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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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  • 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 Releases

Six Degrees Releases Posthumous Recording by Cheb i Sabbah

World Music Central News Room August 7, 2021 No Comments Cheb i Sabbahworld fusion

Before he died in 2013, world fusion artist Cheb i Sabbah nearly completed a final recording. The song “Keep Coming Back” is the first single…

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A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Besh o droM

Angel Romero August 7, 2021 No Comments Balkan musicBesh o droMHungarian music

Besh o droM – 20 (Fonó, 2019) Hungarian band Besh o droM celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the album titled 20, released in 2019. The…

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New Films

Official Documentary Celebrates the Music of Scotland’s Runrig

World Music Central News Room August 6, 2021 No Comments RunrigScottish music

The documentary There Must Be A Place provides a look into one of Scotland’s most popular folk-rock music bands. In 1973, two brothers and a…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Pablo Mayor & Folklore Urbano

Angel Romero August 5, 2021 No Comments Colombian musicFolklore Urbano NYCPablo Mayorsalsa

While working as a professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota (Colombia) in 1998, Pablo Mayor began his personal search, a process of first…

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Songs Inspired by Persian Music and Zoroastrian Prayers

Angel Romero August 5, 2021 No Comments Ariana VafadariIranian musicPersian classical music

Ariana Vafadari – Anahita (Quart de Lune, 2020) Anahita is the musical creation that came out of the friendship and artistic collaboration of two French-Iranian…

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“Kingston Bolero” Transforms Classical Piece into Dub Reggae Ballad

World Music Central News Room August 4, 2021 No Comments DubEmanuele Della ValleJamaican musicReggae

“Kingston Bolero” is a single that takes the iconic original “Bolero” classical orchestral piece and transforms it into a dub ballad. Produced by Emanuele Della…

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Album reviews

Acoustic Mediterranean Beauty Across Time

Angel Romero August 3, 2021 No Comments Christos BarbasEfrén LópezMedieval musicMediterranean musicmodal musicTurkish music

Efrén López and Christos Barbas – Atlas (Seyir Muzik, 2021) Two remarkable multi-instrumentalists and composers collaborate on ‘Atlas’ delivering exquisite, thoughtful performances on string and…

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Events

Piping Live! Reveals 2021 Program

World Music Central News Room August 3, 2021 No Comments bagpipeCeltic musicPiping Live!Scottish music

Glasgow’s Piping Live! festival has announced the 2021 program. The nine-day event will take a hybrid approach for 2021, combining in-person performances at The National…

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Music videos

Gorgeous Collaboration Between Guitarist Yamandú Costa and Vocalist Mônica Salmaso

World Music Central News Room August 2, 2021 No Comments Brazilian musicMônica SalmasoYamandú Costa

Yamandú Costa, one of Brazil’s greatest guitar players, and superb vocalist Mônica Salmaso recorded a collaboration titled “Entidade.” The song showcases the simple beauty of…

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Rising Blues Star Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram Releases 662

World Music Central News Room August 2, 2021 No Comments bluesChristone "Kingfish" Ingram

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, one of the rising stars of electric blues, has a brand new recording titled “662” (Alligator). The title of…

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