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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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    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.
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    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

New Films

Frigg’s Fiddle Wizardry at Førde Folk Music Festival 2010

World Music Central News Room July 24, 2010 No Comments

One of the highlights of the Førde Folk Music Festival was Finnish-Norwegian band Frigg, which features four young master flddlers. We don’t have footage from…

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Impressions of Førde Folk Music Festival 2010, Human Dimensions and Labor of Love

Angel Romero July 24, 2010 No Comments FordeForde Traditional and World Music Festival

Sunday, July 11th was the last day of the Førde Folk Music Festival. One of the big sensations of the festival was accordion supergroup The Samurai,…

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Wisconsin Union Theater Announces Tentative Line-up of Madison World Music Festival 2010

World Music Central News Room July 24, 2010 No Comments

The seventh annual Madison World Music Festival will be held from September 23-25, 2010, in the Memorial Union and at the Willy Street Fair. Several…

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Album reviews

Golden Age of Congolese Music

Angel Romero July 23, 2010 2 Comments

Various Artists African Pearls: Congo – Pont Sur Le Congo (Syllart, 2010) The double CD set Congo – Pont Sur Le Congo is part of…

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Obituaries

Legendary Blues Guitarist Phillip Walker Dies at 73

World Music Central News Room July 22, 2010 No Comments

In a press release distributed this afternoon, Delta Groove Music announced the passing of renowned blues musician Phillip Walker. “It is with deepest sorrow that…

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Tour Announcements

Irish Folk-Rockers The Saw Doctors to Begin United States Summer Tour in August 2010

World Music Central News Room July 22, 2010 No Comments

  It takes a special kind of mind to leap from Ireland’s recent smoking ban to ancestral bones and urban sprawl in the space of…

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New Films

Soniquete’s Chocolate Video, the Bright Future of Flamenco Rumba

World Music Central News Room July 21, 2010 No Comments

Soniquete is an exciting new band formed by young Flamenco musicians who met at a series of flamenco workshops in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz…

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Album reviews

The Psychedelic Metamorphosis of Cumbia

Angel Romero July 20, 2010 No Comments

Various Artists Cumbia Beat Vol. 1 – , Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966-1976 (Vampisoul Vampi 116CD, 2010) The double CD set Cumbia Beat Vol.…

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New Books

New Book ‘Great Musicians from our First Nations’ Celebrates North American Native Musicians

World Music Central News Room July 20, 2010 No Comments

Great Musicians from our First Nations, written by Vincent Schilling, is the latest book in the First Nations Series for Young Readers from Second Story…

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New Releases

Reggae R&B Singer Gyptian Releases Hold You

World Music Central News Room July 19, 2010 No Comments

Gyptian is the Reggae singer with R&B phrasing that’s turning up the heat with this summer’s Reggae smash hit “Hold You.” With his third studio…

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  • Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves
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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
  • Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Return With Slideways
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