Best World Music Album nominations for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced last night by The Recording Academy. List of World Music and Roots…
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Admired World Music Booking Agency Eye for Talent Becomes Riot Artists
American world music booking agency Eye for Talent, founded by Bill Smith, has joined forces with Evan Smith and former artist manager and record company…
View More Admired World Music Booking Agency Eye for Talent Becomes Riot ArtistsThe Planet’s Best World Music Label Celebrates 25 Years
Various Artists Real World 25 (Real World Records, 2014) Trailblazing world music label Real World Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. As part…
View More The Planet’s Best World Music Label Celebrates 25 YearsWorld Music Festival LIFEM 2014 to Focus on Africa and South America
London’s annual world music festival LIFEM will take place October 29 – November 1, 2014 in London. This year, LIFEM focuses on Africa and South…
View More World Music Festival LIFEM 2014 to Focus on Africa and South AmericaRecordings Rooted in Folk Music Traditions for Hispanic Heritage Month 2013
Every year, from September 15 through October 15, the United States of America celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. Many Americans celebrate the culture and traditions of…
View More Recordings Rooted in Folk Music Traditions for Hispanic Heritage Month 2013The Infectious Songs of Ghanaian Afrobeat
Various Artists Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 – Afrobeat Airways 2 (Analog Africa, 2013) Although many associate afrobeat primarily with Nigeria, Ghana was another afrobeat…
View More The Infectious Songs of Ghanaian AfrobeatFlutist Rão Kyao Returns to Portuguese Roots with New Album Titled Coisas Que A Gente Sente
Portuguese musician Rão Kyao has a new album of originals tited “Coisas Que A Gente Sente” (“Things That We Feel”). The eleven songs transport the…
View More Flutist Rão Kyao Returns to Portuguese Roots with New Album Titled Coisas Que A Gente SenteWorld Music Central’s Best World Music Albums of 2012
At World Music Central we don’t have a single list of best albums. Instead, we ask our writers and a special guest to send us…
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It’s that time of year again when World Music Central gives up the goods for our Holiday Gift Guide. We’ve found a boatload of new…
View More World Music Central’s 2012 Gift GuideInterview with Rising Sephardic and World Music Performer Ana Alcaide
Spanish musician Ana Alcaide has become a familiar name in Europe thanks to her new album La Cantiga del Fuego that hit the world music…
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