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Cover of the album Pastourelle by Daniel Bellegarde
Album reviews

The Colorful and Multilayered Caribbean Beats of Daniel Bellegarde

Angel Romero June 15, 2022 No Comments Caribbean musicDaniel BellegardeHaitian musicpercussionworld fusionworld music

Daniel Bellegarde – Pastourelle (Quartier Général, 2022) On his second solo album, “Pastourelle”, Hatian-Canadian composer and master percussionist Daniel Bellegarde presents another fascinating set of…

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cover of Lanmou Lanmou by Dowdelin
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Refreshing Caribbean Kreyol Afro-Futurism from Dowdelin

Angel Romero December 21, 2021 No Comments Caribbean musicDowdelinworld fusionworld music

Lanmou Lanmou (Underdog Records) is the new album from an excellent Kreyol Afro-Futurist band called Dowdelin. The bands’s sound is grounded in French Caribbean traditional…

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Reggae, Dancehall and Soca Stars at Best of The Best 2021

World Music Central News Room October 6, 2021 No Comments Caribbean musicdancehall reggaeReggaesoca

Best of The Best Music Fest will take place October 10th, 2021 at Miami’s Bayfront Park. The festival will feature some of the best acts…

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Creole Blues Band Delgres Releases New Album “4:00 AM”

World Music Central News Room April 18, 2021 No Comments bluesCaribbean musicDelgres

Paris-based band Delgres has released a new album titled “4:00 AM” (PiAS Records). Delgres combines blues rock with French Caribbean music and New Orleans rhythms.…

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Guadeloupean Artist Malika Tirolien Releases New Album, Higher

World Music Central News Room February 26, 2021 1 Comment Caribbean musicGuadeloupean musicMalika Tirolien

Caribbean vocalist, songwriter and producer, Malika Tirolien, has a new album titled “Higher.” Malika Tirolien says about the new recording: “‘Higher’ is like a map…

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Delgres Reveal Details of their Second Album, ‘4.00AM’

World Music Central News Room February 11, 2021 No Comments Caribbean musicDelgres

French band Delgres, who combine Guadeloupean heritage with New Orleans Creole and blues, have announced details of the release of their second album, 4.00AM. The…

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Afro-Caribbean Artist David Walters to Release ‘Nocturne’

World Music Central News Room February 4, 2021 1 Comment Ballake SissokoCaribbean musicDavid WaltersVincent Segal

‘Nocturne‘ is the new album from Marseilles-based Afro-Caribbean musician David Walters. The album includes musical influences from the French Caribbean region as well as American…

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New Book: New York and the International Sound of Latin Music, 1940-1990

World Music Central News Room January 10, 2021 No Comments Benjamin LapidusCaribbean musicLatin jazzsalsa

A new 440-page book titled New York and the International Sound of Latin Music, 1940-1990 is now available. The author is musician and professor Benjamin…

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Soca Gold 2020 to be released July 31

World Music Central News Room July 21, 2020 No Comments Caribbean musicIwer GeorgeJus Dsoca

Then 2020 edition of Soca Gold, the annual VP Records compilation of Caribbean soca hits is set for release on July 31. The collection includes…

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Album reviews

BélO, the New Indie Roots Sound of Haiti

Angel Romero March 17, 2020 No Comments BélOCaribbean musicHaitian music

BélO – Motivasyon (BélO, 2019) Award-winning singer-songwriter BélO is one of the rising talents in Haitian music. His masterfully-produced album Motivasyon incorporates a wide range…

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