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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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  • 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

Tour Announcements

Scotland’s Back of the Moon Announce American Tour for November 2007

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2007

Scottish band Back of the Moon will release their CDs for the first time in the US this fall, with an American tour in November.…

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New Releases

Fate of the Lhapa Soundtrack Released on CD Baby

admin October 15, 2007

Fate of the Lhapa, the award winning soundtrack to the documentary feature of the same name was released on CD Baby. This film score features…

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Album reviews

This Son is Your Son

Angel Romero October 15, 2007

Sones de México Esta Tierra Es Tuya (Sones de Mexico Ensemble, 2007) The most popular Mexican music in the United States is mariachi, norteño and…

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New Releases

Debut CD of Spanish Harlem’s Aurora y Zon del Barrio

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2007

New York (NY), USA – Emusica Records and Barrio Zone Productions have released the debut CD of Spanish Harlem’s own Zon Del Barrio, a band…

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Articles

A Carnatic Music Fan – Thyagaraja Park Rediscovered

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2007

[image1_left]Author: Mr R. Srinivasan “Thyagaraja Park” – Rediscovered. Landmark Site Commemorating The Great Carnatic Music Composer, Saint Thyagaraja, In The Center Of The Busy Metropolis.…

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Album reviews

Garifuna Passion

Angel Romero October 14, 2007

Various Artists From Bakabush, The First Ten Years Of Stonetree (Stonetree, 2005) If you heard about Garifuna music, but do not know how to get…

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Album reviews

Skatalites Lost and Found Plus a Taste of Pie

Tom Orr October 13, 2007

The Skatalites – On the Right Track (Aim AIM1092 CD, 2007) The Skatalites – Rolling Steady: The 1983 Music Mountain Sessions (Motion Records FAST CD019,…

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Album reviews

The Gathering of Fiddles

Angel Romero October 13, 2007

Various Artists Best of Scottish Fiddle (ARC Music EUCD2098, 2007) The beauty of the Scottish fiddle is represented in Best of Scottish Fiddle. The compilation…

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Album reviews

Guinean Guitar Elegance and Dexterity

TJ Nelson October 12, 2007

Les Virtuoses Diabate African Virtuoses – The Classic Guinean Guitar Group (Sterns Africa, 2007) Pooling the 1972 Discotheque 70 and the 1975 Virtuoses Diabate La…

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Tour Announcements

Mizero Children’s Troupe Visit U.S. to Raise Awareness about Rwanda’s Orphaned Youth

World Music Central News Room October 12, 2007

Asheville (NC), USA – This fall, a group of Rwandan children will go to the U.S. as cultural ambassadors to take audiences on a journey…

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