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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • 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

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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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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Events

Berlin to Celebrate the Music of Portuguese-Speaking Countries

World Music Central News Room July 13, 2014 No Comments

  Berlin’s Open-Air Summer Festival Wassermusik 2014 will celebrate Lusofonia, the music and culture of the Portuguese-speaking counters with a series of concerts and films…

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Album reviews

The Pulse of Brazil Presses All the Right Buttons

Arthur Shuey July 12, 2014 No Comments

Various Artists The Pulse of Brazil (ARC MUSIC EUCD 2507, 2004) Extremely cool and not overly foreign. To what can one compare it? Hmmm. Piedmont…

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Interviews

A Chat with Latin Vocalist, Joe Bataan – Part 2

Les Moncada July 12, 2014 No Comments

Part of the Latin Heritage Series: From Mambo to Salsa! Joe, you crossed over in music at times. What style of music are you known…

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Events

The Espárrago Music Festival to Present the Best of Granada’s Mestizo Fusion Bands

Angel Romero July 11, 2014 No Comments

  On Saturday, July 12 Huétor Tájar (Granada province in southern Spain) will host the second edition of Espárrago Music Festival (Asparagus Music Festival). The…

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Album reviews

Dub Colossus Changes Direction

Angel Romero July 11, 2014 No Comments

Dub Colossus Addis to Omega (Independent Records Limited, 2014) Most of us here at World Music Central have followed with interest the albums by Dub…

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