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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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    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
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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

Album reviews

Global Jazz Electronica Maestros

Angel Romero April 26, 2007

These two EPs by world music luminaries Omar Sosa and Greg Landau are part of Six Degrees Records’ Emerging Artists series. Both are released digitally…

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Events

Yoga at The Cave? Mantra-Pop singer Robin Renee brings the Spirit to Chapel Hill

admin April 25, 2007

New Jersey-based singer-songwriter Robin Renée didn’t set out to be a voice for spirituality in pop music. But as she has discovered through the course…

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Album reviews

Collectors of Apennines Folk

Angel Romero April 25, 2007

Viulan Live (Radici Music Records, 2005) Italian folk group Viulan performs music from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. Lele Chiodi (baritone vocals), Carlo Pagliali (tenor vocals) and…

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The Brown Indian Band

Angel Romero April 24, 2007

The Brown Indian Band led by bass player Colin D’Cruz, features accomplished Indian classical musicians in concert with jazz virtuosos. The band is managed by…

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New Releases

Irish fiddler Kevin Burke & American guitarist Cal Scott Present New CD and U.S. Tour

World Music Central News Room April 24, 2007

Renowned Irish fiddler Kevin Burke has teamed up with American guitarist Cal Scott for an exciting new collaboration in traditional music. They release their debut…

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Goat Horns of the North

Angel Romero April 23, 2007

Karl Seglem New North (Ozella Music, 2004) Urbs (Ozella Music, 2007) Norwegian musician Karl Seglem plays contemporary European jazz, a style that many times combines…

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Lautari Songs From a Bygone Age

Angel Romero April 22, 2007

Dona Dumitru Siminica Sounds from a Bygone Age, Vol. 3 The third volume of the Sounds from a Bygone Age series is dedicated to Romanian…

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If These Walls Could Sing

Tom Orr April 21, 2007

The Crammed Discs All Stars 20 Ways to Float Through Walls (Crammed Discs Cram 129, 2007) This various-artists compilation is not, Crammed Discs founder Marc…

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Album reviews

A Tribute to a Rock en Español Legend

Angel Romero April 21, 2007

Various Artists Calamaro Querido! 1 (Norte/Sony-BMG, 2006) Calamaro Querido! 2 (Norte/Sony-BMG, 2006) Some of the finest representatives of the Rock en Español community, as well…

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Tour Announcements

Congo Square U.S. Tour in June

World Music Central News Room April 20, 2007

New York (NY), USA –  Jazz at Lincoln Center announced that the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Odadaa! with Yacub Addy.…

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