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Rober Molina
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles:  Rober Molina

Angel Romero March 8, 2022 No Comments FlamencoRober MolinaSpainSpanish musicworld fusion

Bassist, composer, and producer Rober Molina studied music and saxophone at the professional conservatory in Albacete (Spain). He later discovered his passion for the electric…

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Belén Martín
Album reviews

Artist Profiles: Belén Martín

Angel Romero March 8, 2022 No Comments Belén MartínFlamencoSpainSpanish musicworld fusion

Saxophonist and flutist Belén Martín was born in Madrid (1997). She started playing the saxophone at the age of 10. After completing Higher Studies in…

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Griselda Sanderson playing nyckelharpa
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Griselda Sanderson

Angel Romero March 6, 2022 1 Comment Griselda Sandersonnyckelharpaworld fusionworld music

Based in southwest England, Griselda Sanderson is a musician and producer who plays various bowed instruments, including the traditional fiddle, Norwegian hardanger fiddle, viola, and…

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cover of the album All in Always by Laura Cortese
Album reviews

Laura Cortese’s World Sessions

Angel Romero March 6, 2022 1 Comment Galician musicQuebecois musicSwedish musicworld fusionworld music

Laura Cortese – All in Always (Cortese Music, 2016) On the album “All in Always“, American fiddler and composer Laura Cortese went beyond her American…

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Oumou Sangaré - Photo by Holly Whittaker
New CDs and digital releases

Oumou Sangaré to Release New Album ‘Timbuktu’

World Music Central News Room March 5, 2022 No Comments Malian musicOumou Sangaréworld fusionworld music

World music star Oumou Sangaré is set to release her new album ‘Timbuktu’ on April 29, 2022 on World Circuit Records. Recorded in multiple locations…

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cover of the album Char Taal and a Raga Rainbow by Rakkatak
Album reviews

Ragas and Beyond from Rakkatak

Angel Romero March 5, 2022 No Comments Indian classical musicRakkatakworld fusion

Rakkatak – Char Taal and a Raga Rainbow (Rakkatak, 2021) The album “Char Taal and a Raga Rainbow” presents the marvelous work of Canadian world…

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cover of the album A la manera artesana by Vigüela
Charts

Vigüela Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2022

World Music Central News Room March 1, 2022 No Comments Transglobal World Music ChartVigüelaworld fusionworld music

The album “A la Manera Artesana” by Spanish folk ensemble Vigüela is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2022.…

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clockwise from left: Sona Jobarteh, Techung, DakhaBrakha, Les Filles de Illighadad, Amadou & Mariam and Blind Boys of Alabama, Black String, Dervish, NIYAZ
Events

World Music Institute Announces Winter-Spring 2022 Season

World Music Central News Room February 26, 2022 No Comments Amadou & MariamBlack StringBlind Boys of AlabamaDakhaBrakhaDervishLes Filles de IllighadadNiyazSona JobartehTechungworld fusionworld musicWorld Music Institute

World Music Institute (WMI) is celebrating its 37th year in New York City with some of the finest artists in the current world music scene.…

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coer of the album Foreshadowing by Smorodina Reka
Album reviews

The Mystical and Majestic Sound of Smorodina Reka

Angel Romero February 25, 2022 1 Comment Russian folk musicRussian musicSmorodina Rekaworld fusion

Smorodina Reka – Foreshadowing (2021) Smorodina Reka is a mesmerizing new act from Moscow, Russia. The group performs a new form of progressive folk music…

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cover of the album Our Island by Small Island Big Song
Album reviews

Island Musicians Bring Awareness to Climate Emergency Through Extraordinary Collaboration

Angel Romero February 23, 2022 No Comments Small Island Big Songworld fusionworld music

Small Island Big Song – Our Island (Small Island Big Song, 2022) It is no wonder that “Our Island” reached number 1 in February 2022…

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