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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

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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

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Articles

Remarkable World Music Programming at Duke Performances 2015-2016 Season

Angel Romero July 22, 2015 No Comments world music

  Duke Performances recently revealed the programming for the 2015-2016 season. This year, the world music presentations look especially appealing. The first artist scheduled to…

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An Intricate Classical-Folk Machine

TJ Nelson July 21, 2015 No Comments

Spiro Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow (Real World, 2015) Sometimes there is just no practical description for some of the recordings that cross my desk. Sometimes…

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Nigerien Band Tal National to Perform First UK Live Show at Café Oto in London

Angel Romero July 20, 2015 No Comments

  Emerging African band Tal National (Niger) is set to perform at Café Oto, Dalston (London) on Thursday, July 23rd, 2015, in support of its…

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Ester Rada to Perform at Small World Music Festival 2015

World Music Central News Room July 19, 2015 No Comments

Ester Rada (Ethiopia/Israel) is set to perform on Sunday, September 27th at Revival Bar in Toronto. The concerts is presented in association with the Koffler…

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Lavish World of Middle Eastern Flavors

TJ Nelson July 19, 2015 No Comments

Niyaz Fourth Light (Six Degrees Records, 2015) Dipping into a dense world filled with the strains of oud, santur and rabab, labyrinthine rhythms, delicious electronica…

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Etnosur 2015 July 15 Photo Report

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2015 No Comments

  World music festival Etnosur 2015 started yesterday, July 17. Here, we publish photos from the first day’s events. The festival takes place in the…

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A photo tour of world music artists at the Montreal International Jazz Festival

Madanmohan Rao July 18, 2015 No Comments

  The Montreal International Jazz Festival, now in its 35th edition, is a premier showcase of established and emerging jazz artistes from around the world,…

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Etnosur 2015 Begins Today

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2015 No Comments

The official opening of world music festival Etnosur will be today, Friday 17 at 11:30 in the Multipurpose Social Center “La Tejuela” in Alcalá la…

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Pirineos Sur 2015 Opens Today

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2015 No Comments

  The Pirineos Sur 2015 world music festival starts today, July 17 at 18:00 in the City Council Hall of Sallent de Gallego in Huesca…

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Celebrate Clark St. World Music Festival in Chicago Announces 2015 Program

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2015 No Comments

  The Celebrate Clark St. World Music Festival in Chicago is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The event takes place on Clark Street between Morse Ave.…

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