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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

General News

Fado Star Mariza Participates in the Official Soundtrack of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece

Angel Romero May 31, 2004

Bloomington, Indiana, USA – A July 12, 2004 release date has been announced by EMI records, for Unity, the official pop soundtrack to the 2004…

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New CDs and digital releases

\"Veretski Pass,\" East European Jewish Music

Angel Romero May 30, 2004

San Francisco, USA – Golden Horn Records has released Veretski Pass, Traditional East European Jewish Music by the trio of the same name, made up…

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Events

The 2004 JVC Jazz Festival in New York Features Salsa, Jazz and Other Sounds

Angel Romero May 30, 2004 JVC Jazz Festival

New York, USA – The 2004 JVC Jazz Festival – New York will cover the city with music June 15 – 26, featuring more than…

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Obama – Déjenlos Hablar, the Sounds of Equatorial Guinea

admin May 30, 2004 Equatorial GuineaObama

Madrid, Spain – After having worked with most Equatorial Guinean artists in the fields of production and arrangements, Obama now presents his first solo work.…

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Events

Apollo Theater Presents African Jazz Legend Hugh Masekela Concert On Friday, June 4

Angel Romero May 29, 2004

New York City, USA – As part of its Black Music Month programming, the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. in association with the African Film Festival…

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New CDs and digital releases

Reflections, New CD by Miriam Makeba

Angel Romero May 29, 2004

Bloomington, Indiana, USA – South African star, Miriam Makeba, has a new album out titled Reflections. The new CD is the first Makeba album in…

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General News

Cuban Disc Fair Pays Tribute to Chucho Valdés and Irakere

Angel Romero May 28, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Irakere, the most famous Cuban jazz band and the world´s first inserting Afro-Cuban sounds into jazz, was paid…

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New Cuban and Latin Music Digital Download Service

Angel Romero May 27, 2004

Havana, Cuba – Cubadisco 2004 will be the stage for the introduction of a new distribution platform for music files, providing the catalog of Cuban…

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Events

Cuban and Brazilian Groups take their Music to Rock in Rio Lisbon Festival

Angel Romero May 27, 2004 Habana Abierta

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Lisbon, Portugal – Cuba and Brazil, will be the only Latin American countries represented at one of Europe’s largest rock festivals…

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General News

Chico Buarque records with Fernanda Porto for the soundtrack of Cabra Cega

Angel Romero May 26, 2004 Brazilian musicCabra CegaChico Buarque

Brazil – Chico Buarque spent last Friday at the Trama Studios in São Paulo, recording with singer/producer Fernanda Porto. Fernanda is producing the soundtrack for…

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