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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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    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 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Tombak In The Spotlight On Between Hands

    Kaveh Mahmudiyan — Between Hands (Global Sonics, 2025) Kaveh Mahmudiyan’s first solo album, Between Hands presents his own compositions with the tombak (Persian goblet-shaped drum).…

    Tyler Bennet April 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Rising Teenage Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Asher Brinson Debuts with Bluegrass Stars

    Asher Brinson — Midnight Hurricane (self-release, 2026) Asher Brinson is a young bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter from eastern North Carolina that has attracted a lot…

    Angel Romero April 2, 2026 No Comments
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    Hidden Hermeto Flute Gems Revealed On New Tribute Release

    Aline Gonçalves, Andrea Ernest Dias, Carlos Malta, Eduardo Neves – Obra Viva de Hermeto Pascoal – Vol. 1 Flautas (Rocinante, 2025) Obra Viva de Hermeto…

    Tyler Bennet March 30, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments
  • Liza Lo by Kayla Raquel. Black and white photo of Liza sitting.
    Music videos

    Liza Lo’s “Birdsong,” a Gentle Indie-Folk Song About Friendship and Romance

    World Music Central News Room March 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Kavita Shah and Bau sitting around a table in a courtyard full of plants.
    Music videos

    Kavita Shah & Bau Revisit ‘Miss Perfumado’ In Mindelo Video

    World Music Central News Room March 27, 2026 No Comments

New Releases

Bluegrass Star Tim O’Brien Releases Chameleon March 25 on Proper American

World Music Central News Room March 22, 2008

Tim O’Brien – Chameleon

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Events

Montreal Celebrates its 5th Reggae Festival on July 11-12-13 down by the Old Port

World Music Central News Room March 22, 2008

Montreal (Quebec), Canada – As Montreal is preparing to celebrate its 5th reggae festival in a row on July 11-12-13 at the Quays of the…

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New Releases

Indian Classical Music DVD-Art Of Transcendence-Jugalbandi

Angel Romero March 21, 2008

Spundana Mudra releases Art of Transcendence series of Music Yoga Healing DVDs March 2008. the first release is a  Jugalbandi live concert with Jagan Ramamoorthy,…

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Obituaries

Algerian-born Judeo-Arabic Musician Lili Boniche Dies at 85

admin March 21, 2008 Algerian musicArab-Andalusian musicLili Bonicheworld music

One of the major figures in the 1930s and 1940s Algerian popular music, Lili Boniche, died on March 6 in Paris. Boniche was known for…

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Album reviews

Sharply Elegant Sharifi

TJ Nelson March 21, 2008

Jamshied Sharifi One (Ceres Records CER001, 2008) I suppose the simplest way to describe composer and musician Jamshied Sharifi’s latest offering entitle One is wonderful,…

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General News

Legendary Conga Room Will Return in the fall of 2008 to offer “one-stop” Latin Destination

World Music Central News Room March 21, 2008

Los Angeles (California), USA – The influential Conga Room readies to reopen its doors this fall. The new Conga Room is poised to reclaim its…

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Album reviews

One With the World

Tom Orr March 21, 2008

Jamshied Sharifi One (Ceres Records CER001, 2008) His name is not instantly familiar, but the music of multi-instrumentalist and composer Jamshied Sharifi has graced numerous…

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Articles

Current Jazz Scene in India

Angel Romero March 20, 2008

Before I get into the current jazz scene in India, I would like to give you my take on jazz… Around one hundred years ago,…

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General News

Guruskool center for World Music and Dance

admin March 20, 2008

Guruskool, known to the Bangalore’s music lovers as the catalysts of the Freedom Jam, Moonplugged concerts, and Temple Bells classical music showcases, and Fireflies festival,…

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New Releases

Haale Presents No Ceiling CD and Spring Tour

World Music Central News Room March 20, 2008

Haale is a downtown New Yorker of Iranian descent. On her full-length debut, No Ceiling, she draws on that heritage freely, but filters it through…

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