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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.
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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

General News

efolkMusic Converts to Nonprofit, Aiming to “Save the Last Great Pickers on Earth”

Angel Romero May 20, 2004

(PRWEB) – Talk about ahead of their time, or, in Internet-speak, “bleeding edge”: efolkMusic was selling downloads for a buck starting back in 1999, just…

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New Books

No Woman No Cry, Rita Marley’s Account of Her Life with Bob Marley

Angel Romero May 20, 2004

New York, USA – Hyperion Books has published No Woman No Cry, a book about Bob Marley, co-written by the woman who knew Bob Marley…

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Bagpipe Sensation Susana Seivane Presents Mares de Tempo

Angel Romero May 19, 2004 bagpipeCeltic musicGalician musicSpanish musicSusana Seivane

  Madrid, Spain – Susana Seivane, one of Spain’s finest bagpipers, has a new recording, Mares de Tempo. The album includes a music video and…

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New Books

Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today

Angel Romero May 18, 2004

Denmark – Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today is a new book on censorship of music worldwide, edited by Marie Korpe (Executive Director, Freemuse), published…

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Events

Global Beat Of The Boroughs: Dominican Republic

Angel Romero May 18, 2004

New York City, USA – A festival of Dominican music will take place on Saturday, May 22, in New York City. The event is presented…

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Events

Musicians Diego el Cigala and Victor Victor to Perform at Cubadisco 2004 Festival

Angel Romero May 18, 2004

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana.- The Sociedad General de Autores (General Society of Authors), which has famous artists signed such as Joan Manuel Serrat and…

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New Films

Watch This!: A Zoe/Rounder Video Compilation

Angel Romero May 17, 2004

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Watch This! is Rounder Records’ first-ever music video compilation. Featuring eight concept videos from such popular Zoe and Rounder artists as…

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Obituaries

Folk Music Radio Host Mike Fleischer, Dies at 67

Angel Romero May 17, 2004

Mike Fleischer, 67, of Downers Grove, Illinois, passed away Saturday, May 15. Mike was host of the weekly WDCB, Glen Elllyn, IL, radio show, Treasures…

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New CDs and digital releases

Sandra Luna’s Evolving Tango

Angel Romero May 17, 2004

Bloomington, Indiana, USA – Times Square Records will be releasing in the United States the new album by Argentine singer Sandra Luna. “Cinders that burn…

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Album reviews

Life in the Vas Lane

Tom Orr May 16, 2004 Azam AliGreg EllisVasworld fusionworld music

Vas – Feast of Silence (Narada 70876-18497-2-1, 2004) Vocalist Azam Ali and percussionist Greg Ellis began making music as Vas in 1995, both bringing to the…

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