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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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Events

La Linea, London’s Latin Music Festival Celebrates 15 Years

Angel Romero March 19, 2015 No Comments

London’s La Linea festival will celebrate its quinceañera this year Mexican-style. The festival will feature shows from Mexico’s finest in Mextronica, Mexacoustico and Morgan Szymanski…

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IndiEarth XChange: Annual showcase of world music and indie acts in India!

Madanmohan Rao March 18, 2015 No Comments

  The annual IndiEarth XChange, with three editions under its belt, is a must-attend event in India for industry professionals and fans of world music…

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Kings of American Reggae

Angel Romero March 18, 2015 No Comments John Brown's BodyReggae

John Brown’s Body Kings and Queens (Easy Star Records, 2013) Kings and Queens is a critically acclaimed modern reggae album by American band John Brown’s…

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Awards

Babel Med Music Announces 2015 World Music Awards

Angel Romero March 17, 2015 No Comments

World music expo Babel Med Music has announced the winners of the Babel Awards 2015 (Les Prix Babel). The awards celebrate exceptional artists in world…

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Fusion Closer to the Indian Classical Music Tradition

Madanmohan Rao March 16, 2015 No Comments

Ustad Sultan Khan, Jonas Hellborg, Faizal Qureshi World Music Friends Across Boundaries (Ninaad) This is a fusion album closer to the Indian classical music tradition,…

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Awards

Irish-American Band The Gloaming Wins Meteor Choice Music Prize

World Music Central News Room March 15, 2015 No Comments

  Irish music band The Gloaming is the winner of the Album of the Year at the Irish Meteor Choice Music Prize for their self-titled…

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Album reviews

Music Goodies for St. Patrick’s Day 2015

TJ Nelson March 14, 2015 No Comments Celtic musicIrish musicSt. Patrick's

St. Patrick, the revered 5th century saint, patron saint of Ireland and often thought to be the first bishop of Armagh, wasn’t Irish. According to…

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Events

WOMEX Stage at SXSW Announces 2015 Lineup

World Music Central News Room March 13, 2015 No Comments

World music expo WOMEX will host a global music stage at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Six world music acts are scheduled to…

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Album reviews

Bhangra Jazz Party

Angel Romero March 13, 2015 No Comments

Red Baraat Gaadi of Truth (Sinj Records SR12015, 2015) Gaadi of Truth is the 2015 release by Red Baraat, an American group that combines Punjabi…

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New CDs

Eliseo Parra Announces the Release of his album El Man Sur and Spanish Tour

Angel Romero March 13, 2015 No Comments

  Eliseo Parra, the great innovator of Spanish roots music, will release his new album El Man Sur on March 20, 2015. The tour will…

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