Edited by Angel Romero in the United States, World Music Central is one of the longest running and most respected on-line world music resources. GondwanaSound is therefore delighted to announce a new transatlantic partnership to bring regular news digests from the World Music Central website in a way that will make it easy to keep up with some of the freshest news in world music with a stateside perspective......... Read the full article for the first news digest which includes articles on Norway's Forde Folk Music Festival, The Rainforest World Music Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Vieux Farke Toure's new signing, an interview with Mauritanian griot Malouma plus plus plus...

News Digest World Music Central July 26th.

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/NatachaAtlasinMiamiBeachJuly_2010
Natacha Atlas in Miami Beach July 31st 2010

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Frigg_Fiddle_Wizardry_at_Forde_...
Frigg's Fiddle Wizardry at Førde Folk Music Festival 2010

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Forde_Folk_Music_Festival_2010_...
Impressions of Førde Folk Music Festival 2010, Human Dimensions and Labor of
Love

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Madison_World_Music_Festival_2010
Wisconsin Union Theater Announces Tentative Line-up of Madison World Music
Festival 2010

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/20100723061258545
Golden Age of Congolese Music 

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Blues_Guitarist_Phillip_Walker_...
Legendary Blues Guitarist Phillip Walker Dies at 73

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Saw_Doctors_american_tour_2010
Irish Folk-Rockers The Saw Doctors to Begin United States Summer Tour in August
2010

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/soniquete_chocolate_video
Soniquete's Chocolate Video, the Bright Future of Flamenco Rumba

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/2010072019531338
The Psychedelic Metamorphosis of Cumbia

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Great_Musicians_from_our_First_...
New Book 'Great Musicians from our First Nations' Celebrates North American
Native Musicians

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Gyptian_Releases_Hold_You
Reggae R&B Singer Gyptian Releases Hold You

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Rainforest_World_Music_Festival...
Musician Close-Ups at Rainforest World Music Festival 2010 Workshops

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/WOMEX_2010_Announces_showcases_2
WOMEX 2010 Announces Second Set of Showcases

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Breathtaking_Rainforest_World_M...
Breathtaking Rainforest World Music Festival 2010

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Rana_Santacruz_Chicavasco
Think Outside the Squeezebox

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Music_Crossroads_2010
Music Crossroads InterRegional Festival 2010

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Carlos_Jones_leave_public_property
Midwest Reggae Test

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Elio_Reve_y_Su_Charangon_new_york
Cuba's Elito Revé y Su Charangon to Perform at SOBs in New York on July 17th

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/WOMEX_2010_Award_ian_anderson_f...
WOMEX 2010 Award for Professional Excellence Goes to Ian Anderson of fRoots,
Celebrating Independent Press

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/bassam_saba_wonderful_land
Saba's Wonderland

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Frde_Folk_Music_Festival_2010_J...
Førde Folk Music Festival, Parade and Gala on July 10th

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Olga_Guillot_Dies_in_Miami
Queen of Cuban Bolero Olga Guillot Dies in Miami

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Kartick_Gotam_Business_Class_Re...
Showing Some Class

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Frde_Folk_Music_Festival_2010_J...
Førde Folk Music Festival 2010 - July 9th Highlights

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/The_Best_of_Ernie_Smith
The Best of Ernie Smith

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Federal_Records_Reggae_Anthology
The Definitive Collection of Federal Records Reggae Anthology

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Busy_Signal_Releases_D.O.B
Jamaican Dancehall Star Busy Signal Releases D.O.B

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Sierra_Maestra_Angelique_Kidjo_...
Sierra Maestra and Angelique Kidjo join the WOMAD Charlton Park 2010 line up

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/den_fule_Halling_I_Koket
Folk Rock Wonderland

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Forde_Folk_Music_Festival_2010_...
Forde Folk Music Festival 2010 - The Opening Concert

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Forde_Folk_Music_Festival_2010_...
Destination: Forde Folk Music Festival 2010 - The Realm of the Falling Waters

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Imani_Winds_to_Release_Terra_In...
Imani Winds to Release 'Terra Incognita with pieces written for the group by
Wayne Shorter, Jason Moran, and Paquito D'Rivera

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/David_Fanshawe_Dies_at_68
Ethnic Sound Recordist David Fanshawe Dies at 68

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Neel_Murgai_Ensemble
Murgai's Explorations

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Forde_Folk_Music_Festival_2010_...
Destination: Forde Folk Music Festival 2010 - The Fjords 

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Forde_Folk_Music_Festival_2010_...
Destination: Forde Folk Music Festival 2010 - Arrival to Bergen

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Rainforest_World_Music_Festival...
Excitement building on the Evening of the 2010 Rainforest World Music Festival
in Borneo

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Te_Vaka_Begin_2010_North_Americ...
Polynesian Sensation Te Vaka to Begin 2010 North American Tour

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Interview_with_Mauritanian_Grio...
Interview with Mauritanian Griot Malouma

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/bako_dagnon_sidiba
Mande Enchantment

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/WOMEX_2010_World_Music_Showcases_1
First set of WOMEX 2010 World Music Showcases Announced

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Charming_Hostess_Bowls_Project_new
The Apocalyptic Intimacy of Charming Hostess's Bowls Project

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Esperanza_Spalding_Chamber_Musi...
Bassist, Vocalist and Composer Esperanza Spalding Releases Chamber Music Society

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/20100701060842901
Gypsy Fishtank

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Capleton_I-Ternal_Fire_new
Capleton's I-Ternal Fire

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Winnipeg_Folk_Festival_2010_fre...
The Winnipeg Folk Festival 2010 Launches with Free Public Concert

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Michele_Choiniere_la_violette_new
Michèle Choinière Gives New Voice to Long-Lost Franco-American Songs on La
Violette

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Vieux_Farka_Toure_Signs_to_Modiba
Vieux Farka Toure Signs to Modiba Management

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Leonard_Jacome_y_sus_Cuerdas_ch...
Leonard Jacome y sus Cuerdas Bajo Presion to perform in Chicago

http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Herbie_Hancock_Imagine_Project
Hancock's World