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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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  • 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

Rebecca Frazier - When We Fall cover artwork. THeadshot of the artist outdoors.
Album reviews

A Timeless-Sounding Bluegrass Work

Angel Romero June 1, 2013 No Comments

Rebecca Frazier – When We Fall (Compass Records, 2013) When We Fall is a collection of original songs and instrumentals by bluegrass singer-songwriter and skilled…

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Articles

Indie Bible, Tremendous Resource for Independent Musicians

Angel Romero June 1, 2013 No Comments

Most of the Music directories I’ve collected in past years had a tendency to focus on major and larger labels. The Indie Bible, however, is…

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Events

Masters of Traditional Japanese Instruments with Kenny Endo and Hiromitsu Agatsuma in New York

World Music Central News Room May 31, 2013 No Comments

Hawaiian taiko master Kenny Endo will collaborate with Japan’s trad-pop musical virtuoso Hiromitsu Agatsuma on tsugaru-shamisen (the three-stringed banjo-like instrument which originated in Northern Japan)…

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Events

Rainforest World Music Festival 2013 Program Announced

Angel Romero May 30, 2013 1 Comment

The program of the 2013 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) was announced today at a press conference. The renowned festival is set…

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Events

Puerto Rican percussion Maestro Sammy Garcia to Perform at SummerStage

World Music Central News Room May 30, 2013 No Comments

Sammy Garcia y Sabor de Puerto Rico are set to perform a free show on Thursday June 27, 2013 at Saint Mary’s Park in the…

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Album reviews

Sensuous and Seductive O Mar

Madanmohan Rao May 29, 2013 No Comments

Maria Teresa O Mar (Harmonia Mundi) Wow! What a lovely sensuous and seductive album this is! Of course it has to be from a female…

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Album reviews

Riveting Mix of Electronics and Guinean Music

Angel Romero May 28, 2013 No Comments

Analog Players Society CKY to JFK (2013) CKY to JFK is a four track EP by Brooklyn-based Analog Players Society. It’s a set of effectively…

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Album reviews

Moreland & Arbuckle Explore the 7 Cities Myth with Cutting Edge Roots Rock

TJ Nelson May 27, 2013 No Comments

Moreland & Arbuckle 7 Cities (Telarc, 2013) The sheer yumminess of the roots/rock mix of Moreland & Arbuckle’s latest release 7 Cities is by turns…

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Awards

Miriam Ramos Wins Grand Prize at Cubadisco 2013

World Music Central News Room May 26, 2013 No Comments

Cuban singer Miriam Ramos won the Cubadisco 2013 Grand Prize for the compilation La canción cubana. Vol. 1, De la tradición /Vol. 2, Entre 1948…

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Events

Reggae Star Natural Black to Perform in London on May 26

World Music Central News Room May 25, 2013 No Comments

Popular Guyanese reggae artist Natural Black is set to headline Guyana’s 47th Independence Anniversary celebrations at Platinum Suite in London, England on May 26, 2013.…

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