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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

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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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    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

    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

Album reviews

Kepa Junkera’s Tribute to Galician Music

Angel Romero June 22, 2015 No Comments

Kepa Junkera Galiza (Folk Musica, 2013) Celebrated accordionist Kepa Junkera is one of the best funded artists in the Basque region of Spain. In 2008,…

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Summerstage 2015 to Present Three Leading Cape Verdean Roots Artists

World Music Central News Room June 22, 2015 No Comments

The Cesária Évora Orchestra, Mayra Andrade and Dino D’Santiago are set to perform on Sunday, July 12 at SummerStage in Central Park, New York City…

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Gypsy Music Discoveries

Arthur Shuey June 21, 2015 No Comments

Various Artists Discover Gypsy Music with ARC Music (ARC Music EUCD 2578, 2015) ARC frequently puts thin folk forms from different musical cultures on a…

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Colombia’s Meridian Brothers to Perform in Chicago

World Music Central News Room June 20, 2015 No Comments

  Meridian Brothers are set to perform on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Mayne Stage in Chicago. Colombian guitarist and composer Eblis Alvarez created The…

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Bajofondo to Perform at Concord Music Hall in Chicago

World Music Central News Room June 19, 2015 No Comments

Tango innovators Bajofondo are set to perform on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Concord Music Hall in Chicago. Argentine musician and composer Gustavo Santaolalla, along…

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Seasoned Cypriot Folk Music

Angel Romero June 19, 2015 No Comments

Monsieur Doumani Sikoses (Monsieur Doumani, 2015) Greek Cypriot folk innovators Monsieur Doumani are back with another outstanding contemporary recording rooted in the island’s traditions. Sikoses,…

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Events

Jorge Drexler, Diego Garcia and Danay Suárez to Perform at SummerStage 2015

World Music Central News Room June 18, 2015 No Comments

  Three acclaimed Latin American artists are set to perform at SummerStage 2015 in New York City. Jorge Drexler, Diego Garcia and Danay Suárez will…

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Fusions Without Confusion

Tom Orr June 17, 2015 No Comments

  Music that’s a mix of genres can be a good thing. Or not. And more and more it seems like artists who choose to…

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Obituaries

Celebrated blues and soul singer Mighty Sam McClain Dies at 72

TJ Nelson June 16, 2015 3 Comments

  American blues and soul singer Mighty Sam McClain died on June 16, 2015. The 72 year-old Grammy nominated artist suffered a stroke and passed…

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Events

Oslo World Music Festival 2015 to Focus on Argentina

World Music Central News Room June 16, 2015 No Comments

  The Oslo World Music Festival has scheduled some of the finest acts from Argentina for the 2015 edition of the festival. Argentina’s Minister of…

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