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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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Featured News

  • 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
  • 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

Events

Haitian Artist BélO to Perform at 9th Annual globalFEST

World Music Central News Room January 7, 2012 No Comments

Haitian musician BélO is gearing up to perform tomorrow, Sunday, January 8th, 2012 at globalFEST 2012, the biggest world music showcase event in North America.…

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Musicians from Israel, Syria, and Jordan to perform together at New York City’s Carnegie Hall

Angel Romero January 7, 2012 No Comments

As a centerpiece for many other multicultural concerts being organized around the world, Listen for Life will bring 8 musicians together on January 8, 2012,…

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Album reviews

Chamber World Music Revolution

Angel Romero January 6, 2012 No Comments

The Musical Art Quintet Nuevo Chamber (Classical Revolution Records, 2012) Nuevo Chamber is a new album by San Francisco-based The Musical Art Quintet. The string…

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Chinese Sheng Master Wang Li to Perform at globalFEST 2012

World Music Central News Room January 5, 2012 No Comments

Chinese sheng and jazz harp virtuoso Wang Li is set to perform at globalFEST 2012 on Sunday, January 8th at Webster Hall. Concerts begin at…

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Mayra Andrade to Perform at globalFEST 2012

Angel Romero January 5, 2012 No Comments

Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade is set to perform at globalFEST 2012 on Sunday, January 8th at Webster Hall. Concerts begin at 19:00 (7:00 pm).…

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Coimbra Fado

Angel Romero January 5, 2012 No Comments

Coimbra Fado Verdes Anos (ARC Music) Verdes Anos present a beautiful album of Coimbra Fado, a genre of Fado originating in the city of Coimbra,…

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Swinging Mandolin

Angel Romero January 4, 2012 No Comments

Sierra Hull Daybreak (Compass Records, 2011) Young singer-songwriter and mandolinist Sierra Hull has become of the great sensations in contemporary bluegrass music. Daybreak

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Interviews

Aaron Choulai’s Cross-Cultural Curiosity

Tony Hillier January 3, 2012 2 Comments

Unique is an oft-misused adjective in this modern world, but in the case of the musical collaboration involving piano prodigy and composer Aaron Choulai, a…

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Evangeline Kim’s Top World Music Albums of 2011

World Music Central News Room January 2, 2012 No Comments world music

World music writer Evangeline Kim shares her list of Top World Music Albums of 2011. Evangeline is writer/contributing editor for National Geographic Music, TRACE Magazine,…

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Events

Music and Political Expression at Celtic Connections 2012

World Music Central News Room January 2, 2012 1 Comment

With folk music having been long since used as a vehicle for political expression, Celtic Connections 2012 will trace this evolution and will look at…

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