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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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    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
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    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.
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    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

New Releases

The Rough Guide To Bellydance Café

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2007 bellydance

San Francisco (California), USA – Late night get-togethers at an outdoor café, hookah pipes, chatter and the strong smell of coffee, are all part of…

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Events

Temple Bells Music concerts

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2007

To promote and share Carnatic classical music, an innovative program called Temple Bells Music concerts have been launched by The Vamshi Academy of Music Trust…

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Events

Paula Jeanine & American Ghazal at Nehru Centre, London

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Vocalist, percussionist and poet Paula Jeanine will bring her American ghazals to London for the first time for a concert at the prestigious Nehru Centre…

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Album reviews

Viennese Balkanica Goes Global

Angel Romero April 29, 2007

dunkelbunt Morgenlandfahrt (2007) The latest CD by dunkelbunt is Morgenlandfahrt. The group is a project of Hamburg native Ulf Lindemann, who settled in Vienna five…

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Cross Pollinator Ashley Maher Releases Her Latest Album “Flying Over Bridges”

World Music Central News Room April 29, 2007 Ashley Maher

Spin Wild Records announced the release of “Flying Over Bridges”, the fourth album by veteran world music/folk/jazz singer-composer-bandleader Ashley Maher. Recorded in Los Angeles, it…

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Indian American Folkster Swati Shows Her Guitar Virtuosity on Small Gods

World Music Central News Room April 28, 2007

Swati has release her new album, Small Gods, (Bluhammock, 2007) this month. Simultaneously percussive and dreamy, revealing elements of her Indian heritage, Swati uses a…

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Interviews

Afro-Cuban Funk, José Conde Talks About His New Recording (R)Evolución

World Music Central News Room April 28, 2007

Bloomington (Indiana), USA – Singer-songman José Conde and his New York-based band Ola Fresca are funkifying Afro-Cuban music with a global perspective and a groove…

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Think Global: Tango, a Rollercoaster of Emotions

World Music Central News Room April 27, 2007

San Francisco (California), USA – Think Global: Tango (THINK103CD, 2007) demonstrates the truly global nature of the style, arising from many encounters between migrants and…

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Rodrigo Rodriguez Releases Across the East

World Music Central News Room April 27, 2007

Japan – Across the East is the second album by Japan-based Spanish musician Rodrigo Rodriguez. The album brings to a conclusion 3 years of intensive…

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Motown gets a Latin makeover, Motown Remixed Vol. 2

World Music Central News Room April 26, 2007

New York (NY), USA – Motown Remixed, Vol. 2 (Motown/UM) reinvents classic Motown tracks with contemporary Latin styles from Reggaeton to Latin House    The…

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