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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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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • 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
  • Sufian Ararah - Asdaa cover artwork. An interior space with arched columns.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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

Album reviews

Pleasurable Crocodile Blues

TJ Nelson February 1, 2012 No Comments

Samba Toure Crocodile Blues (World Music Network/Riverboat, 2011) Anybody who has read any number of my reviews knows well my addiction to Mali’s desert blues…

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Events

New Event Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival to Be Held in Miami February 2012

Angel Romero February 1, 2012 No Comments

The 1st Annual Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance will take place February 9-12th, 2012 at The Historic Virginia Key Beach Park in…

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Events

Sunaad to Usher In The Delhi Spring Season with a Music Festival

Dr. Saroja Raman January 31, 2012 No Comments

Sunaad will be presenting the grand two day Music Festival *Sangamam 2012 on the 9th & the 10th of February 2012 at The Stein Auditorium…

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Concert reviews

Les Nubians Accept Who they Are

slb2 January 31, 2012 No Comments

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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Concert reviews

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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Album reviews

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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  • The Klezmatics Face The Music With We Were Made For These Times
  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra Joins Dudamel And New York Philharmonic For Anniversary Concerts
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