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New CDs and digital releases

Argentine Artist Sofia Rei Releases Umbral

World Music Central News Room June 9, 2021 No Comments Argentine musicSofia Reiworld fusion

Argentine vocalist Sofia Rei has released a new album titled Umbral. The United States-based artist combined South American folk roots with electronic elements, experimental pop,…

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Spontaneous Jazz and Demotika Sounds from Jan Van Angelopoulos

World Music Central News Room June 5, 2021 No Comments Greek musicJan Van Angelopoulosworld fusionworld jazz

Greek drummer and composer Yannis Angelopoulos, aka Jan Van, has a new album titled Streams (Teranga Beat, 2021). The album consists of a live session…

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Mending Through Music

Tom Orr June 4, 2021 No Comments AfropopCarola OrtizDobet GnahoréKorean musicLia SampaiThe Gugak Jazz Societyworld fusion

The global pandemic (which is what I most often hear it called) has, at the least, changed the plans of many and at the most…

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Zanzibari Taarab Fusion Band Siti & The Band Releases Subira Music Video

World Music Central News Room May 28, 2021 No Comments Siti & the BandtaarabTanzanian musicworld fusionworld music

Rising world music act, Siti & The Band, a taarab fusion band from the island of Zanzibar (Tanzania) has released a new video for the…

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Balkan Taksim’s Debut Album ‘Disko Telegraf’ Out this Week

World Music Central News Room May 27, 2021 No Comments Balkan musicBalkan Taksimglobal electronicaworld fusionworld music

‘Disko Telegraf’ (Buda Musique) the debut album of Balkan Taksim swill be available this Friday, May 28, 2021. Balkan Taksim is the project of Romanian…

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Iranian composer Ehsan Matoori Announces The Voices and Bridges

World Music Central News Room May 16, 2021 1 Comment Ehsan MatooriMiddle Eastern musicPersian musicworld fusionworld music

Iranian composer Ehsan Matoori has announced the release of a new album titled The Voices and Bridges, scheduled for release July 16 release on the…

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Artist Profiles: Vigen Hovsepyan

Angel Romero May 15, 2021 No Comments Armenian musicVigen Hovsepyanworld fusionworld music

Vigen Hovsepyan is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Armenian origin. A self-taught musician, he plays guitar, duduk, darbuka, bendir, and cajón. Born in 1987, Hovsepyan…

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Artist Profiles: Alif

Angel Romero May 7, 2021 No Comments Alifworld fusionworld music

French world fusion band Alif was founded by percussionist Hamid Gribi. The lineup in 2017 included five members with roots in North Africa and Europe.…

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Rafiki Jazz Launch Nduggu Bouy (Too Much Dust) Video

World Music Central News Room April 28, 2021 No Comments Rafiki Jazzworld fusionworld music

British world music ensemble Rafiki Jazz have a new music video titled ‘Nduggu Bouy (Too Much Dust)’. The song appears on the band’s recent album…

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Captivating Flamenco Guitar Fusion from Andreas Arnold

Angel Romero April 24, 2021 No Comments Andreas ArnoldFlamencoflamenco guitarworld fusion

Andreas Arnold – Ojos Cerrados (Bayla Records/Galileo Music, 2016) Andreas Arnold, the virtuoso German guitarist and composer with a Spanish heart, released this album in…

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