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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
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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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

Events

La Chiva Gantiva to Perform Free Concert at Skirball Cultural Center’s 2015 Sunset Concerts

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2015 No Comments

  Colombian/Belgian band La Chiva Gantiva is set to perform on Thursday, July 23, 8:00 p.m. at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Admission is…

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Gordon Masiala and Mosi Conde to Perform in London

World Music Central News Room July 16, 2015 No Comments

  London-based artists Gordon Masiala & NKA Musica and Mosi Conde are set to perform on Tuesday, July 21st at Rich Mix in London. Gordon…

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Sheer Skill and Pure Passion

TJ Nelson July 16, 2015 No Comments

Mr. Sun The People Need Light (Compass Records, 2015) It’s always been my belief that the best recordings out there are the ones where the…

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Copenhagen World Music Festival 2015 to Focus on Female Artists

World Music Central News Room July 16, 2015 No Comments

  Copenhagen World Music Festival 2015 will have an extra focus on female artists, as a celebration of the 100th year anniversary of Danish women…

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WOMEX 2015 Reveals Second Round of Jury-selected Showcase Artists

World Music Central News Room July 15, 2015 No Comments

  World Music Expo WOMEX announced today the names of the next set of artists confirmed as part of this year’s Showcase Festival. These acts…

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Vintage Reggae and Pop Sensibility

Angel Romero July 15, 2015 No Comments

Dubbest Light Flashes (Dubbest DBBST003, 2015) Light Flashes is the third album by Boston-based band Dubbest. The group plays a mix of ear friendly reggae-pop…

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Reggae on the River 2015 to Be Held July 30-August 2, 2015

World Music Central News Room July 14, 2015 No Comments

The 31st edition of the annual Reggae on the River festival will take place July 30th-August 2nd by the shores of the Eel River at…

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Mestizo Music and Bicycle Advocacy

Angel Romero July 13, 2015 No Comments

Bicicletas Por La Paz Musica Por Puppets (independent release, 2015) Bicicletas Por La Paz {Bicycles for Peace) is a collective of musicians, bicycle activists and…

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Free World Music Concerts at the Skirball Cultural Center

World Music Central News Room July 13, 2015 No Comments

  The Skirball Cultural Center has announced the program for the 19th season of free Sunset Concerts, every Thursday evening from July 23 through August…

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Finland’s Southpaw Steel’n’Twang to Perform at International Steel Guitar Convention in USA

World Music Central News Room July 12, 2015 No Comments

  Finnish musician and composer Ville “Lefty” Leppänen’s steel guitar power trio Southpaw Steel’n’Twang (SST) has been invited to perform at International Steel Guitar Convention…

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