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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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    Ana Crismán Revolutionizes Flamenco with Her Harp

    Ana Crismán Arpa Flamenca — Arpaora (Andalouse Alhambra / InOuïe Distribution, 2026) Spanish harpist Ana Crismán has released her debut album Arpaora internationally in physical…

    Angel Romero April 6, 2026 No Comments
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    Jazz, Raga, And Black Holes: Quadrature Plots Debut Black Hole Blues

    Quadrature – Black Hole Blues (Deko Entertainment, 2025) Black Hole Blues is Quadrature’s debut album. The quartet grew out of the long-running Brooklyn Raga Massive…

    Tyler Bennet April 5, 2026 No Comments
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    Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty

    In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree.  This is Ashley Maher’s…

    Dorothy Johnson-Laird April 4, 2026 2 Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • Shelton & Williams Shifting Sand cover artwork. An image of a house over sand dunes.
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    Bluegrass With Heart: Shelton & Williams Share “Shifting Sand”

    World Music Central News Room April 3, 2026 No Comments
  • Sami Yusuf sitting leaning against a wall. An architecturally ornate building is behind him.
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    Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

    World Music Central News Room March 31, 2026 No Comments
  • Ashby Frank Stokes County Buck Dancing Man cover artwork. A photo of the dancer jumping.
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    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

    World Music Central News Room March 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
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    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments

New Releases

Northern Cheyenne Tribal Pop

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2006

Boulder (Colorado), USA – Out of the Ashes is the debut recording by Shelley Morningsong, where she combines Native American music with modern Pop music.…

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Simon Shaheen and Qantara with special guest Chiara Civello in New York

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2006

World renowned ‘ud and violin master Simon Shaheen performs with Qantara, a group he founded that fuses Arab, jazz, Western classical, and Latin American music…

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Events

Marcel Khalifé’s Arabic Ud at World Music Concert Series 2006 in San Diego

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2006

To conclude the World Music Concert Series 2006 series in San Diego, Marcel Khalifé (ud, voice) will perform Sunday, October 22 at 8pm at the…

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New Releases

Eleni Karaindrou Releases Elegy of the Uprooting

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2006

Elegy of the Uprooting  is a live concert recording of haunting music by Eleni Karaindrou. Elegy of the Uprooting  documents a 2005 concert in Athens…

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New CDs and digital releases

Liu Fang Releases a new CD of Pipa Music from Chinese Folk Roots

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2006

Canadian label Philmultic announced the release of Liu Fang‘s third pipa solo album, part of a series of three volumes. The Soul of pipa Vol.…

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Album reviews

Take 2 CDs and Call the Doc in the Morning: A Musical Cure for Insomnia

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2006

Dr. Andrew Weil’s Music for Self-Healing Relax & De-Stress Music selected and designed by Joshua Leeds Sounds True Anders Rogg & Audun Myskja Videre (Moving…

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New Releases

Lagos Stori Plenti, the new sounds from Nigeria

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2006

Lagos Stori Plenti is the first internationally-released compilation that presents the new urban sounds from Nigeria. Straight from the largest country in Africa, this release…

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Album reviews

Nice Going

Tom Orr October 13, 2006

Azouhouni I Gotta Go (Zohore Records ZR0405, 2005) An exceptionally good melding of jazz and African rhythms here. Azouhouni Adou, a native of Ivory Coast…

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General News

A World Remixed: Exclusive GeoRemix Tracks from National Geographic

World Music Central News Room October 13, 2006

When National Geographic stepped into the digital music realm earlier this year, WorldMusic.NationalGeographic.com Editor Tom Pryor made a conscious effort to highlight world music in…

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Events

Stephen Marley to Release Highly Anticipated Debut Album on February 6, 2007

World Music Central News Room October 12, 2006

New York (NY), USA – Stephen Marley, Grammy-winning artist and producer and son of the legendary Bob Marley will release his highly anticipated solo debut…

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