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    Shtoltse Lider Honors Yiddish Modernist Anna Margolin on Queen of Word

    Shtoltse Lider – Queen of Word – A Tribute to Anna Margolin (Kakafon, 2026) The Swedish group Shtoltse Lider pays tribute to Yiddish poet Anna…

    JGurski August 31, 2026 No Comments
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    Guachinangos Amalgamate Son Jarocho, Cumbia and Champeta on Debut Album

    Guachinangos – Vol. 1 (Jalopy Records, 2026) New York seven-piece Guachinangos (the red snappers) released its debut album, Vol. 1, earlier this year. The ensemble…

    Angel Romero August 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Juan Saiz Reconnects With Cantabrian Tradition on Tañedor

    Juan Saiz — Tañedor (self-released, 2026) Spanish musician Juan Saiz has released Tañedor, a new album that explores the traditional music of Cantabria (northern Spain)…

    Angel Romero August 24, 2026 No Comments
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    Unfettered Persian Excursion

    Never mind that classically trained Iranian singer Bahar Movahed is also an orthodontist whose practice is (perhaps handily) located in my current stomping ground of…

    Tom Orr August 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate Steps Forward as Bandleader on ‘Sobra Blues’

    Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate – Sobra Dance (One World Records, 2026) Malian guitarist Gaoussou “Sobra” Kouyate takes the lead on Sobra Blues, an eight-track album produced…

    Tyler Bennet August 21, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Shy-Anne Hovorka — Raise My Fist cover artwork. A colorful illustrated cover showing a hand holding a black-and-white feather against a glowing sunset over water and rolling green hills. Ghostly figures appear in the golden sky, surrounded by flowers, trees, and exposed roots. The title “Raise My Fist” appears prominently above, with Shy-Anne Hovorka and Suckle Creek Drum Group & Friends credited below.
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    Shy-Anne Hovorka Unites More Than 30 Indigenous and Ally Artists on “Raise My Fist”

    World Music Central News Room August 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Black and white photo of Sheila Chandra with hands holding her head.
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    Sheila Chandra Presents “Lament of McCrimmon / Song of the Banshee”

    World Music Central News Room August 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Shovel Dance Collective — Photo by Brad Gilbert. a set of three horizontal sepia photos of the band members.
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    Shovel Dance Collective Announce ‘Everything in Readiness,’ Share First Single

    World Music Central News Room August 26, 2026 No Comments
  • Protoje standing outdoors. Behind him, a landscape of white mountains.
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    Protoje and Stephen Marley Address Global Injustice in ‘1000 Lashes’ Video

    World Music Central News Room August 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Hanoun Brass Band From New Orleans to Palestine cover artwork
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    Second Line Levantine

    Tom Orr August 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Rhiannon Giddens Freight Train video cover artwork. An image of Giddens holding a banjo.
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    Rhiannon Giddens Revisits Elizabeth Cotten’s “Freight Train”

    World Music Central News Room August 13, 2026 No Comments

Events

Dave Rawlings Machine to perform at Merlefest 2016

Angel Romero April 24, 2016 No Comments American folk musicAmericanafolk-rock

String band Dave Rawlings Machine has added MerleFest to its “Nashville Obsolete” tour. The new album, the second full-length release for Dave Rawlings Machine, highlights…

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Aziza Brahim to Perform Live in London

Angel Romero April 24, 2016 No Comments Aziza BrahimSaharawi musicWestern Sahara

  Rising Saharawi artist Aziza Brahim and her band will be performing live in London on Tuesday, 26 April 2016, at the Elgar Room (Royal…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: 1001 Ways

Angel Romero April 23, 2016 No Comments 1001 WaysSwiss musicSwitzerlandworld music

Tobias Huber is one of the musicians behind the 1001 Ways project. He was born in Vevey in 1969. He received his first violin lessons…

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Artist Profiles: Betel Nuts Brothers

Angel Romero April 23, 2016 No Comments Betel Nuts BrothersTaiwanTaiwanese music

The Betel Nuts Brothers are a group of Pangcah aborigines from eastern Taiwan who blend traditional indigenous music with blues and Taiwanese folk. The group’s…

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Transnational Recreations of Gloomy Sunday Song

TJ Nelson April 23, 2016 No Comments Billie HolidaChango SpasiukGloomy SundayManolito Simonet y Su TrabucoMatutoWazimbo

Various Artists – Hungarian Noir – A Tribute to the Gloomy Sunday (Piranha, 2016) Odd submissions are just part and parcel to music reviewer, but…

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Artist Profiles: Adriana Varela

Angel Romero April 22, 2016 1 Comment Adriana VarelaArgentinaArgentine musictango

Tango singer Beatriz Adriana Lichinchi, better known as Adriana Varela, was born May 9, 1952, in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since her artistic career began,…

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Artist Profiles: Adrian Iaies

Angel Romero April 22, 2016 No Comments Adrian IaiesArgentinapianotango

Argentine pianist Adrian Iaies’ unique style can best be described as a fusion of traditional tango and contemporary jazz. In 2000, he was nominated for…

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Artist Profiles: Adrian D’Souza

Angel Romero April 22, 2016 No Comments Adrian D'SouzadrumsJazz

Adrian D’Souza is a versatile drummer involved in the New York jazz circuit. Born in Bombay, India, he started his musical pursuits at the age…

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Artist Profiles: Adolfo Osta

Angel Romero April 22, 2016 No Comments

Adolfo Osta was born in Pamplona (Spain) in 1966. He’s a graduate of Spanish language in the University of Barcelona (1990). At the same time,…

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Artist Profiles: Adnan Joubran

Angel Romero April 22, 2016 No Comments Adnan JoubranArabic musicoudPalestine

Adnan Joubran was born 1985 in Nazareth (Palestine), to a musical family of singers, oud makers and players. He made his debut on the international…

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