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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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    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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Awards

Jean Pierre Nimbona Wins International Songwriting Competition’s World Music Award

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2015 No Comments

  International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced today its 2014 winners. The First Place winner in the World Music category is the song “Mapenzi ‘Love’” by…

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Interviews

Interview with Portuguese Vocalist Mara

Angel Romero May 1, 2015 No Comments

  Portuguese singer Mara will bring the vocal sounds of Alentejo in south-central Portugal to EXIB, the Iberoamerican Music Expo. EXIB takes place May 7-9,…

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Events

Mauritanian Sensation Noura Mint Seymali to Perform in Philadelphia

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2015 No Comments

Mesmerizing vocalist and instrumentalist Noura Mint Seymali, from Mauritania, is set perform on Sunday, May 3 at 7:30 pm in Philadelphia. Noura Mint Seymali is…

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Concert reviews

Babel Med Music 2015 Review

Albert Reguant April 30, 2015 No Comments

  Babel Med Music – World Music forum (Forum des Musiques du Monde) took place March 26 through 28, 2015 in Marseilles, France. This is…

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Interviews

Interview with EXIB General Manager Adriana Pedret

Angel Romero April 30, 2015 No Comments

Adriana Pedret is the General Manager of EXIB (Expo Iberoamericana de Música), a music expo dedicated to the musics of Latin America and the Iberian…

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Album reviews

‘Light’ Conceived as a Live Show

Angel Romero April 29, 2015 No Comments

Midival Punditz Light (Six Degrees Records) Indian electronic music outfit Midival Punditz returns with Light, an album where they present a mix of electronic music,…

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Events

Dorjee Tsering to Perform at 13th Annual Asian Music Series

World Music Central News Room April 29, 2015 No Comments

  Dorjee Tsering is set to perform on Saturday, May 2 at Small World Music’s 13th Annual Asian Music Series in Toronto. Expatriate Tibetan Dorjee…

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Articles

20 Quotes from the XChange Music Conference and Festival in India

Madanmohan Rao April 29, 2015 No Comments

  The third annual Indie XChange conference and showcase of music and films, held every year in Chennai, offers lots of food for thought for…

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Album reviews

Ascent to Rhythm Heaven

Madanmohan Rao April 28, 2015 No Comments

Harem War of the Drums (Times Music) Percussion fans will ascend to rhythm heaven with this magnificent compilation of drum-dominate dance tracks. Layer upon layer…

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Events

Hassan Hakmoun to Perform at Trance Festival in New York

World Music Central News Room April 27, 2015 No Comments

Celebrated Moroccan musician Hassan Hakmoun is set to perform on Saturday, May 2, 2015 A World In Trance Festival in New York City. Marrakech-born, Hassan…

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