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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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  • 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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    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

Album reviews

Breathing Sitar

Angel Romero October 19, 2007

Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale Breathing Under Water (Mahattan Records/EMI, 2007) The 25-year old Anoushka Shankar continues her explorations of Indian music and global sounds…

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General News

Murat Ses latest solo album Umami released in the USA

sven October 18, 2007

New York (USA) – Murat Ses’ latest solo album Umami has been released by Clou Records (Florida-USA) and will be distributed by several companies including…

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Events

Symphony Center Presents “Spiritual Sounds Of Central Asia” in November

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2007

Chicago (Illinois), USA – Symphony Center presents “Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia: Nomads, Mystics, and Troubadours”—a curated program with music of central Asia’s ancient past,…

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Events

November Programming at World Music Saturdays at Colonial

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2007

Madrid, Spain – World music venue Colonial fills up with southern warm. From Madagascar to Brazil, the programmers invite the audience to cross three continents,…

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Events

Movement in Exile Celebrates Global Dance

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2007

Movement in exile is a new festival for dance in exile. We want to promote and stage professional productions in per definition non-western dance. What…

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Awards

Peter Gabriel Receives Top Honor at 2007 BMI London Awards

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2007

London, UK (Business Wire) – American music rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) saluted Europe’s premier songwriters, composers and music publishers tonight at its 2007…

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Album reviews

Singer-Songwriter Surprises with Cutting Edge Guitar

Angel Romero October 17, 2007

Swati Small Gods (Bluhammock, 2007) Indian-American singer-songwriter Swati is a spectacular guitarist. Her latest album Small Gods focuses on her singer-songwriter side. The songs are…

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Events

World Music at Colonial Presents Hexacorde, Innovative Spanish Folk

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2007

Madrid, Spain – After the first two weeks of world music at the new Madrid venue, where funk and progressive rock were combined with Maghrebian…

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General News

Satellite Channel Link TV Delivers World Music in the United States To More Than 30 Million Homes

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2007

New York (NY), USA – Link TV is a non-commercial television network in the United States, which is available nationwide via satellite. It is dedicated…

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Album reviews

Replicant Brozman

Angel Romero October 16, 2007

Bob Brozman Lumiere (World Music Network, 2007) The cover of the CD gives you an idea of what Bob Brozman is up to. He appears…

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