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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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  • Album reviews

    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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    Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty

    In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree.  This is Ashley Maher’s…

    Dorothy Johnson-Laird April 4, 2026 2 Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • 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
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
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    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments

Book Reviews

Peter Cox’s Set into Song

Jill Turner September 1, 2008 No Comments

Take a communist playwright, actor, singer, and songwriter and introduce him to a young American musician and singer half his age. They fall in love.…

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New Films

From Mambo to Hip Hop: A Bronx Tale DVD

World Music Central News Room August 31, 2008 No Comments

From Mambo to Hip Hop: A Bronx Tale is an hour-long documentary that tells a story about the creative life of the South Bronx, beginning…

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General News

Crossroads Music Brings Top World Music Acts to Philadelphia

World Music Central News Room August 30, 2008 No Comments

World music presenter Crossroads Music has announced its late-2008 schedule. While West African music is especially strongly represented this fall, there are also Eastern European,…

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Spanish Sensation Buika Will Perform in Miami

World Music Central News Room August 30, 2008 No Comments

Afro-Spanish singer Buika will perform Tuesday, September 9, at 8 pm at Gusman Theater in Downtown Miami, This is an exclusive U.S. 2008 concert. The…

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New Releases

Savina Yannatou Presents New CD and Tour in North America

World Music Central News Room August 29, 2008 No Comments

New York (NY), USA – Renowned Greek singer Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico have a new album out titled Songs of an Other (ECM,…

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General News

WOMEX 2008 Daycases Will Be Held at Auditorium Al-Andalus at FIBES in Sevilla

World Music Central News Room August 29, 2008 No Comments

The WOMEX Daycases provide the ideal setting for more intimate artists who present acoustic, intimate or traditional music best heard in a theatre-like setting. With…

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Awards

The Third Annual WOMEX Top Label Award Goes to Cumbancha

World Music Central News Room August 28, 2008 No Comments

The results are in and this year’s WOMEX top world music label is United States-based Cumbancha. They will be awarded the customary WOMEX Top Label…

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General News

Bluegrass Band Yonder Mountain String Band and Stevie Wonder at Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech

World Music Central News Room August 28, 2008 No Comments

Yonder Mountain String Band, hailing from Nederland, Colorado (forty miles northwest of Denver), will be performing at this year’s Democratic National Convention held on Denver…

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Events

Ganapathy Pappa Moriya! Happy Concluding Concert of the Mayur Vihar (Delhi) Festival

Dr. Saroja Raman August 28, 2008 No Comments

The five day Music festival at the Subha Sidhi Vinayaka Mandhir is slotted to have the grand finale on the 2nd of September 2008 (Tuesday)…

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New Films

Conway Twitty: Greatest Hits Live on DVD

World Music Central News Room August 28, 2008 No Comments

A new DVD, Greatest Hits Live, captures the experience of a live performance by Conway Twitty. Throughout his career transformation from rock ’n’ roll teen…

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