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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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  • Album reviews

    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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    Ana Crismán Revolutionizes Flamenco with Her Harp

    Ana Crismán Arpa Flamenca — Arpaora (Andalouse Alhambra / InOuïe Distribution, 2026) Spanish harpist Ana Crismán has released her debut album Arpaora internationally in physical…

    Angel Romero April 6, 2026 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    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.
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    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.
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    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

    World Music Central News Room March 30, 2026 No Comments

General News

Flamenco Maestro Enrique Morente in State of Brain Death

World Music Central News Room December 13, 2010 No Comments

Enrique Morente, who is regarded by many as the best flamenco singer since the death of Camarón de la Isla is in a state of…

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Interviews

Interview with Australian Blues Guitar Sensation Claude Hay

TJ Nelson December 13, 2010 No Comments

On your latest recording Deep Fried Satisfied you kick out some powerfully meaty blues music, but you’ve snuck in some rock, Southern rock, Bayou blues,…

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Album reviews

Deep Fried Blues

TJ Nelson December 12, 2010 No Comments

Claude Hay Deep Fried Satisfied (Ingot Rock, 2010) If I had to guess the only box Claude Hay ever put himself in was one that…

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Events

Reggae Event One Love Festival Returns 9th – 21st August 2011

World Music Central News Room December 12, 2010 1 Comment

The One Love Festival, the UK’s No1 Reggae and Dub fest will return with an outstanding line-up already confirmed. The organizers have released a limited…

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Obituaries

Canadian Bansuri Master Catherine Potter Dies at 52

World Music Central News Room December 11, 2010 4 Comments

Canadian musician Catherine Potter lost her battle with breast cancer on December 3, 2010, at the age of 52. She was widely considered Canada’s master…

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General News

Flamenco Star Enrique Morente in Intensive Care

World Music Central News Room December 11, 2010 3 Comments

Enrique Morente, one great masters of flamenco, is in “stable condition,” according to his family, at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Madrid’s Clínica La…

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Album reviews

Mysterious Duality

TJ Nelson December 11, 2010 No Comments

Jayanthi Kumaresh Mysterious Duality Just Me (EarthSync, 2010) Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh’s Mysterious Duality, out on the EarthSync label, is one giant leap into the ethereal…

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New Films

New Film About The Iconic Folk Singer Phil Ochs

World Music Central News Room December 10, 2010 2 Comments

Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune is a new film by acclaimed filmmaker Kenneth Bowser (Easy Riders, Raging Bulls & Live From New York, SNL…

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General News

Londoners Angry at BBC Decision to Axe British Capital’s Only World Music Show

World Music Central News Room December 9, 2010 2 Comments

A big furor is developing in the British capital, following BBC Radio London’s decision to cut the station’s only world music program A World in…

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New Films

Tomáš Kočko Releases Hej koleda Video

World Music Central News Room December 9, 2010 No Comments

Czech world music group Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr has released a new stop motion video titled ‘Hej koleda!‘, written and directed by David Musil. Tomáš…

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  • The Klezmatics Face The Music With We Were Made For These Times
  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra Joins Dudamel And New York Philharmonic For Anniversary Concerts
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