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    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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    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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Featured News

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

Articles

Tilburg’s 15th Gipsy Festival: A World of Musical Journeys

Madanmohan Rao June 2, 2011 2 Comments

One of the best musical discoveries for me this year has been Tilburg’s Gipsy Festival in Holland, May 28-29. The festival has been running since…

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Two of Cuba’s Greatest Musicians, Omara Portuondo and Chucho Valdés, Together Again

Angel Romero June 1, 2011 No Comments

A new recording titled Omara & Chucho (World Village France) brings together two of Cuba’s most important musical figures, singer Omara Portuondo and pianist Chucho…

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Events

Reggae In The Desert 2011 in Las Vegas

World Music Central News Room June 1, 2011 No Comments

Reggae In The Desert 2001 is Las Vegas’ largest Reggae festival, showcasing both the unifying power of Reggae music & the Caribbean lifestyle. The festival…

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Events

UK Calypso Monarch Alexander D Great to perform in London

Angel Romero June 1, 2011 No Comments

WOM@TT presents Alexander D Great,& The Great Band, Kiki B, Vee Vee, The Soca Divettes and G String on June 4th at The Tabernacle, Powis…

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Album reviews

Beguiling Latin Jazz

Angel Romero May 31, 2011 No Comments

Steve Khan Parting Shot (Tone Center TC40702, 2011) Jazz guitarist Steve Khan has always had great interest in Latin jazz and he finally decided to…

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New CDs and digital releases

Scottish Collective Das Contras to release Album in June 2011

World Music Central News Room May 30, 2011 No Comments

Das Contras are a Scottish collective born in The Kingdom of Fife and bred in Glasgow, comprising some of the country’s best professional musicians. They…

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Events

First Roots to Reggae Music Festival in Massachusetts

Angel Romero May 29, 2011 No Comments

Bull McCabe’s Pub in Somerville (Massachusetts) will be hosting its first annual “Roots to Reggae” Outdoor Music Festival on June 11th, 2011 from 3:00 PM…

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New CDs and digital releases

Austrian World Music Band Hotel Palindrone to Release Jodulator 3000

World Music Central News Room May 29, 2011 No Comments

In a few days time Austrian band Hotel Palindrone is set to present its 4th album titled Jodulator 3000 (Pocket Sized Sun Records). The album…

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Album reviews

Veena Elegance

TJ Nelson May 29, 2011 No Comments

Nirmala Rajasekar Into the Raga (Innova Recordings, 2011) Riding the elegance that belongs to the veena, the plucked, stringed instrument of the lute family found…

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General News

Kong Audio Launches New Line of Software with Samples of Chinese Musical Instruments

World Music Central News Room May 28, 2011 No Comments

Kong Audio unveiled the latest fruition of the much lauded Chinese instruments product line: Chinee Series QIN Edition. Starting out as a sample content developer…

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