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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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  • Album reviews

    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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    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • 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
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    Oud Maestro Sufian Ararah Revisits Memory on “Asdaa”

    World Music Central News Room April 5, 2026 No Comments

Album reviews

All-Female Ensemble Celebrates Middle Eastern Musical Connections

Angel Romero April 18, 2020 1 Comment DivahnJewish musicMiddle Eastern musicMizrahiSephardic music

Divahn – Shalhevet (Divahn, 2020) Divahn is an all-female American ensemble based in New York City that specializes in Jewish music from the Middle East.…

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Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: T Bone Burnett

Angel Romero April 18, 2020 No Comments bluesrockT Bone Burnett

T Bone Burnett is one of the United States’ most multi-faceted and successful artists. His multitude of musical identities include: acclaimed performer and songwriter; Grammy-winning…

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New CDs and digital releases

Kenyan Artist Fadhilee Itulya to Release Kwetu

World Music Central News Room April 17, 2020 No Comments Fadhilee ItulyaKenyan music

Kenyan guitarist Fadhilee Itulya is set to release his new album Kwetu (Naxos World) on May 8, 2020. Fadhilee Itulya was born in western Kenya…

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Album reviews

Latin Folk and Storytelling from Cuñao

Angel Romero April 17, 2020 No Comments CuñaoLatin American music

Cuñao – Rayuela (Ides of March Records, 2020) Rayuela is the second album from Los Angeles-based band Cuñao. The ensemble plays music rooted in acoustic…

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New CDs and digital releases

Esma’s Band Continues the Tradition of the Queen of the Gypsies

World Music Central News Room April 16, 2020 No Comments Esma’s Band – Next GenerationGypsy musicMacedonian music

The album Gipsy Dance (ARC Music) by Esma’s Band – Next Generation continues the tradition of famed Macedonian Roma (Gypsy) singer Esma Redžepova, also known…

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Events

Festival International de Louisiane Announces ‘Virtual Festival’ Celebration

World Music Central News Room April 16, 2020 No Comments Cajun musicFestival International de Louisianeworld music

Festival International de Louisiane has announced plans to bring the community, and the world, together in a new way during Festival week from April 24-26th,…

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Events

Aditya Prakash to Live Stream Diaspora Kid

World Music Central News Room April 15, 2020 No Comments Aditya PrakashIndian musicworld fusion

Indian American Aditya Prakash will be doing a solo live-streaming concert where he’ll share some of the songs from Diaspora Kid. Prakash will be playing…

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Album reviews

Elegant Nordic Folk Jazz from Anders Jormin

Angel Romero April 15, 2020 No Comments Anders JorminJazzNordic music

Anders Jormin – Poems for Orchestra (Losen Records, 2019) Poems for Orchestra is a truly exquisite album from Swedish composer and double bass player Anders…

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Interviews

Interview with Jonathan Taylor of Counter’s Creek

Angel Romero April 14, 2020 No Comments Celtic musicCounters CreekJonathan Taylor

London-based Celtic music trio Counter’s Creek recently released a debut album that we enjoyed a lot. We communicated via the internet with whistle player and…

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Events

Pickathon Presents Week 2 of A Concert A Day

World Music Central News Room April 14, 2020 No Comments DakhaBrakhaVieux Farka Touré

Pickathon has opened its vault on years of amazing concerts, all filmed in multi-camera HD, and presenting one concert a day livestreaming at 1:00 p.m.…

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