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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

Concert reviews

Les Nubians Accept Who they Are

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If you want to hide, just cut your hair short, sing Hélène and Célia Faussart, aka Les Nubians, in the funky number, Afrodance, from their…

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Events

The Gaia Festival 2012 Announces First Acts

World Music Central News Room January 30, 2012 No Comments

The 2nd annual The Gaia Festival will be held August 3rd, 4th, 5th, at the beautiful Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, California, one of Northern…

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Post APAP 2012 Reflections: Global Synergy, Local Parts and Sums Adding Up

Evangeline Kim January 30, 2012 No Comments

APAP’s 55th Annual Conference: New York’s cosmopolitan nature becomes charged with fresh new energies, both local and global, each January, as more than 3,400 national…

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Anoushka Shankar and ‘Traveller’ — A raga-flamenco journey

Madanmohan Rao January 29, 2012 No Comments

Sitarist-composer Anoushka Shankar’s 2012 global tour for her latest album “Traveller” touched down in Bangalore on January 22. The album has been released on the…

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Album reviews

New Explorations In Fado

Madanmohan Rao January 29, 2012 No Comments

Mário Moita Fado Navegante (Arc Music, 2012) Mário Moita is an accomplished singer, composer and piano player in fado style, and his new CD can…

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No Stranger Here musical wonderland

TJ Nelson January 29, 2012 No Comments

Shubha Mudgal, Ursula Rucker and Business Class Refugees No Stranger Here (EarthSync, 2012) EarthSync’s latest offering is a real treat. Part devotional meditation, part savvy…

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Events

Irish fiddler Kevin Burke to Perform at New Acoustic Wednesdays Series at the Thalia

World Music Central News Room January 29, 2012 No Comments

Acoustic Wednesdays, a new series featuring acoustic music and informal talk with master musicians in an intimate setting, begins on February 15th with the legendary…

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Tour Announcements

Reggae Sensation The Green to Embark on Massive North American Tour in 2012

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After a brief stint at their Hawaiian home with welcoming sold-out shows, The Green is ready to embark on another extensive North American tour kicking…

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Events

Spain Partner country in 2012 at jazzahead! 2012 in Germany’s Far North

World Music Central News Room January 28, 2012 No Comments

Spain is this year’s partner country at Germany’s jazzahead! 2012. Even before the official opening of jazzahead!, Spain will kick off its cultural program with…

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Obituaries

The Head of the Renowned Seivane Bagpipe Making Family Dies at 90

World Music Central News Room January 27, 2012 No Comments

Piper and bagpipe maker Xosé Manuel Seivane Rivas, patriarch of the renowned Seivane family died today in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). He was 90 years…

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