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Dlù Lumina cover artwork. An abstract cover split into two contrasting sections. The left side features a vertical band of marbled teal and white, with faint, blurred yellow lettering partially visible. The right side glows in orange, pink, and gold.
Music videos

Dlù’s Joyful Scottish-Funk Crossover Single ‘Lumina’

World Music Central News Room February 25, 2026 No Comments DlùScottish musicworld music

Dlù’s new single “Lumina” features an energy boost with a funk backline, disco strings, and an original Scottish reel on accordion.

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Flamenco Innovator Rocío Márquez to Present Himno Vertical at CUNY Tonight

World Music Central News Room February 25, 2026 No Comments FlamencoRocío Márquezworld music

Flamenco Festival New York is set to present Rocío Márquez in concert on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Elebash Recital Hall at…

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Neba Solo & Benogo Diakité - A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking. A photo of the two artists outdoors holding their musical instruments.
Album reviews

Djinns, Hunters, and Mango Trees: Neba Solo & Benogo Diakité

Angel Romero February 25, 2026 No Comments Benogo DiakitéNeba Soloworld music

Neba Solo & Benogo Diakité – A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking (Etoile Audio/Nonesuch Records, 2026) Malian balafon master Neba Solo and donso ngoni…

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Jorge Aguilar y Sus Embelecos Eres Tú Mi Rosa cover artwork. an illustration of a colombian manseen from the back. He is wearing traditional clothe and a country hat , holding a drum on his shoulder. Pink and orange neon colors.
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Colombia Meets Senegal

Tom Orr February 24, 2026 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombian musicJorge Aguilar y Sus EmbelecosTapha Gayeworld fusionworld music

A band from Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Jorge Aguilar y Sus Embelecos, is joined by Senegalese guitarist Tapha Gaye for “Eres Tú Mi Rosa,” a reconnection…

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Neba Solo - Photo by Aboubacar Traoré. Neba playing balafon outdoors.
Artist Profiles

Bala Master: Neba Solo Brings Mali’s Balafon To The World Stage

Angel Romero February 23, 2026 No Comments balabalafonMalian musicNeba Soloworld music

Malian musician Neba Solo (born Souleymane Traoré in 1969), is a leading contemporary figure of the pentatonic Senufo balafon tradition, known in Mali as the…

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Benego Diakité - Photo by Aboubacar Traoré. Benego playing kamale ngoni outdoors.
Artist Profiles

Meet Benego Diakité, Kamale Ngoni Maestro from Mali

Angel Romero February 23, 2026 No Comments Benego DiakitéBrehima “Benego” DiakitéMalian musicworld music

(Headine image: Benego Diakité – Photo by Aboubacar Traoré) Brehima “Benego” Diakité (b. 1965) was born and raised in Siekorolé, in the Yanfolila cercle of…

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Della Mae Magic Accident cover artwork. a phyo of the four women wearing colorful pants and shirts including pik, red, blue and orange.
Album reviews

Americana and Bluegrass Drive Della Mae’s Magic Accident

Angel Romero February 23, 2026 No Comments AmericanaBluegrassworld music

Della Mae – Magic Accident (Compass Records, 2026) Della Mae returns with Magic Accident, the band’s first full-length album since 2021’s Family Reunion. The release…

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Amanda Cook - Odd One Out cover artwork. A misty green forest.
Music videos

Amanda Cook’s New Single “Odd One Out”

World Music Central News Room February 22, 2026 No Comments Amanda CookBluegrassworld music

Bluegrass artist Amanda Cook has released a new single, “Odd One Out,” a song that focuses on the feeling of not quite fitting in and…

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Willie Colón (courtesy of Craft Latino). Willie facing the camera with a beard and a white shirt.
Obituaries

Willie Colón Dead at 75: Salsa Pioneer, Activist, Fania Records Star

World Music Central News Room February 22, 2026 No Comments Puerto Rican musicsalsatromboneWillie Colónworld music

Willie Colón died February 21, 2026. He was 75. Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, in the South Bronx to Puerto Rican…

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Yen Ara by Ebo Taylor, album artwork
Obituaries

Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian Highlife And Afrobeat Pioneer, Dies At 90

World Music Central News Room February 22, 2026 No Comments AfrobeatEbo TaylorGhanaGhanaian musicHighlifeworld music

Ebo Taylor (born Deroy Taylor; Jan. 6, 1936) was a Ghanaian guitarist, composer, bandleader, record producer, and arranger known for highlife and afrobeat. Taylor died…

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