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    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

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  • Album reviews

    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Return With Slideways

    Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Slideways (Alligator Records, 2026) Slideways, the grand new album from Chicago blues band Lil’ Ed & The Blues…

    Ryan Emmert April 8, 2026 No Comments
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    A Soundtrack Fit for a Sultan: Kamperman’s Prince Achmed Shines Beyond the Screen

    Steven Kamperman – Prince Achmed (Zennez Records ZR2025013, 2025) Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Steven Kamperman brings new life to Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (1926),…

    Tyler Bennet April 7, 2026 No Comments
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    Ana Crismán Revolutionizes Flamenco with Her Harp

    Ana Crismán Arpa Flamenca — Arpaora (Andalouse Alhambra / InOuïe Distribution, 2026) Spanish harpist Ana Crismán has released her debut album Arpaora internationally in physical…

    Angel Romero April 6, 2026 No Comments
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  • An illustration of a Gnawa drum and karkabas (metal castanets) on top of the drum.
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    Desert Blues Band Tarwa N-Tiniri Weaves Gnawa and Amazigh Music on “Nbina”

    World Music Central News Room April 9, 2026 No Comments
  • A protest-style illustration shows three raised hands against a beige background: a black clenched fist on the left, a red hand in the center pointing upward, and a black open palm on the right with an eye symbol. Along the bottom, blocky lettering reads We Were Made For These Times by The Klezmatics.
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    The Klezmatics Face The Music With We Were Made For These Times

    World Music Central News Room April 8, 2026 No Comments
  • Sufian Ararah - Asdaa cover artwork. An interior space with arched columns.
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    Oud Maestro Sufian Ararah Revisits Memory on “Asdaa”

    World Music Central News Room April 5, 2026 No Comments
  • Shelton & Williams Shifting Sand cover artwork. An image of a house over sand dunes.
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    Bluegrass With Heart: Shelton & Williams Share “Shifting Sand”

    World Music Central News Room April 3, 2026 No Comments
  • Sami Yusuf sitting leaning against a wall. An architecturally ornate building is behind him.
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    Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

    World Music Central News Room March 31, 2026 No Comments
  • Ashby Frank Stokes County Buck Dancing Man cover artwork. A photo of the dancer jumping.
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    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

    World Music Central News Room March 30, 2026 No Comments

Album reviews

Cree Confederation Live at Sobaba

Angel Romero August 14, 2014 No Comments

Cree Confederation Kihtawasoh Wapakwani – Beautiful Flower Cree Confederation hails from the Cree nation of the Treaty Six area in Canada and is a popular…

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General News

WOMEX 2014 to Present Downtown Film Screenings: ‘From Berlin To The World’ in Santiago

World Music Central News Room August 13, 2014 No Comments

  For its 20th anniversary, WOMEX 2014 will present in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) a special Downtown Film Screening program titled ‘From Berlin to the…

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General News

Third Round of WOMEX 2014 Conference Sessions Revealed

World Music Central News Room August 13, 2014 No Comments

  The WOMEX team announced today the next round of conference topics and speakers for the 2014 conference. Alexander Walter (Germany), director of WOMEX, will…

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Album reviews

The Sheer Excellence of Chinbat Baasankhuu

TJ Nelson August 13, 2014 No Comments

Chinbat Baasankhuu The Art of the Mongolian Yatga (ARC Music, 2014) Anyone who has followed many of my reviews here at World Music Central knows…

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Tour Announcements

Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté Announce Fall 2014 Tour

World Music Central News Room August 12, 2014 No Comments

  Toumani Diabaté, an icon of African music and one of the world’s leading kora players, and his son Sidiki, the instrument’s emerging star released…

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Trilok Gurtu Band to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto and Olinda

World Music Central News Room August 11, 2014 No Comments

Multiple-award winning Indian percussionist and composer Trilok Gurtu is set to perform on August 31, 2014 at MIMO Festival 2014 in Ouro Preto at Praça…

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Interviews

Aussie Oud Maestro Shines Again

Tony Hillier August 10, 2014 No Comments

Joseph Tawadros has managed to raise the bar yet again, as if the latter wasn’t already elevated enough. Permission To Evaporate completes a trilogy of…

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Album reviews

The Superb Musicianship of Senegalese Band Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès

Angel Romero August 9, 2014 No Comments

Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès Aw Sa Yone Vol.1 (Teranga Beat, 2013) Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès was a legendary Senegalese band that mixed West African beats with Afrojazz…

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New CDs and digital releases

Michael Chapman to Release Live At Folk Cotttage, Cornwall 1967

World Music Central News Room August 8, 2014 No Comments

Tree House Records will release on August 25, 2014 Michael Chapman’s album Live At Folk Cotttage, Cornwall 1967. Previously unreleased, these are the earliest known…

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Album reviews

Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics, an Explosive Mix

Angel Romero August 8, 2014 No Comments

Orlando Julius Jaiyede Afro (2014) Jaiyede Afro brings together the vibrant saxophone of celebrated Nigerian musician Orlando Julius and edgy British psychedelic jazz band The…

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  • Desert Blues Band Tarwa N-Tiniri Weaves Gnawa and Amazigh Music on “Nbina”
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  • Spain On Stage Connects Spanish Roots Music With Europe
  • The Klezmatics Face The Music With We Were Made For These Times
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