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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

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass With Heart: Shelton & Williams Share “Shifting Sand”

    World Music Central News Room April 3, 2026 No Comments

Events

WOMAD Rivermead Scheduled for July 28-30

World Music Central News Room April 9, 2006

Reading, UK – WOMAD returns to the banks of the River Thames in Reading for another extravaganza of music, arts and dance from around the…

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Events

Sábado de Gloria: All-Star Salute to the Giants of Latin Jazz Brings Together Afro-Caribbean Jazz Greats

World Music Central News Room April 8, 2006

Brooklyn (New York), USA – (PRNewswire) On Saturday, April 15, 2006, some of the all-time great Afro-Caribbean jazz musicians will gather for a once-in- a-lifetime…

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Chick Corea, Airto Moreira & Eddie Gomez Recreate Return to Forever

World Music Central News Room April 7, 2006

New York (New York), USA – Jazz history is always in the making when Chick Corea is around, and fans are in for another great…

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Bahia’s Drumming Life

Angel Romero April 7, 2006

Carlinhos Brown Carlinhos Brown – World Music Portraits (Shanachie, 2004) Carlinhos Brown is a fascinating musician and composer. He grew up in an impoverished part…

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Conferences

Womex Showcase, Conference and Film Proposal Deadlines April 28

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2006

Berlin, Germany – April 28 is when Womex must have – in house – not only the Showcase Proposal Forms, but also all materials. That…

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New CDs and digital releases

Tunisian Smadj Blends Electronica with Arabica

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2006

Bloomington (Indiana), USA – Paris-based Tunisian musician Smadj has a new album, Take It & Drive, on Rasa Music. He uses sequencers, samplers, synthesizers, and…

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Album reviews

Early Music Branches Out

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2006

Rolf Lislevand Nuove musiche (ECM/Universal Classics, 2006) Rolf Lislevand’s Nuove musiche (music of 17th century Italy adapted and arranged by Lislevand), grabs listeners from the…

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Events

Poncho Sánchez Latin Jazz Band at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle

World Music Central News Room April 6, 2006 Poncho Sanchez

Seattle (Washington), USA – Poncho Sánchez Latin Jazz Band will be performing four nights at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. Band members include Poncho Sánchez (Congas), George…

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New CDs and digital releases

"Jasmine" By pianist Wajdi Cherif (A bridge between two worlds…)

wechpromo April 5, 2006

Jasmine – A bridge between two worlds… By Wajdi Cherif. Released on March 2, 2006 by Wech Records (France) Jasmine is the culmination of a…

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Events

Femi Kuti and the Positive Force on Tour Down Under

World Music Central News Room April 5, 2006

Paris, France – In town for the Byron Bay East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival (April 8-9) the legendary Femi Kuti and his dangerously…

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