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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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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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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Dallas String Quartet. Studio portrait of the quartet wearing formal clothes. Two men n black suits and two women in black dresses.
    Music videos

    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Safe, Sensible and Sane cover artwork. A photo of the two artists holding banjos
    Music videos

    Old Hen, New Spin: Steve Martin and Alison Brown Hatch Video With Della Mae

    World Music Central News Room April 11, 2026 No Comments

General News

Ukulele Sensation Jake Shimabukuro To Lead Hundreds of Ukulele Players to Break the Guinness World Record

World Music Central News Room October 20, 2011 No Comments

Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro will lead over 1,500 ukulele players from all over the world this Saturday, October 22, in a unified performance at the…

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General News

Nominees for Canadian Folk Music Awards 2011 Announced

World Music Central News Room October 20, 2011 No Comments

The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMAs) announced the nominees for its 2011 awards gala. As part of a celebration of musical excellence in Canada, artists…

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General News

WOMEX to Support Hugh Masekela’s Musicians & Artists Assistance Programme of South Africa

World Music Central News Room October 20, 2011 No Comments

Along with his WOMEX Artist Award, South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela will be given funds to put into a project of his own choice.…

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Events

Anoushka Shankar to Perform in Durham at Duke University on April 14, 2012

World Music Central News Room October 20, 2011 No Comments

Anoushka Shankar is set to perform on at Duke University’s Page Auditorium in Durham, North Carolina on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 8:00 pm. To…

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Interviews

Lyrical and Madly Danceable, an Interview with Goran Bregovic

Angel Romero October 19, 2011 2 Comments

Sarajevo-born Goran Bregovic is a renowned European musician of mixed Serbian and Croatian heritage. In recent years he has been showcasing his music throughout the…

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Articles

Kronos Quartet’s Space Odyssey

Tony Hillier October 18, 2011 1 Comment

Scheduled to make its timely entrance on the Australian national festival scene in late October, Adelaide’s Earth Station http://www.earthstationfestival.com.au could not have selected a more…

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Concert reviews

Warm Richness of Live Malian Music

TJ Nelson October 18, 2011 No Comments

Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba at Duke University October 14, 2011 For those of you lucky enough to already have tickets to Bassekou Kouyate‘s and…

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Album reviews

A Masterful Voyage through the Musical History of Istanbul

Angel Romero October 18, 2011 No Comments

Dünya A Story of the City…Constantinople, Istanbul (Dunya, 2011) One of the most interesting releases scheduled for November 2011 is the two CD set titled…

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Music videos

Video of the Week: Crazy About My Havana

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2011 No Comments

Cuban composer and bandleader Manolo Simonet, a.k.a. Manolito pays tribute to Cuba’s capital in this video titled Locos por mi Habana (Crazy About My Havana).…

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New CDs and digital releases

Galician Singer Uxía Releases Meu Canto

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2011 No Comments

Spanish singer Uxía has a new album titled Meu Canto in which she reveals the essential pieces from her repertoire as well as new songs.…

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