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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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    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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Featured News

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Events

\"Performance Planet\" Music Series Features Rumba Troupe Raices Habaneras on May 7

Angel Romero May 1, 2005

Long Island City, New York, USA – Rumba, the spirit and soul of Afro-Cuban music and dance, will be performed at the LaGuardia Performing Art…

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New CDs and digital releases

Debut Album from Heather Macleod, Crossing Tides

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

Scotland, UK – Scottish singer-songwriter Heather Macleod launched her debut album, Crossing Tides (LEOD001CD), with a concert at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow earlier this…

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The Ninth Arabic Music Retreat at Mount Holyoke College

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA – The Ninth Arabic Music Retreat is scheduled for August 13-20, 2005 at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The…

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Fuji Vibes and Afrobeat: Brothers Keepers Mastermind Bantu Joins Piranha

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

Berlin, Germany – Fuji Satisfaction – Soundclash In Lagos (Piranha PIR-CD1998) is the latest album Nigerian/German musical collective Brothers Keepers. The band plays “heavy Yoruba…

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New Boris Kovac Release: World After History

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005 Boris Kovac

Berlin, Germany – With his new band La Campanella, Boris Kovac, composer, instrumentalist and multimedia artist from the Vojvodina part of Yugoslavia, presents the first…

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Seven Springs Mountain Resort Announces Summer Concert Series

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

Champion, Pennsylvania, USA (PRNewswire) – Seven Springs Mountain Resort has a full slate of summer concerts for 2005. The resort has been developing as a…

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More Artists Added to California WorldFest 2005

admin April 30, 2005

Grass Valley, California – World music festival California WorldFest 2005, which is hel July 14-17, 2005, announced the addition of Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati…

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Events

World Music Fundraiser for the Nelson Mandela Foundation

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005 Spain

Madrid, Spain – Last night, the first part of a three-day festival, was held in Madrid (Spain) to raise funds to fight AIDS in Africa.…

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Tour Announcements

Nitta Oyako, Father & Son Tsugaru Shamisen Duo, Tours the US

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2005

New York City , USA – Nitta Oyako will be performing at Joe’s Pub in Public Theater in New York City on May 3, 2005.…

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Album reviews

A Kurdish Star

Angel Romero April 29, 2005

Sivan Perwer Min Bêriya Te Kiriye (Daquí 332022, 2003) Very few recordings of Kurdish music are widely available outside the Middle East. This is one…

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