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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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  • Album reviews

    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
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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
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

Conferences

WOMEX 2015 Announces Second Round of Conference Sessions and Speakers

World Music Central News Room July 31, 2015 No Comments

  World music expo WOMEX has announced the 10 additional sessions included in the 2015 conference program. The topics will cover trends, issues and developments…

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New CDs

Glitterbeat to Release Bixiga 70 Album in October 2015

World Music Central News Room July 31, 2015 No Comments

World music label Glitterbeat has announced the release of Bixiga 70’s new album titled “III”. It’s described as mixture of Atlantic cultures, a dialog between…

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Awards

Senegalese Artist Cheikh Lô, Winner of WOMEX 2015 Artist Award

World Music Central News Room July 30, 2015 No Comments

  World music expo organizers WOMEX announced today that Senegalese musician Cheikh Lô will be receive this year’s Artist Award. Cheikh Lô and other 2015…

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Events

British Folk supergroup Simpson, Cutting & Kerr to Perform at Towersey Festival

World Music Central News Room July 30, 2015 No Comments

  The new British folk music supergroup comprised of vocalist and fiddler Nancy Kerr, guitarist Martin Simpson and accordionist Andy Cutting will be performing this…

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Events

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

World Music Central News Room July 30, 2015 No Comments

  Honduran music icon Aurelio Martinez is set to perform on Thursday, August 13, 8:00 p.m. at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Admission is…

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Album reviews

Rhythm Kings of Venezuela

Angel Romero July 29, 2015 No Comments

Akende Herencia Africana (Centro Nacional del Disco, 2011) Akende is one of the leading Afro-Venezuelan ensembles in the current Venezuelan music scene. Their album Herencia…

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Events

World Music Festival Chicago Lineup Revealed

World Music Central News Room July 29, 2015 No Comments

The 17th annual World Music Festival Chicago has announced the full 2015 lineup. The festival will take place September 11-22, 2015, featuring more than 50…

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New CDs

The Voodoo Love Orchestra Releases Amor y Muerte

World Music Central News Room July 28, 2015 No Comments

Brighton-based world music band The Voodoo Love Orchestra has a new album titled Amor y Muerte (Love and Death) on Movimientos Records. The group is…

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Album reviews

A Tribute to the Songs of Women in the Holocaust

Angel Romero July 28, 2015 No Comments

Shulamit For You the Sun Will Shine – Songs of Women in the Shoa (2015) For You the Sun Will Shine is a collaboration between…

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Conferences

CD Baby to Host Do It Yourself Musician Conference

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2015 No Comments

Independent music distribution company CD Baby has announced its first Do It Yourself (DIY) Musician Conference, to be held October 23-25 at the Congress Plaza…

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