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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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    Ana Crismán Revolutionizes Flamenco with Her Harp

    Ana Crismán Arpa Flamenca — Arpaora (Andalouse Alhambra / InOuïe Distribution, 2026) Spanish harpist Ana Crismán has released her debut album Arpaora internationally in physical…

    Angel Romero April 6, 2026 No Comments
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    Jazz, Raga, And Black Holes: Quadrature Plots Debut Black Hole Blues

    Quadrature – Black Hole Blues (Deko Entertainment, 2025) Black Hole Blues is Quadrature’s debut album. The quartet grew out of the long-running Brooklyn Raga Massive…

    Tyler Bennet April 5, 2026 No Comments
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    Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty

    In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree.  This is Ashley Maher’s…

    Dorothy Johnson-Laird April 4, 2026 2 Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • Sami Yusuf sitting leaning against a wall. An architecturally ornate building is behind him.
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    Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

    World Music Central News Room March 31, 2026 No Comments
  • Ashby Frank Stokes County Buck Dancing Man cover artwork. A photo of the dancer jumping.
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    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

    World Music Central News Room March 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
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    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments

Events

Reggae Pioneers The Wailers to Perform at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival this Sunday, October 7, 2012

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2012 No Comments ReggaeThe Wailers

Reggae legends The Wailers are set to perform this Sunday, October 7th, 2012 at the 9th Annual Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music &…

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The Feel Of A Brooklyn Dance Party

Angel Romero October 3, 2012 No Comments

Analog Players Society Hurricane Season In Brooklyn (Studio Brooklyn, 2012) I’m really encouraged by the new wave of musicians coming out of New York City…

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Mandolin Virtuoso Chris Thile Named 2012 MacArthur Fellow

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2012 1 Comment Chris Thile

Mandolin maestro, singer, and composer Chris Thile, has been named a MacArthur Fellow. Thile was among the 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2012, selected by…

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Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots 2012 to Bring Top American Roots and World Music Acts to Pittsboro in North Carolina

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2012 No Comments

The 9th Annual Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance begins this Thursday, October 4th and runs through Sunday, the 7th. The festival…

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Cinema El Mundo

TJ Nelson October 1, 2012 1 Comment

Lo’Jo – Cinema El Mundo (World Village, 2012) Lo’Jo’s Cinema El Mundo is in need of an elegant chaise lounge so that she may gaze…

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Album reviews

Niyaz

Madanmohan Rao September 30, 2012 No Comments

Niyaz Niyaz (Six Degrees/SaReGaMa) Niyaz—Persian and Urdu for yearning—consists of three musicians: deejay and remixer Carmen Rizzo, vocalist and dulcimer player Azam Ali, and Loga…

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Articles

Hispanic Heritage Month, Focus on Colombia

Angel Romero September 29, 2012 No Comments

World Music Central‘s celebration of Hispanic Heritage month goes on with the music of Colombia, which is well respected throughout the world. The South American…

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Album reviews

Ethiopia Aplenty

Tom Orr September 28, 2012 1 Comment

The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia 2nd Edition (World Music Network, 2012) Krar Collective – Ethiopia Super Krar (Riverboat Records/World Music Network, 2012)…

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Events

Eminent Musician and Musicologist Prof. T R Subramaniam to inaugurate the Guruguha Music Festival

Dr. Saroja Raman September 28, 2012 1 Comment

Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts is organizing a grand Guruguha Music Festival with an inaugural talk on the eminent Carnatic music composer Muthuswami Dikshitar…

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Concert reviews

Musicians for Mali Grassroots Benefit Concert Last Saturday in New York Sold Out

World Music Central News Room September 28, 2012 No Comments

Afropop’s Sean Barlow reports that the Musicians for Mali grassroots benefit concert last Saturday, September 22, in New York city was sold out. “It was…

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