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    Raia’s Uádi Pours Desert Rains Over The Viola Campaniça

    Raia – Uádi (Lusitanian LUS058, 2025) Portuguese musician António “Tó-Zé” Bexiga recently released Uádi, the new album from his solo project Raia. The record highlights…

    Iliana Cabrera December 21, 2025 No Comments
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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…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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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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    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

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Album reviews

Modern Qawwali that lifts the Heart and the Spirit

Angel Romero May 21, 2015 No Comments

Ustad Dildar Hussain Khan and Abrar Hussain Sur Sangeet (Kanaga System Krush Records, 2015) Ustad Dildar Hussain Khan is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a current…

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Obituaries

Andalusian Rock and Flamenco Icon Manuel Molina Dies at 67

Angel Romero May 20, 2015 No Comments

  Manuel Molina, a well-known Andalusian rock pioneer, singer-songwriter and flamenco guitarist, passed away on May 19, 2015 in San Juan de Aznalfarache (Sevilla, Spain).…

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The third edition of ‘Flamencos and mestizos’ May 21 to 23 May in Madrid

World Music Central News Room May 20, 2015 No Comments

  SGAE Foundation has announced that the third edition of the ‘Flamencos and mestizos’ (flamenco and hybrids) series will take place from May 21 to…

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Tribute to Markos Vamvakaris The Patriarch of Rebetiko in London

World Music Central News Room May 20, 2015 No Comments

Stelios Vamvakaris and Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) will celebrate the music of Markos Vamvakaris on June 11, 2015 at Barbican Hall, 7:30pm Despite his humble…

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Album reviews

Forward-Retro Dub Reggae Remixes

Angel Romero May 19, 2015 No Comments

Prince Fatty Vs. Mungo’s Hi Fi (Mr. Bongo, 2014) Two UK-based acts celebrate Jamaican reggae, dub and dancehall music on Prince Fatty Vs. Mungo’s Hi…

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Events

The Second Festival Internacional de Música de Alturas Seeking Highland Music Artists

World Music Central News Room May 18, 2015 No Comments

  The Festival Internacional de Música de Alturas (International Highlands Music Festival, FIMA) is seeking musicians from the highlands of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,…

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A Story of Love between the Iraqis and Music

TJ Nelson May 17, 2015 No Comments

Ahmed Mukhtar Babylonian Fingers (ARC Music, 2015) Premier oud player, composer and teacher Ahmed Mukhtar just isn’t content to dazzle listeners with his renditions of…

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Events

Afro Roots Fest in Los Angeles with Rocky Dawuni and Special Guests

World Music Central News Room May 16, 2015 No Comments

Ghanaian Afro-Roots sensation Rocky Dawuni is set to perform at “A Night of Afro Roots Vibrations” on Friday May 22nd, 2015 at The Regent in…

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Obituaries

Blues Icon B.B. King Dies at 89

Angel Romero May 15, 2015 No Comments

Celebrated blues guitarist and vocalist B.B. King passed away May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Known as the ‘King of Blues’, Riley King (better…

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Album reviews

Global Soul of Southern Italian Trance Music

TJ Nelson May 15, 2015 No Comments

Ludovico Einaudi Taranta Project (Ponderosa Music & Art, 2015) The Italian conductor, composer and musician Ludovico Einaudi has created works like Stanze, Una Mattina and…

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