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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

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  • Album reviews

    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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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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  • Album reviews

    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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Featured News

  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
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    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    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

New Films

Palm World Voices Africa, a Stunning Collection of Song, Video, Photography, and Design

TJ Nelson October 5, 2005

Various Artists Palm World Voices Africa (Palm Pictures/Universal Music, 2005) We get some really fabulous CDs here at World Music Central, but Palm World Voices‘…

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New Films

The Secret Life of Sound

Angel Romero October 4, 2005

Touch the Sound (Germany) Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer Featuring: Evelyn Glennie & Fred Frith For those who have ever wondered where a musician draws her…

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Tour Announcements

Comoran Artist Nawal Tours North America

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2005

USA – Nawal ~ Voice of the Comoros began her North American tour with performances at the Chicago World Music Festival and will continue to…

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Events

Musyka Festival of Polish Music at British University

admin October 3, 2005

Thames Valley University in Ealing, West London, is to host a festival of Polish music to demonstrate the depth and breadth of Poland’s unique musical…

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Album reviews

Anoushka Shankar Goes World Beat

TJ Nelson October 3, 2005

Anoushka Shankar Rise (Angel Records/EMI, 2005) Anoushka Shankar has emerged from the shadows of her famed father and teacher Ravi Shankar in her latest offering,…

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Events

Musicport World Music Festival line-up

Angel Romero October 2, 2005

The full line-up for the UK’s largest indoor World Music Festival is now available. Whitby Musicport World Music Festival will be held October 21-23, 2005.…

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Concert reviews

Scintilating Dance Recital by Niveditha Parthasarathy

Angel Romero October 2, 2005

Smt. Niveditha Parthasararthy & her Troupe consisting of Kumari’s Ishwarya, Meenakshi & Smt. Gayathri presented an excellent show for the 70th foundation course for All…

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Events

The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival 2005

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2005 Shakori Hills Grassroots FestivalThe Duhks

North Carolina, USA – The fifth Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival, set for Oct. 6-9 in Silk Hope, North Carolina, is bursting with North Carolina talent.…

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New CDs and digital releases

Southern Style Pawnee Pow-wow Music

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2005

Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Young Bird, of Pawnee, Oklahoma, marks their eleventh recording for Canyon Records with the release of Memories, an album of southern…

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Articles

The Indian Origin of the Guitar

Thakur Chakrapani Singh October 1, 2005

The guitar is one of the most dominant instruments in the realm of instrumental music covering tunes of light music, western, Indian or classical music.…

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