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World Music Central is a digital publication focused on World Music. We provide up-to-date international news, reviews of CDs and concerts, insightful articles, and a variety of resources (available as a wiki) for music enthusiasts, industry experts, and researchers. Our concept of World Music encompasses both traditional and modern folk and roots music from around the world, along with various cross-cultural blends and hybrids.

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Highlife in Motion: Santrofi’s “Making Moves” Charts a Bold New Journey

1 week ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Madison Quinn

Santrofi – Making Moves (Outhere Records, 2025)Some albums arrive like old friends returning home, carrying new stories yet familiar scents of the past. Making Moves, the much-anticipated second album from Ghana’s Santrofi, feels precisely like that. Almost five years after their vigorous debut Alewa sent shockwaves through global folk and world music circles, this Accra-based eight-piece ensemble reminds us not only where Highlife comes from, but just how far it can still go.
Conversely Therapeutic

1 week ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Tom Orr

Catchy, full of brassy attitude and topical even without lyrics, “America Don’t Send Me Back Instramental” (misspelling intentional, most likely) by the U.S. duo No Good Therapy actually sounds like something any worthwhile therapist would recommend. Tom Orr is a California-based writer whose talent and mental stability are of an equally questionable nature.
Nordic Lights in Persian Sky Bridges Traditions with Dazzling Dialog

1 week ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Angel Romero |Ángel Romero

Constantinople & Benedicte Maurseth – Nordic Lights in Persian Sky (Glossa, 2025)In Nordic Lights in Persian Sky, Montreal-based ensemble Constantinople joins forces with Norwegian Hardanger fiddle virtuoso Benedicte Maurseth to explore the meeting point between Persian and Nordic musical traditions. Released in 2025 on the Glossa label, the album presents an exquisite mix of modal melodies, accessible improvisational interplay, and poetic influences.
Still a Clear and Present Danger

1 week ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Tom Orr

The good news about “Sida” by France’s Angelo Rascool is that the track is a chant-heavy Africanized reggae grand jam. Sad to say, it’s on the topic of AIDS, which remains a threat in many a locale. Tom Orr is a California-based writer whose talent and mental stability are of an equally questionable nature.
Brass Meets Class: The Devil Rides Again Is No One-Hit Wünderkind

1 week ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Angel Romero |Ángel Romero

Adrian Raso featuring Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again (Asphalt Tango Records, 2025)More than a decade after Devil’s Tale took the European World Music Charts by storm, Canadian guitarist Adrian Raso and Romania’s legendary Fanfare Ciocărlia reunite to turn up the heat once again. Their new collaboration, The Devil Rides Again, is a full-throttle reinvention. The fire is back, the brass is bolder, and Raso’s twang still cuts like a switchblade through the night air.
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1 week ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Tom Orr

Long gone are the days when I fancied a homegrown reggae scene in Sweden to be a novel thing. The latest reason to know it’s for real would be “Everyday Blues” by a mysterious artist named Dubcall. Tom Orr is a California-based writer whose talent and mental stability are of an equally questionable nature.
Dawn Duet: Niku and Kujanpää Break New Ground With Aamunkoitto

2 weeks ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Angel Romero |Ángel Romero

Teija Niku & Juha Kujanpää – Aamunkoitto (Rockadillo Records ZENCD2197, 2025)Finnish musicians Teija Niku and Juha Kujanpää reunite on Aamunkoitto, a splendid collaborative album that deepens their long-standing musical partnership. The project centers on exquisite, finely crafted and highly engaging original works for accordion and piano rooted in western classical and Finnish folk music. It was composed and developed over several years with an open-ended, exploratory process. Teija Niku (b.
Tarabtella Visionary: Fabrizio Piepoli Mixes Tradition and Technology

2 weeks ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Angel Romero |Ángel Romero

Fabrizio Piepoli is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and educator from Apulia, Italy. He currently teaches traditional vocal techniques at the Conservatory of Lecce, where he combines performance with academic research focused on Mediterranean musical heritage. His voice, a light tenor with baritonal depth and contralto reach, demonstrates a flexible, melismatic style that navigates gendered expression and cultural identity.
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2 weeks ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Tom Orr

If you have an ear for Latin music with both a chill factor and live instrumentation, you can’t go wrong with “Este Vida,” a bit of sweetness by the American musical multitasker known as The Static Dive. Tom Orr is a California-based writer whose talent and mental stability are of an equally questionable nature.
Carlos Beceiro, an Influential Musician in Spain’s Traditional and World Fusion Scene

2 weeks ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Angel Romero |Ángel Romero

Carlos Beceiro, born in Narón (A Coruña), began his musical journey studying Galician bagpipes under Antón Varela during the regional folk revival. He later pursued formal training in solfège, harmony, and classical double bass at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, while also delving into jazz with bassist Dave Thomas. As his versatility grew, Beceiro performed with jazz-fusion groups such as I.S.P., the Lorenzo Azcona Quartet, and the Big Band of the Escuela de Música Creativa.