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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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    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.
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    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

Reggae Fest at Virgin Islands Togetherness Splash

World Music Central News Room November 6, 2007

[image1_left]Life Water Promotions and ISW will present the first annual "V.I. Togetherness Splash". This show will take place on Saturday, November 24 in C’sted, St.…

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New Releases

CéU Remixed EP Contains Digital Only Release of 4 Tracks

World Music Central News Room November 6, 2007

CeU’s self titled debut, CéU, has become one of the break out releases of this year, captivating audiences around the world with it’s mix of…

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Events

Chicago Cultural Center Presents Kálmán Balogh & The Gypsy Cimbalom Band

World Music Central News Room November 6, 2007

Hungarian act Kálmán Balogh & Gypsy Jazz will perform Saturday, November 10, 2 pm at the Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington…

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Sister Carol Headlines Lucky Dube Memorial Concert in New York

World Music Central News Room November 5, 2007

New york (NY), USA – S.O.B.’s announced that international reggae star and Lucky Dube collaborator, Sister Carol, will headline Long Live Lucky, a memorial concert…

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Album reviews

Loreena McKennitt Live from one of Spain’s Architectural Treasures

TJ Nelson November 4, 2007

Loreena McKennitt Nights from the Alhambra (Verve Music Group, 2007) Returning from a nine-year hiatus,  Loreena McKennitt has blazed across the music scene once again.…

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New Releases

Nonesuch Records releases Youssou N’Dour’s Rokku Mi Rokka in North America

World Music Central News Room November 4, 2007 Senegalese musicYoussou N'Dour

New York (NY), USA – Senegalese star Youssou N’Dour has a new album titled Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take) . The album follows N’Dour’s…

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New Films

Afro Peruvian Legend Eva Ayllon releases new DVD Recorded Live in Hollywood, California

World Music Central News Room November 4, 2007

Afro-Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón has a new DVD recorded live at the Ford Amphitheater in Hollywood, California. Eva Ayllon Live From Hollywood recorded in the…

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Awards

Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Announce Special Award Winners: Lifetime Contribution to Aboriginal Music, Keeper of Traditions

World Music Central News Room November 3, 2007

Canada – The Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards 2007 has named this year’s recipients of three special awards: Agnes "Axtsikayc" Edgar will be honored with the…

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New Releases

Six Degrees Records Launches Emerging Artists “Download of the Week” Promotion

World Music Central News Room November 3, 2007

San Francisco (California), USA – Six Degrees Records has launched their “Download of the Week” promotion to highlight their Emerging Artists series. The Emerging Artists…

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Album reviews

Absence Makes the Groove Grow Hotter

Tom Orr November 3, 2007

¡Cubanismo! Greetings from Havana (AIM Records AIM 1091 CD, 2007) Being one of the best Cuban bands on the planet does not, sadly, mean exemption…

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