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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.
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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
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    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
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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

Concert reviews

World Jazz: New Jungle Orchestra Blends African and Indian Music with Jazz

Madanmohan Rao December 23, 2012 No Comments

Music fans in Bangalore were treated to a unique mix of ‘world jazz,’ with a blend of modern jazz, African highlife, and Indian Carnatic classical…

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Album reviews

Finding Fusion

Tom Orr December 22, 2012 No Comments

Mixing and matching musical styles can often be a good thing and sometimes be a great thing. It can help global music listeners discover new…

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Trumpet Innovator Ibrahim Maalouf to Release Wind in 2013

Angel Romero December 21, 2012 No Comments

Harmonia Mundi has announced the release of a new album titled Wind by groundbreaking jazz trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf. Asked by the French national film library…

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Deep India: Ethnic Electronica band Deep Forest performs in India for the first time

Madanmohan Rao December 21, 2012 No Comments

Grammy Award winning band from France, Deep Forest performed recently for their first time in India at the ‘Deep India’ concert, held at the Taj…

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Events

Essential North American World Music Showcase globalFEST 2013 Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

World Music Central News Room December 20, 2012 No Comments

globalFEST, the most influential annual world music showcase held in the United States, will celebrate its 10th anniversary next month. The 2013 edition will take…

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Sandblast Announces Studio-Live Developments for Saharawi Refugees

World Music Central News Room December 19, 2012 No Comments

Sandblast’s music empowerment project has been gaining strength in the past six months. The Staples Trust recently gave a £10,000 grant for activities in the…

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Awards

Le Vent du Nord Receive Prestigious French World Music Award

Angel Romero December 18, 2012 No Comments

Quebec band Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is the recipient of the Grand Prix du Disque 2012 ‘Musique du Monde’ (World Music) from…

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Album reviews

Bomba Estéreo Having a Good Time

Angel Romero December 18, 2012 No Comments

Bomba Estéreo Elegancia Tropical (Polen Records, 2012) The new album by popular Colombian band Bomba Estéreo brings more of their well-established formula that blends cumbia…

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New CDs and digital releases

Piranha to Release Latin Noir – Everything Happens On The Beach

World Music Central News Room December 17, 2012 No Comments

World music label Piranha Records continues its Noir series with a focus on melancholic Latin inspired music. The title of this new compilation is Latin…

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New CDs and digital releases

Amazigh Musician Moh Alileche Releases When the Dust Settles

World Music Central News Room December 16, 2012 No Comments

The Moh Alileche Ensemble presented this weekend the latest album by Algerian musician Moh Alileche. The new CD, titled “When the Dust Settles,” was recorded…

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