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Charts

Liraz Tops the World Music Charts Europe in February 2021

World Music Central News Room February 1, 2021 No Comments Lirazworld musicWorld Music Charts Europe

The album Zan from Israeli artist Liraz in once again the top recording the World Music Charts Europe in February 2021. 1 – Liraz –…

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Events

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Reveals the Barzakh Festival 2021 Program

World Music Central News Room January 28, 2021 No Comments Barzakh FestivalBetsayda MachadoJazzMartha Redboneworld music

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has announced the return of Barzakh Festival for its fifth edition. The festival will be streamed online…

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Festival International de Louisiane 2021 to Combine Virtual and In-Person Concerts

World Music Central News Room January 26, 2021 No Comments Cajun musicFestival International de LouisianeLouisiana musicworld music

Festival International de Louisiane has announced its plans for pivoting the 2021 event in a way that continues to celebrate the local Louisiana roots music…

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Folk Unlocked Virtual Conference 2021 Announces Spotlight Showcases

World Music Central News Room January 26, 2021 No Comments American folk musicFolk Alliance Internationalworld music

Instead of Official Showcases that typically happen at the in-person conference, Folk Alliance International is presenting Spotlight Showcasesin 2021. These are one-hour pre-recorded live performances…

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Album reviews

Water Seduction, Marvelous Work from Warsaw Village Band

Angel Romero January 23, 2021 No Comments Polish musicWarsaw Village Bandworld music

Warsaw Village Band – Uwodzenie / Waterduction (Karrot Kommando, 2020) Warsaw Village Band (Kapela Ze Wsi Warszawa in Polish) recently released this fantastic album titled…

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New CDs and digital releases

Emam and Friends 2020 World Fusion Album

World Music Central News Room January 18, 2021 No Comments Emamworld fusionworld music

Percussionist Emam has released a world fuion album titled Emam and Friends 2020 (Eternal Music). “Being locked in during the Coronavirus pandemic in Goa (India)…

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Transglobal Underground Subscription-Only Album ‘After Cinnamon’

World Music Central News Room January 16, 2021 No Comments TransGlobal Undergroundworld music

Transglobal Underground is set to release an all-instrumental album titled ‘After Cinnamon’ next month. This is a subscription-only release and will not be available publicly.…

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Conferences Events

Virtual WOMEX Extended Programme in January 2021

World Music Central News Room January 15, 2021 No Comments womexworld music

World music conference WOMEX has announced the Virtual WOMEX Extended Programme for January 2021. virtualWOMEX Extended Programme features Conference sessions and a Film program, along…

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST January 13 Concerts

World Music Central News Room January 13, 2021 No Comments Aditya Prakash EnsembleglobalFESTMartha RedboneRachele AndrioliVox Sambouworld music

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2020 continues on January 13 with four more world music concerts. Watch the concerts on NPR Music’s YouTube page. Wednesday, January 13,…

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Album reviews

Omar Sosa’s Fantastic East African Journey

Angel Romero January 13, 2021 1 Comment Abel NtalashaDafaalla Elhag AliMenwarMonja MahafayOlith RategoOmar SosaRajerySeleshe DamessaeSteven Sogoworld music

Omar Sosa – An East African Journey (Otá Records, 2021) An East African journey highlights a series of extraordinary musical encounters between Cuban pianist and…

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