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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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Featured News

  • 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

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Karsh Kale

Angel Romero August 23, 2019 No Comments Indian musicKarsh Kaleworld fusionworld music

Tabla Player, Drummer, Producer, Composer, Remix Artist and D.J. Karsh Kale combines the music of ancient India and cutting edge electronica. His solo work is…

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Artist Profiles: Xiomara Laugart

Angel Romero August 23, 2019 No Comments CubaCuban musicXiomara LaugartYerba Buena

Xiomara Laugart was born in Guantanamo province of Cuba in 1960. She began her career at the age of 15, performing several different expressions of…

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Events

Ongala Music Festival 2019 to Feature Rising East African Acts

World Music Central News Room August 23, 2019 No Comments African musicKenyan musicOngala Music FestivalTanzanian musicZe Spirits Band

The second annual Ongala Music Festival will take place August 23 to 25 in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. The festival is named after celebrated Tanzanian musician Remmy…

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Album reviews

Tinariwen’s Alluring Nomadic Album

Angel Romero August 22, 2019 No Comments Amadjardesert bluesMalian musicTinariwenTuareg music

Tinariwen – Amadjar (ANTI-Records, 2019) The most famous of the Tuareg desert blues bands, Tinariwen, made their new album during a road trip from southern…

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Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: Miryam Quiñones

Angel Romero August 21, 2019 No Comments Miryam QuiñonesPeruPeruvian music

Miryam Quiñones is a committed transmitter of contemporary Peruvian songwriting and is today one of the most recognized new voices in Peruvian music. She has…

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Artist profiles: Chabuca Granda

Angel Romero August 21, 2019 2 Comments Chabuca GrandaPeruPeruvian music

María Isabel Granda Larco, better known as Chabuca Granda, was born in Apurímac (Peru), on September 3, 1920. She was the daughter of Mr. Eduardo…

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Album reviews

Enhanced New Edition of Lucibela’s Laço Umbilical

Angel Romero August 20, 2019 No Comments Cape Verdean musiccoladeraLucibelamorna

Lucibela – Laço Umbilical Bonus Version (Lusafrica, 2019) Lucibela, one of the great new voices of Cape Verde, entered the world music scene in 2018…

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Spontaneous, Free-Flowing Cuban Guitar Sessions

Angel Romero August 19, 2019 No Comments Cuban musicDayron Ortega GuzmánEduardo SilveiraMaykel Elizarde Ruano

Ortega, Silveira and Elizarde – Espontáneo: The Abdala Sessions (Ansonica Records, 2018) Guitarist and producer Dayron Ortega Guzmán invited his Cuban colleagues Maykel Elizarde Ruano…

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Tour Announcements

David Broza & Friends Announce 2019/2020 Tour, From Haifa to Havana

World Music Central News Room August 18, 2019 No Comments David BrozaFlamencoIsraeli musicworld fusion

Singer-songwriter David Broza, one of Israel’s most important recording artists, will embark on a coast-to-coast tour of the United States from September 2019 through March…

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Album reviews

Ebo Taylor’s Lost Nigeria Sessions Released for the First Time

Angel Romero August 17, 2019 No Comments AfrobeatEbo TaylorGhanaian musicHighlife

Ebo Taylor – Palaver (Tabansi Records/ BBE Music, 2019) Palaver contains five tracks recorded in Nigeria in 1980 by famed Ghanaian guitarist and composer Ebo…

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