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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 No Comments
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    Tombak In The Spotlight On Between Hands

    Kaveh Mahmudiyan — Between Hands (Global Sonics, 2025) Kaveh Mahmudiyan’s first solo album, Between Hands presents his own compositions with the tombak (Persian goblet-shaped drum).…

    Tyler Bennet April 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Rising Teenage Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Asher Brinson Debuts with Bluegrass Stars

    Asher Brinson — Midnight Hurricane (self-release, 2026) Asher Brinson is a young bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter from eastern North Carolina that has attracted a lot…

    Angel Romero April 2, 2026 No Comments
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    Hidden Hermeto Flute Gems Revealed On New Tribute Release

    Aline Gonçalves, Andrea Ernest Dias, Carlos Malta, Eduardo Neves – Obra Viva de Hermeto Pascoal – Vol. 1 Flautas (Rocinante, 2025) Obra Viva de Hermeto…

    Tyler Bennet March 30, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments
  • Liza Lo by Kayla Raquel. Black and white photo of Liza sitting.
    Music videos

    Liza Lo’s “Birdsong,” a Gentle Indie-Folk Song About Friendship and Romance

    World Music Central News Room March 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Kavita Shah and Bau sitting around a table in a courtyard full of plants.
    Music videos

    Kavita Shah & Bau Revisit ‘Miss Perfumado’ In Mindelo Video

    World Music Central News Room March 27, 2026 No Comments

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Willie Nelson Live At The US Festival DVD to Be Released in November 2011

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2011 No Comments

Willie Nelson Live at the US Festival, 1983 (Shout! Factory) contains 23 songs and a total running time of 80 and captures an unforgettable moment…

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Hellenic Panpipes

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2011 No Comments

The Athenians Music of Greece – Canto General (ARC Music EUCD2342, 2011) Music of Greece – Canto General is an album with a unique synthesis…

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Conferences

The Australasian World Music Expo 2011

Tony Hillier November 1, 2011 No Comments

The world comes to Australia this month, rather than vice versa. Thanks to an enterprising local entrepreneur and radio presenter, the country now has its…

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Events

New York Hosts 7th Annual Reggae Culture Salute

World Music Central News Room October 31, 2011 No Comments

The 7th annual staging of Reggae Culture Salute will take place at Nazareth Performance Center, Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, November 5th. This is the…

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Nashville’s Roots Musicians Set Music to New Civil War Stories

Angel Romero October 31, 2011 No Comments

Various Artists The 1861 Project, Vol. 1: From Farmers To Foot Soldiers The The 1861 Project, Vol. 1: From Farmers To Foot Soldiers celebrates the…

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Events

Annual World Music Gathering Musiport Festival 2011 Returns to UK

Jill Turner October 30, 2011 No Comments

All roads lead to Bridlington Spa this week as we gear up for the annual Musiport Festival, which will take place November 4-6, 2011. Musiport…

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Music of the Kosher Nostra

World Music Central News Room October 30, 2011 No Comments

Bucovina Club’s Shantel and Israeli-Austrian artist Oz Almog have put together an album titled Kosher Nostra, Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits (Essay Recordings AY CD 13),…

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Tour Announcements

Sitar Sensation Anoushka Shankar Begins 2011 European Tour to Promote New Album

World Music Central News Room October 30, 2011 No Comments

Anoushka Shankar will be presenting her new album Traveller to Europe audience s in November and December 2011. Her first album for Deutsche Grammophon was…

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Rub-A-Dub Market

Angel Romero October 29, 2011 No Comments

Luciano Rub-A-Dub Market (Irievibrations IRIE 039CD, 2011) One of the best reggae albums of the year is Rub-A-Dub Market by Jamaican singer and poet Luciano…

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Album reviews

Bulgarian Intersections

Angel Romero October 28, 2011 No Comments

Vlada Tomova Balkan Tales (Kuker Music, 2009) One of the most exciting voices in the New York global music scene is Vlada Tomova. She was…

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