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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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    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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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Alex Caton

Angel Romero May 19, 2019 No Comments Alex CatonfiddleGypsy musicIrish folk musicold time

Alex Caton grew up in England, Scotland and the East Coast of the United States. She first put a bow in her hands at the…

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Album reviews

Nightwalker Stephan Micus Dedicates White Night to the Moonlight

Angel Romero May 19, 2019 No Comments Stephan Micusworld fusionworld music

Stephan Micus – White Night (ECM Records, 2019) Composer, multi-instrumentalist, global traveler, and musical instrument collector Stephan Micus is an extraordinary musician who creates mesmerizing…

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Awards

Solju’s album Odda Áigodat Wins Canadian International Indigenous Release 2019

World Music Central News Room May 18, 2019 No Comments Finnish musicHildá LänsmanSami musicSoljuUlla Pirttijärvi

Odda Áigodat (Bafe’s Factory, 2018) by Solju is the winner of the The Indigenous Music Awards (IMA) – the Best International Indigenous Release 2019. The…

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Artist Profiles: Solju

Angel Romero May 18, 2019 No Comments Finnish musicSami musicSolju

Solju is a Finnish group led by Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman and her daughter Hilda Länsman. They are Sámi musicians from Utsjoki, Lapland, which is the northernmost…

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Events

The 4th edition of ‘FlamencoEñe’ returns to Malaga in June 2019

World Music Central News Room May 18, 2019 No Comments Diego CarrascoFlamencoFlamenco EñeLela SotoRafael Riqueni

The 4th Flamenco Show for International Programmers FlamencoEñe 2019 will be held from June 27 to 29, 2019 in Malaga, Spain. The initiative, organized by…

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Album reviews

Disc Dismissal Delayed

Tom Orr May 17, 2019 No Comments BuikaEtienne CharlesIdan RaichelJohn WestmorelandLucibelaPetit CelineSoulsha

I’ve had trouble accepting the (no doubt overstated) contention that compact discs are rapidly becoming a thing of the past or, in the opinion of…

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New CDs and digital releases

The Ukrainians Celebrate 30th Anniversary with ‘Summer in Lviv’

World Music Central News Room May 16, 2019 No Comments The UkrainiansUkrainian music

The Ukrainians’ new album “Summer in Lviv” is based on guitarist Peter Solowka and vocalist/fiddle player Len Liggins’s experiences in western Ukraine last summer, where…

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Album reviews

Dead Can Dance Envision the Rituals of Dionysus

TJ Nelson May 15, 2019 No Comments Dead Can Danceworld fusionworld music

Dead Can Dance – Dionysus (Pias America, 2019) Anyone who has dipped an ear into the musical wonderlands crafted by Dead Can Dance knows that…

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Events

Successful Nordic Folk Alliance Conference 2019

World Music Central News Room May 14, 2019 No Comments Folk Alliance InternationalNordic musicScandinavian musicVilda

Over 200 music professionals and 27 music acts were part of the inaugural Nordic Folk Alliance conference that took place April 10-12 in Gothenburg, Sweden,…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: VILDÁ

Angel Romero May 14, 2019 No Comments accordionFinnish musicjoikSami musicVilda

VILDÁ is a Finnish duo that performs a unique mix of mystical joiks and sounds of the Sami people together with vibrant accordion. VILDÁ includes…

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