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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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  • Album reviews

    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

New CDs and digital releases

American outernational deejay Nickodemus Returns with “Sun People”

World Music Central News Room May 20, 2009 No Comments

Global electronica wizard Nickodemus returns with his second solo album, Sun People on ESL Music. Inspired by the big fireball in the sky, Sun People…

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Tour Announcements

Goran Bregovic and the Weddings and Funerals Orchestra Will Tour North America in June 2009

World Music Central News Room May 20, 2009 No Comments

Renowned Balkan musician Goran Bregovic and the Weddings and Funerals Orchestra will begin a multi-city tour of North America in June 2009. Goran Bregovic is…

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New Releases

Balkan Star Goran Bregovic and His Wedding & Funeral Band Release Alkohol in North America

World Music Central News Room May 19, 2009 No Comments

Alkohol is the title of the first Goran Bregovic album to be released in North America. Goran Bregovic is one of the most internationally renowned…

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Events

Lithuanian ‘Be2gether’ Festival Seeks to Open Border with Belarus

World Music Central News Room May 19, 2009 No Comments

The largest music and art festival in the Baltic States ‘Be2gether’ which takes place in Norviliskes (Lithuania), 50 metres to Belarusian border, is going to…

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Album reviews

Cumbancha’s Craft

TJ Nelson May 19, 2009 No Comments

Various Artists Hear Globally: A Cumbancha Collection (Cumbancha, 2009) Regular World Music Central readers will recognize many of the artists on the clever sampler Hear…

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New Releases

Colombian Remix Master DJ Rodrigo Puts his Spin on Indigenous Resistance with IR18

World Music Central News Room May 18, 2009 No Comments

The Indigenous Resistance label releases Bogota’s DJ Rodrigo’s new take on crucial tracks from the IR archive in two formats; the full 48 minute head-tripping…

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Tour Announcements

Samba Mapangala & Virunga Summer 2009 Concert Dates

World Music Central News Room May 18, 2009 1 Comment

Samba Mapangala & Virunga have announced live appearances scheduled for summer and fall 2009. In February, Samba headlined the Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar,…

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Album reviews

A Tavares Triple

Tom Orr May 18, 2009 No Comments

Sara Tavares Sara Tavares – Alive in Lisboa (Times Square Records/World Connection TSQCD 9068, 2008) Portuguese-born Sara Tavares has a new release coming out soon,…

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Articles

Argentina’s Bajofondo at Summer’s First Portuguese Music Festival

World Music Central News Room May 17, 2009 No Comments

The Med Festival in Loulé (Portugal) returns from 24 to 28 June, 2009. For this year’s edition of the Med Festival, the organizers are once…

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Events

Spanish Sensation Buika Will Perform July 9th 2009 at Gusman Theater, Downtown Miami

World Music Central News Room May 17, 2009 No Comments

Following Buika’s sold-out US debut concert in Miami in 2007, South Florida audiences have been anxiously awaiting the return of Latin music’s most acclaimed new…

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