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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…

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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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  • 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.
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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.
    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

Album reviews

Griselda’s Reels

Angel Romero December 22, 2009 No Comments

Hot Griselda Hot Griselda (Appel Rekords, 2009) Although most people associate Celtic music with Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany (France), Galicia (Spain) and Asturias (Spain), Celtic…

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Rebellious Guitars

TJ Nelson December 22, 2009 No Comments

Group Bombino Guitars from Agadez (Music of Niger), Vol. 2 (Sublime Frequencies, 2009) Hisham Mayet, the man who compiled and edited the tracks of Guitars…

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Events

Brighton Dome Returns in 2010 with a Wide-Ranging World Music and Folk Program

World Music Central News Room December 20, 2009 No Comments

The 2010 spring season at Brighton Dome (Brighton, UK) has an incredible mix of events to please event the widest of tastes. The music program…

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Yolanda Duke Releases Many Moods with Tito Puente’s Orchestra

World Music Central News Room December 20, 2009 No Comments

Amigos Music announced the release of Yolanda Duke’s Many Moods. The album is the culmination of a long-standing dream which Yolanda shared with her dearly-departed…

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Amparo Sanchez Returns as a solo Artist after Amparanoia

World Music Central News Room December 20, 2009 No Comments

‘Tucson-Habana’ is Amparo Sanchez’s first solo album. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because of Amparanoia, the band that she formed in 1997. However, in…

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Album reviews

Reinvigorating Trova

Angel Romero December 20, 2009 No Comments

Marta Topferova Trova (World Village, 2009) Marta Topferova, the passionate Czech singer-songwriter with a Latin American heart has a new recording titled Trova. The new…

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Album reviews

Alan Lomax Presents Haitian Impressions

Angel Romero December 19, 2009 No Comments

Alan Lomax in Haiti (Harte Recordings, 2009) In December of 1936, a young Alan Lomax arrived to Haiti to collect music. Lomax, accompanied by his…

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Events

Tibet House US 20th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall to Feature Baaba Maal, Philip Glass and Other Renowned Musicians

World Music Central News Room December 17, 2009 No Comments

Tibet House U.S. will hold its 20th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Friday, February 26th of 2010. Philip Glass, the concert’s Artistic Director,…

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Events

World Music Event Mondo Mundo Festival Returns to New York in 2010

World Music Central News Room December 16, 2009 No Comments

  Saturday, January 9, 2010 marks the third annual Mondo Mundo Festival in New York City with another stellar line-up of “world music” from the…

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General News

World Music Star Baaba Maal to Speak About Climate Justice at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen

World Music Central News Room December 16, 2009 No Comments

In a special event to mark the closing stages of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Senegalese star Baaba Maal will be…

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  • Desert Blues Band Tarwa N-Tiniri Weaves Gnawa and Amazigh Music on “Nbina”
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  • Spain On Stage Connects Spanish Roots Music With Europe
  • The Klezmatics Face The Music With We Were Made For These Times
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