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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    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…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Dallas String Quartet. Studio portrait of the quartet wearing formal clothes. Two men n black suits and two women in black dresses.
    Music videos

    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Safe, Sensible and Sane cover artwork. A photo of the two artists holding banjos
    Music videos

    Old Hen, New Spin: Steve Martin and Alison Brown Hatch Video With Della Mae

    World Music Central News Room April 11, 2026 No Comments
  • 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.
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    Oud Maestro Sufian Ararah Revisits Memory on “Asdaa”

    World Music Central News Room April 5, 2026 No Comments

Events

Riffat Sultana at Ashkenaz

World Music Central News Room February 23, 2008 Riffat SultanaShabaz

Pakistani vocalist Riffat Sultana will perform Sunday, February 24 at Ashkenaz in Berkeley, California. The acclaimed, trailblazing Pakistani classical-folk singer Riffat Sultana comes to Ashkenaz…

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New Releases

New Live! Album from Blues Great B.B. King Spotlights Classics as Well as Songs Never Before Recorded by the King of the Blues

World Music Central News Room February 23, 2008

B.B. King has played more than 10,000 shows in a career spanning nearly 60 years. Whenever the King of the Blues has carried his venerable…

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Album reviews

Newgrass from the Crooked Road

Angel Romero February 23, 2008

Blue Highway Through the Window of a Train (Rounder, 2008) Contemporary bluegrass band Blue Highway recorded Through the Window of a Train (Rounder) in Big…

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Loop Collections

World Loops from Distant Lands

Angel Romero February 22, 2008

Review The Spice Rack (PowerFX, 2008) collection of royalty free world music samples is meant to jazz up the electronic sounds of DJs and electronica…

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Events

Top Guitar and Bass Masters Will Perform and Teach at Festival de Córdoba Guitarra 2008

World Music Central News Room February 22, 2008

The leading international guitar festival, FestivalCórdoba Guitarra, will celebrate its 2008 edition July 4-18 in the historical city of Córdoba.(Spain). The prestigious festival includes concerts,…

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Events

Lídia Pujol at World Music Saturdays at Colonial Norte in Madrid

World Music Central News Room February 21, 2008

Spanish singer Lídia Pujol will perform at at World Music Saturdays at Colonial Norte in Madrid. With the repertoire of her second album, Els amants…

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Concert reviews

Living and Letting Loose Live

Tom Orr February 21, 2008

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars at the Irvine Barclay Theatre February 13th, 2008 I was one of many who were quite taken with Living Like…

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General News

The African Soul Rebels Make Noise in the UK

World Music Central News Room February 20, 2008

The African Soul Rebels are back to the UK. The 4th installment of the hugely successful African Soul Rebels UK tour promises to be the…

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General News

Celebrate Music Freedom Day 2008

TJ Nelson February 20, 2008

Our good and true friends at Freemuse.org have sent out a worldwide invitation to celebrate on March 3, 2008 Music Freedom Day. Radio stations, newspapers…

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General News

Bollywood Star Asha Bhosle Will Perform in Fort Lauderdale in April

World Music Central News Room February 20, 2008

Legendary Bollywood singing sensation Asha Bhosle – "The most recorded voice on the planet" with over 12,500 titles to her name – makes a rare…

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