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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

  • 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.
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    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.
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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

Awards

Fourteenth Annual Native American Music Awards Announce Nominees

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2013 1 Comment Native American Music Awards

The 14th Annual Native American Music Awards (NAMA) announced today the nominees for this year. The nominees reflect the combined votes of the NAMA Advisory…

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New CDs and digital releases

Cape Verdian Zé Luís Releases Serenata

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2013 No Comments

Cape Verdian singer Zé Luís has a new album titled Serenata on the Lusafrica label. On the album, Zé Luis’s vivid and relaxed tenor voice…

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Maika Piya

Madanmohan Rao February 11, 2013 No Comments

Lalitya Munshaw Maika Piya (Times Music) No less a Bollywood icon than Hema Malini launched this fusion album of traditional melodies and contemporary music by…

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55th Grammy Award Winners Announced, Ravi Shankar Wins World Music Award

Angel Romero February 10, 2013 No Comments

The Recording Academy announced this evening, February 10th, 2013, the winners of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. The late Ravi Shankar wins the Best World…

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Album reviews

Dazzling Vocal Creativity

Angel Romero February 10, 2013 No Comments

Insanology (MoonJune Records, 2008) and Biocosmopolitan (MoonJune Records, 2011) by Boris Savoldelli Italian vocalist Boris Savoldelli is one of those musical wonders who can do…

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Afrobeat Visionary

Angel Romero February 9, 2013 No Comments

Fela Kuti The Best Of The Black President 2 (Knitting Factory Records KFR1029/2, 2013) This new 2-CD collection collects some of the most iconic pieces…

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Album reviews

Foxlight

TJ Nelson February 8, 2013 No Comments

Iarla O Lionaird Foxlight (Real World Records, 2013) Set for release on February 12th on the Real World Records label, Foxlight is the third solo…

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Events

World Music Forum and Showcase Babel Med Music Announces 2013 Program

World Music Central News Room February 7, 2013 No Comments

Babel Med Music will make Marseilles (France) the focus of the international world music community in March. For the 9th consecutive year, the Mediterranean city…

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Interviews

Interview with Gary Núñez of Plena Libre

Angel Romero February 7, 2013 No Comments

Plena Libre, one of Puerto Rico’s most exiting roots music musical acts, has a new album titled Corazon (Heart). Plena Libre has become the leading…

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Awards

Freemuse Award 2013 Goes to Festival In The Desert in Mali

World Music Central News Room February 6, 2013 1 Comment

Freemuse, an independent international organization advocating freedom of expression for musicians and composers announced today the winner of the The Freemuse Award 2013. “The Freemuse…

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