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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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    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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  • Album reviews

    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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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

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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General News

11th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days to Be Held in October 2012

World Music Central News Room September 27, 2012 No Comments

The 11th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days will take place October 1-31, 2012. The global initiative brings together musicians and artists from various countries…

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Album reviews

Carlos Núñez’s Melting Pot

Angel Romero September 26, 2012 No Comments

Carlos Núñez Discover (Sony Masterworks, 2012) At last, some of the recordings by master instrumentalist and composer Carlos Núñez will be widely available to North…

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Awards

Nominations for XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Announced

World Music Central News Room September 25, 2012 No Comments

The Latin Recording Academy announced today the Nominations for the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at a press conference held at the Belasco Theater in…

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Album reviews

Highlife High

Tom Orr September 25, 2012 No Comments

Koo Nimo Highlife Roots Revival (Riverboat Records/World Music Network, 2012) Koo Nimo (born Daniel Amponsah in the Ashanti region of Ghana in 1934) could have…

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Concert reviews

Impressive Fanfare Ciocarlia at Duke On the Lawn Concert

Angel Romero September 23, 2012 No Comments

Sunday, September 23, 2012 On the Lawn at Duke Gardens Durham, North Carolina Romanian brass band maestros Fanfare Ciocarlia brought their vibrant Balkan sound to…

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Album reviews

Wine of the Mystic

Madanmohan Rao September 23, 2012 No Comments

Anupam Shobhakar Wine of the Mystic (Times Music, 2006) This is an absolutely first rate fusion album featuring Anupam Shobhakar on sarod and guitars, Sangeeta…

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Album reviews

More Than Just the Importance of Featuring Ernest

Tom Orr September 22, 2012 No Comments

Avila Avila Featuring Earnest Ranglin (Avila Street Records, 2012) The band backing longtime Jamaican guitar great Ernest Ranglin on this release was originally set to…

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Album reviews

Persian Azeri Project – From Shiraz to Baku

Madanmohan Rao September 22, 2012 No Comments

Persian Azeri Trio From Shiraz To Baku (Arc Music, 2012) Ace musicians from Iran and Azerbaijan join together in this pleasant album exploring the connections…

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