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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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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…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    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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    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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Featured News

  • Dallas String Quartet. Studio portrait of the quartet wearing formal clothes. Two men n black suits and two women in black dresses.
    Music videos

    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Safe, Sensible and Sane cover artwork. A photo of the two artists holding banjos
    Music videos

    Old Hen, New Spin: Steve Martin and Alison Brown Hatch Video With Della Mae

    World Music Central News Room April 11, 2026 No Comments
  • An illustration of a Gnawa drum and karkabas (metal castanets) on top of the drum.
    Music videos

    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

Obituaries

Blues Guitarist Johnny Winter Dead

TJ Nelson July 17, 2014 No Comments

  The blues guitarist that a 1968 Rolling Stone article described as “a cross-eyed albino with long, fleecy hair, who plays some of the gutsiest,…

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Events

Celtic Band Luar na Lubre to play at the Alfonso XIII Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2014 No Comments

  Galician folk group Luar Na Lubre is set to perform July 17, 2014 at the Alfonso XIII Royal Botanic Gardens at Complutense University of…

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Cuban Son Maestros Conjunto Chappottín y sus Estrellas to Perform at The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles

World Music Central News Room July 17, 2014 No Comments

  Renowned Cuban band Conjunto Chappottín y sus Estrellas is set to perform a free concert on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. at…

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WOMEX 2014 Announces Second Round of Showcase Artists

World Music Central News Room July 16, 2014 No Comments

World Music Expo (WOMEX) organizers announced today the list of second round artists confirmed as part of the Official Showcase Selection for WOMEX 2014. The…

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Events

Emerging Saharawi Singer Aziza Brahim to Perform at Sahara Soul in London

World Music Central News Room July 16, 2014 No Comments

  Aziza Brahim (Western Sahara) is scheduled to perform on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Barbican in London. The young singer is granddaughter of Al…

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New CDs and digital releases

Pete Seeger “Pete” Album Reissued and Remastered

World Music Central News Room July 15, 2014 No Comments

Grammy Award-winning album Pete by Pete Seeger is available album on Paul Winter’s Living Music record label. “In 1982, we invited Pete Seeger to be…

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Album reviews

The Startling Edgy Sound of Harri Kuusijarvi Koutus

TJ Nelson July 15, 2014 No Comments

Harri Kuusijarvi Koutus Koutus (Sibarecords, 2014) Over the years I’ve gotten to listen to a whole lot of music. Some I liked. Some I didn’t.…

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Album reviews

The Exquisite Flute of Tony Duncan

Angel Romero July 15, 2014 1 Comment American Indian musicNative American musicTony Duncan

Tony Duncan Native Son (Canyon Records CR-7203, 2013) Native Son is a beautiful solo flute album of original and traditional Native American music by Tony…

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New CDs and digital releases

Richard Thompson to release Acoustic Classics in July

World Music Central News Room July 14, 2014 No Comments

Acoustic Classics is the title of a collection of newly recorded everlasting Richard Thompson songs (Beeswing Records). The album is scheduled for release on July…

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Events

Festival Kompa Zouk in Toronto to Feature Top Artists

World Music Central News Room July 14, 2014 No Comments

The Director General of Festival Kompa Zouk (FKZO), Marie-Jennyne Mayard, announced an exciting program for the 6th edition of Festival Kompa Zouk that will take…

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