters Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit to Perform in Raleigh

World Music Central News Room August 11, 2015 No Comments

  Acclaimed southern psychedelic, blues and jam rock band Col. Bruce Hampton & Aquarium Rescue Unit is set to perform tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12th, 2015…

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Album reviews

The Diversity of the Male Voices of Fado

Angel Romero August 10, 2015 No Comments

Various Artists Male Voices of Fado (Arc Music EUCD2523, 2014) Although fado music has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, most of the…

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Events

Krar Collective to Perform at Small World Music Festival 2015

World Music Central News Room August 10, 2015 No Comments

Ethiopian trio Krar Collective is set to perform at Revival Bar in Toronto on Sunday, October 4th at Lula Lounge in Toronto. Krar Collective will…

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Ethio-Jazz master Mahmoud Ahmed
Events

Ethio-jazz Maestro Mahmoud Ahmed to Open Duke Performances’ 2015-2016 Season

World Music Central News Room August 9, 2015 No Comments

  Mahmoud Ahmed, one of the leading figures in the Ethio-jazz music scene will open the Duke Performances’ 2015-2016 concert season in Durham, North Carolina.…

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General News

World Music Institute Appoints Executive Director

World Music Central News Room August 8, 2015 No Comments

World Music Institute in New York has announced the appointment of Gaby Sappington as Executive Director of the organization. Gaby Sappington worked in the international…

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Album reviews

Sheer Dub Attack

Angel Romero August 8, 2015 No Comments

Sly & Robbie Underwater Dub (Groove Attack, 2014) Underwater Dub is a new collaboration between some of the best known artists in the dub genre:…

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