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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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  • Album reviews

    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

  • 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

New CDs and digital releases

Quisqueya en el Hudson: Dominican Music in New York

Angel Romero April 16, 2004

Washington DC, USA – Continuing with its Latino music series, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released Quisqueya en el Hudson: Dominican Music in New York,’ a…

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Concert reviews

Andy Narell & Sakésho in the Big Apple

admin April 16, 2004

Noted steelpan player Andy Narell came to town with Sakésho and filled the air with music at New York’s trendy, world-music oriented Satalla (with a…

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Events

Merlefest Live!: The Best of 2003 Set for May 11 Release

Angel Romero April 15, 2004 Merlefest

Wilkesboro, USA – MerleFest Records, distributed exclusively by Welk Music Group, has announced a May 11, 2004 street date for MerleFest Live!: The Best of…

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Album reviews

Ever Steady

Tom Orr April 14, 2004

Monty Alexander with Ernest Ranglin Rocksteady(Telarc CD 83581, 2004) Two longstanding icons of Jamaican popular music, pianist Monty Alexander and guitarist Ernest Ranglin, have been…

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Conferences

Deadlines for WOMEX 2004 Announced

Angel Romero April 14, 2004

Berlin, Germany – The organizers of WOMEX 2004, the largest world music trade show,  have announced the deadlines for showcase and conference proposals.  WOMEX 2004…

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New Books

Cómhrá na dTonn, a Book and CD About Irish Traditional Music

Angel Romero April 14, 2004

Cómhrá na dTonn by Máire Nic Dómhnaill Gairbhí (2004, ISBN 0-9545324-0-6) Cómhrá na dTonn means the Conversation of the Waves. It is a book of…

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Tour Announcements

Cheb Balowski\’s Mestizo Sound on Tour

Angel Romero April 14, 2004

Madrid, Spain – Cheb Balowski, a group based in the Barcelona area, which plays hybrid music, is just about ready to take its album Potiner…

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New CDs and digital releases

Teada: a fiddle dee dee, a fiddle da da

Angel Romero April 13, 2004

Téada – Give Us a Penny and Let Us Be Gone (Green Linnet GLCD 1228, 2004) Oisín Mac Diarmada – Irish Fiddle Music From Sligo…

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Interviews

Emmanuel Riley – Pan Tuner and Renowned Pan Soloist

admin April 12, 2004

An April Spring Saturday in Brooklyn, New York, heralded the first-time visit of Emmanuel ‘Corbeau Jack’ Riley – steel pan soloist extraordinaire and, master pan…

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Album reviews

The Agenda for Century 21

admin April 12, 2004

agendaC21.com is the home of desperado rockers The Used Johnnys. Being sickened and horrified about the situation in Iraq, the group banded together around a…

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