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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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  • 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

Daniel Herskedal
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Daniel Herskedal

Angel Romero June 27, 2022 No Comments bass trumpetDaniel HerskedalJazzNorwayNorwegian musictuba

Daniel Herskedal is an award-winning virtuoso musician and composer, specialized in tuba and bass trumpet. He was born April 2, 1982, in Molde, Møre og…

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Tour Announcements

Flook Announces Summer and Fall 2022 Shows

World Music Central News Room June 27, 2022 No Comments Celtic musicFlook

Celtic music superband Flook will be touring the UK, Ireland and France in the next months. Sat 2 July             …

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Cover of the album A la Casa de las Locas by Acetre
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Berguiling Songs and Tunes from the Borderlands of Western Spain

Angel Romero June 26, 2022 No Comments Acetrealborada extremeñacorridinhocorridiñoExtremaduraExtremaduran musicfadoperantonpindongoPortuguese musicSpanish musictonada festivaverdegaio

Acetre – A la Casa de las Locas (Acetre, 2021) “A la Casa de las Locas” is Acetre‘s latest album, with which they continue their…

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Ghetto Kumbé
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Artist Profiles: Ghetto Kumbé

Angel Romero June 25, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianAfro-Futurist musicColombiaColombian musicGhetto Kumbéworld fusionworld music

Afro-Futuristic Colombian band Ghetto Kumbé was founded at the end of 2014 by three musicians from the culturally rich and diverse Caribbean coast of Colombia.…

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Ghetto Kumbé, The Drumming Ritual Party Gets Going

Rafael Mieses June 25, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombiaColombian musicGhetto Kumbé

“What we bring to the Med Festival is all the strength of Afro-Caribbean music, all the power of the African root, what is the Colombian…

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Vilsevind
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Artist Profiles: Vilsevind

Angel Romero June 25, 2022 No Comments Celtic musicNordic musicSwedenSwedish folk musicSwedish musicVilsevindworld fusionworld music

Gothenburg-based Swedish folk music act Vilsevind brings together the Swedish Nordic and Celtic traditions. The songs are sung in Swedish, English, Spanish, Welsh, Latin, and…

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Parafonè
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Parafonè

Angel Romero June 24, 2022 No Comments Calabrian musicItalian musicItalyParafonèworld music

The ethno-groove Calabrian band Parafonè has been in business since the mid-2000s. They are an effective example on how one finds inspiration in the rich…

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Tour Announcements

Mames Babegenush Announces North American Tour

World Music Central News Room June 24, 2022 No Comments Danish musicKlezmerMames Babegenush

Danish ensemble Mames Babegenush will be touring the United States and Canada in July 2022. The young Danish band is known for its combination of…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Oliver Nayoka

TJ Nelson June 23, 2022 No Comments African musicelectric guitarHighlifeIgbo HighlifeNigeriaNigerian musicOliver Nayoka

Hailing from Ekwulummili, Nigeria, the self-taught guitarist, composer and singer Oliver Nayoka launched his musical career playing guitar in churches throughout the Anambra State.  Facing…

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Cover of the album Club Series Chapter One by Oliver Nayoka
Album reviews

Irresistible Igbo Highlife with a Rumba Twist

Angel Romero June 23, 2022 No Comments African musicelectric guitarHighlifeIgbo HighlifeNigerian musicOliver Nayokaworld music

Oliver Nayoka – Club Series Chapter One (Palenque Records, 2022) “Club Series Chapter One” introduces the music of skilled guitarist, vocalist and composer Oliver Nayoka,…

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