Savannah (Georgia), USA – The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) unveiled its ambitious 2008 program, a 17-day musical arts marathon featuring nearly 100 events that comprise…
Born in Mogadishu (Somalia) to an Italian father and Ethiopian mother, Saba has come to represent the meeting of African and European cultures: as an…
Albuquerque (New Mexico), USA – ¡Globalquerque! is New Mexico’s annual celebration of world music and culture. This year’s edition will be held 21 and 22,…
Dobet Gnahoré – Na Afriki (Cumbancha, 2007) Dobet Gnahoré has been described as an exciting new African talent. She definitely has a terrific voice and…
Albuquerque (New Mexico), USA – Albuquerque becomes the center of the world for one weekend in September when ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Third Annual Celebration of…
Malika Zarra – On the Ebony Road (independent, 2006) North African music continues to venture into new forms. Moroccan jazz singer Malika Zarra mixes Moroccan…
British band Temple of Sound recently released their fifth studio album Globalhead. The following is the artist’s description of the music on the recording. The…
Holguín, Cuba – According to Cuban sources, Faustino Oramas, better known as El Guayabero, the oldest working musician in Cuba, died today in Holguín (Cuba)…
Los Angeles (California), USA – The Grammy Awards will be given tonight. World Music Central has selected below the categories that focus on world music…
For the past year all of us here at World Music Central have pounded the pavement, scrounged through stacks of CDs and even occasionally rummaged…