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Music videos

Nita Introduces Magma With New Single “Milagro 18:08”

Spanish artist Nita has unveiled “Milagro 18:08,” the first preview of Magma, her upcoming debut solo album. The flamenco-infused electronic record, produced alongside Bronquio, marks…

Events

Oki Kano Brings Ainu Music and Dub Fusion Back To Japan Society

World Music Central News Room May 22, 2026 No Comments Ainu Dub Japanese music Oki Kano Reggae tonkori world fusion world music

Ainu musician Oki Kano will return to Japan Society for a one-night concert with Oki Dub Ainu Band. The group is known for a fusion…

Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo - Historia cover artwork. A color photo of the musicians outdoors, holding their musical instruments.

Album reviews

Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo Launch Exhuberant New Album Historia

Iliana Cabrera May 22, 2026 No Comments Benji Baliardo Ciryl Cable Cyril Cablat Cyril Seguy Fausto Cuevas Frederic Marchal Gipsy Kings Jean Claude Bila Jean Claude Vila Jean Michel Kerwich Jean Samuel Rey Jose Fernandez Mikael Baliardo Rey rumba flamenca Samuel Debout Thomas James Potrel Tonino Baliardo world fusion world music

Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo – Historia (Cooking Vinyl, 2026) Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo will release Historia on May 29, 2026. Led by the…

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Music videos

The Rabbit Council Brings “Caught Between” To Get It Played

World Music Central News Room May 21, 2026 No Comments alt-folk coral reef Great Barrier Reef indie folk Lee Baber The Rabbit Council world music

The Rabbit Council, the Charlotte, NC-based indie folk and alt-folk project of songwriter Lee Baber, has released “Caught Between.” Written by Baber and produced by…

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New CDs and digital releases

Gaelic Roots Accordionist Pàdruig Morrison Takes a Strong First Step

World Music Central News Room May 21, 2026 No Comments Buin Celtic music Pàdruig Morrison world music

Buin is the debut release from Pàdruig Morrison, a Scottish composer and performer known for work across multiple musical traditions. The album presents original instrumental…

Bryan Sutton and Tommy Emmanuel Dont Let Your Deal Go Down cover artwork. A green blue design with bare tree branches and the single's credits.

Music videos

Bryan Sutton and Tommy Emmanuel Revisit “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down”

World Music Central News Room May 20, 2026 No Comments Bluegrass Bryan Sutton Tommy Emmanuel world music

Bryan Sutton has released a new duet with Tommy Emmanuel, a version of “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down” for his From Roots To Branches…

Naragonia Quartet – Nehalennia cover artwork. A yellow cover with a dragonfly landing on a branch.

Album reviews

Naragonia Quartet’s Nehalennia Evoke Village Halls and Coastal Air

Madison Quinn May 20, 2026 No Comments Belgian music Flemish music Naragonia Quartet world music

Naragonia Quartet – Nehalennia (Trad Records, 2025) Naragonia Quartet’s Nehalennia is a finely constructed chamber-folk album with a strong sense of memory and motion. Named…

Seu Jorge sits alone on a weathered green dumpster beneath a mural of athletes and boxers, while a vintage black car drifts through the sunlit background.

Album reviews

Seu Jorge Revisits Brazil’s Musical Soul With Majestic Precision

Angel Romero May 19, 2026 No Comments Adriano Trindade Afro-Brazilian music bossa nova Brazilian soul cinematic music Claudio Andrade contemporary Brazilian music Daniel Rosenboom Fernando Vidal funk Gabe Noel Garrett Smith Jazz Latin jazz Leo Costa Mario Caldato Jr.Michael Valeanu Miguel Atwood-Ferguson MPB orchestral jazz Pedro Dom Peter Jacobson Philip Dizack Pretinho da Serrinha psychedelic soul Rodrigo Tavares samba Sara Andon Satch Hoyt Seu Jorge Sidao Santos Tropicalia world music

Seu Jorge – The Other Side (Amor in Sound, 2026) Sixteen years after its inception, Seu Jorge presents The Other Side as an invitation into…

The cover for Medzotermina by Mimika Orchestra presents a weathered landscape split into two contrasting zones. A large gray, skull-like rock formation dominates the upper half against a barren horizon, while the lower half glows in warm pink and orange tones around an eroded canyon or sinkhole. An inset detail box highlights textured terrain patterns. At the bottom right, two small silhouetted children stand beside a dog.

Album reviews

Mimika Orchestra Completes Album Trilogy With Medzotermina

JGurski May 18, 2026 No Comments Croatian music world fusion world jazz world music

Mimika Orchestra – Medzotermina (Menart, 2025) Mimika Orchestra has released Medzotermina, its fifth studio album. The 20-piece ensemble, conducted by composer Mak Murtić, recorded most…

Lamine Cissokho Pakao cover artwork. A color photo of Lamine in a suit, leaning against a wall, playing kora.

Artist Profiles

Kora Master Lamine Cissokho

Angel Romero May 17, 2026 No Comments kora Lamine Cissokho Senegalese music world music

Lamine Cissokho is a Senegalese kora player and backing vocalist from Casamance. He comes from a griot family whose musical lineage dates to the 14th…