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Album reviews

Azwan, Alluring Guitar Inspired by Nature and Connectivity

Angel Romero May 10, 2020 No Comments guitarPierre Bensusanworld music

Pierre Bensusan – Azwan (3DADGAD Vision/MVD Audio, 2020) Azwan is the 15th album from French-Algerian guitarist, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan. The masterful fingerstyle guitarist…

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Interviews

Interview with Guitarist Amir-John Haddad, a Musician on a Mission

Angel Romero May 8, 2020 No Comments Amir John HaddadFlamencoflamenco guitarguitarSpanish musicworld music

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Amir-John Haddad, also known as El Amir, has recorded a superb new album titled Andalucia. The guitar album is dedicated to the…

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New CDs and digital releases

Abrazo, the New Album from Luciana Jury

World Music Central News Room May 6, 2020 No Comments Argentine musicLuciana Juryworld music

Abrazo (Hug), is the fourth album released by Argentine singer-songwriter and guitarist Luciana Jury (also known as La Jury). Born in Buenos Aires in 1974,…

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Silk Road Special Livestream Event

World Music Central News Room May 5, 2020 No Comments Silk Road Ensembleworld fusionworld musicYo-Yo Ma

Celebrated world music ensemble Silkroad and Yo-Yo Ma are set to perform this Friday, May 8, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. (16:00) EDT/ 1:00 p.m. (13:00) PDT…

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Obituaries

Afrobeat Legend Tony Allen Dies at 79

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2020 No Comments AfrobeatAfrojazzNigerian musicTony Allenworld music

Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer and masterful drummer Tony Allen died in Paris on Thursday, April 30, 2020 of a heart attack. He was 79. Tony Allen…

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Charts

The album Old Wow by Sam Lee Tops the World Music Charts Europe May 2020

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2020 No Comments English Folk musicSam Leeworld musicWorld Music Charts Europe

Old Wow by English singer-songwriter Sam Lee is the number one album in the World Music Charts Europe in May 2020. Old Wow is a…

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Interviews

Interview with Riveting Cellist and World Music Explorer Matthieu Saglio

Angel Romero April 27, 2020 No Comments celloFlamencoMatthieu Saglioworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Composer and cellist Matthieu Saglio has released a solo album titled El Camino de los Vientos (ACT Music, 2020). Saglio has been making exquisite music…

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Album reviews

Imaginative Woman-Led Cuban Alchemy

Angel Romero April 25, 2020 No Comments Afro-Cuban musicCuban musicOkanworld fusionworld music

Okan – Sombras (Lulaworld Records, 2019) Okan is a highly talented Toronto-based world music ensemble rooted in Afro-Cuban music led by Cuban multi-instrumentalists and composers…

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The Diverse and Uplifting World-Bending Sounds of Sultans of String

Angel Romero April 20, 2020 No Comments Canadian musicSultans of Stringworld fusionworld music

Sultans of String – Refuge (Sultans of String, 2020) Canadian world music ensemble Sultans of String celebrates the music and cultures of displaced peoples and…

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Events

Festival International de Louisiane Announces ‘Virtual Festival’ Celebration

World Music Central News Room April 16, 2020 No Comments Cajun musicFestival International de Louisianeworld music

Festival International de Louisiane has announced plans to bring the community, and the world, together in a new way during Festival week from April 24-26th,…

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