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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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  • 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
  • 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

Events

Bald Head Island in North Carolina to Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend With Americana Music Festival

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2011 No Comments

Bald Head Island in North Carolina will present the Bald Head Island Americana Music Weekend on Memorial Day weekend, featuring bluegrass, folk and jazz music,…

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Events

WOMAD Abu Dhabi Festival 2011 Launched with Press Conference

World Music Central News Room April 5, 2011 No Comments

The WOMAD Abu Dhabi Festival 2011, which is being organized for the third consecutive year by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH),…

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New CDs and digital releases

Putumayo Celebrates Timeless Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha Chá

World Music Central News Room April 5, 2011 No Comments

Putumayo World Music will release Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha Chá today. The album is the latest CD in its Latin music series. Putumayo has explored…

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Ludovico Einaudi and Special Guests to Perform at Blaze Festival 2011 in London

World Music Central News Room April 4, 2011 No Comments

Blaze Festival 2011 in London will present two wild nights with Ludovico Einaudi and La Notte della Taranta orchestra, and special guests Mercan Dede, Ballake…

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Dub Colossus to Release Addis Through The Looking Glass April 26th

World Music Central News Room April 3, 2011 No Comments

Dub Colossus, the global music collective created by guitarist Nick Page (TransGlobal Underground, Temple of Sound, Syriana), will be releasing its new album titled Addis…

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General News

Radio Station WDET in Detroit Presents New World Music Radio Show by Ismael Ahmed

World Music Central News Room April 3, 2011 No Comments

Ismael Ahmed is returning to radio, rejoining WDET-FM 101.9, Detroit’s National Public Radio affiliate. Ahmed’s new WDET program, THIS ISLAND EARTH, can be heard 5-7…

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Indian Tabla Maestros Talavya Begin North American Tour

Angel Romero April 2, 2011 1 Comment

Indian tabla comes center stage in the hands of the young, highly trained musicians of Talavya, a quartet that revels in the tabla’s hidden potency…

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Concert reviews

Emerging World Superstar Ravid Kahalani and Yemen Blues Rock New York

Evangeline Kim April 2, 2011 No Comments

Music is not about words – sure, the lyrics are important. But it’s the music inside of a language and the expression inside – it’s…

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Events

Indo-Iranian Fusion Ensemble Ghazal to Perform at Royce Hall in Los Angeles

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2011 No Comments

Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Husain Khan and Kayhan Kalhor, master of the kamancheh (the traditional Persian fiddle, collectively known as Ghazal, will bring their unique blending…

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Etran Finatawa United States Spring Tour 2011 Canceled

Angel Romero March 31, 2011 No Comments

The World Music Institute announced the cancellation of the Etran Finatawa spring tour of the United States. The band was originally scheduled for Friday, April…

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