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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
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    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

Album reviews

Spirited Venezuelan Plains Music in Spanish and Pumé

Angel Romero August 24, 2020 No Comments música llaneraVenezuelan music

Canto Pumé En La Música Llanera (Centro Nacional del Disco, 2013) Canto Pumé En La Música Llanera presents the vivacious music of the Venezuelan plains…

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Rediscovering the Wonderful Fiddle Sound of Jutland

Angel Romero August 23, 2020 No Comments Danish musicfiddleMaja Kjær JacobsenMaskineriSøren Vinther Røgen

Maskineri – Hopsa 101 (GO Danish Folk Music, 2020) Danish folk duo Maskineri has released an alluring album titled Hopsa 101. The recording showcases a…

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New CDs and digital releases

Cuban Composer Harold López-Nussa to Release Te lo Dije

World Music Central News Room August 22, 2020 No Comments Cuban musicHarold Lopez-Nussa

Cuban pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa is set to release “Te lo Dije” (I told you so) on Mack Avenue Records on august 29, 2020.…

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Lokalophon Announces Rare Mbira Album from The Zonke Family

World Music Central News Room August 22, 2020 No Comments mapete mbirambiraThe Zonke FamilyZimbabwean music

The Lokalophon label has announced the release of “The Zonke Family at the Studio.” This recording features the traditional music of the Marembe people, who…

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Events

Breabach and Talisk to Perform at Hands Up for Trad Music Club

World Music Central News Room August 21, 2020 No Comments BreabachScottish musicTalisk

Top Scottish folk bands Breabach and Talisk are set to perform live for Hands Up for Trad Music Club. Talisk will play on Friday, August…

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Album reviews

Emotive Piano and Bandolim Brazilianness

Angel Romero August 21, 2020 No Comments André MehmariBrazilian musicDanilo Britomandolinpiano

Danilo Brito and André Mehmari – Nosso Brasil (Orpheu Music, 2019) Two outstanding musicians from Brazil collaborate on “Nosso Brasil.” The album features one of…

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Timeless Flute and Kantele Serenity

Angel Romero August 20, 2020 No Comments Arja Kastinenkantelemeditation musicPeter Phippenshakuhachi

Peter Phippen & Arja Kastinen – Forest of a Thousand Songs (Temps Oy, 2020) Forest of a Thousand Songs transports the listener to a world…

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Album reviews

Sardinian Passion and Pleasure

Angel Romero August 19, 2020 No Comments Elena LeddaItalian musicSardinian music

Elena Ledda – Sonos (Biber Records, 1989) Elena Ledda is the most famous traditional vocalists in the island of Sardinia and one of the finest…

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Album reviews

Dazzling Indian-Arabic Collaboration

Angel Romero August 18, 2020 No Comments Arabic musicIndian musicKinan AdnawiRajib KarmakarSandeep DasSuhail Yusuf Khan

Sandeep Das & The Hum Ensemble – Delhi to Damascus (In a Circle Records, 2020) Delhi to Damascus is an outstanding collaboration between Indian music…

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Nation Beats’ Hot-Blooded Percussion and Mighty Brass Sound

Angel Romero August 17, 2020 No Comments brass bandBrazilian musicNation BeatNew Orleans

Nation Beat – The Royal Chase (Nation Beat Music, 2020) The Royal Chase by Nation Beat presents a spectacular mix of Brazilian forró, baião, and…

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