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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.
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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

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Manolo Sanlúcar

Angel Romero February 1, 2019 2 Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarManolo SanlucarSpain

Acclaimed Spanish guitarist and composer Manuel Muñoz Alcón, better known as Manolo Sanlúcar, was born November 24, 1943, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz province), a…

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Artist Profiles: Manuel Iman

Angel Romero February 1, 2019 No Comments Manuel Imannew ageprogressive rockSpainSpanish musicworld music

Manuel Iman was born in Seville, Spain. He became involved in music at a very early age. His first recording came in 1975 when he…

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Artist Profiles: Manantial Folk

Angel Romero February 1, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicManantial FolkSpainSpanish music

Manantial Folk was born in one of the richest areas of musical folklore in Spain, the villages of the Sierra de los Gredos (La Vera…

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Artist Profiles: Luis Cobo Manglis

Angel Romero February 1, 2019 No Comments jazz-rockManglisprogressive rockworld fusionworld music

Guitarist, composer and producer Luis Cobo Manglis was born in Sevilla (Spain). At 13 he began to learn guitar and at 17 he became a…

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Artist Profiles: Luis Paniagua

Angel Romero February 1, 2019 No Comments Early MusicLuis Paniaguanew ageSpainSpanish musicworld music

Luis Paniagua García-Calderón was born in Madrid March 9, 1957. He is a composer and performer who has been trained in both western and eastern…

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Charts

Miri by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Number One on the Transglobal World Music Chart

Angel Romero February 1, 2019 No Comments Bassekou KouyateMalian musicngoniTransglobal World Music Chart

Miri (Outhere Records), the new album by Malian sensation Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba is the number one album in February 2019 on the Transglobal…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Luar Na Lubre

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 2 Comments Celtic musicGalician musicLuar Na LubreSpain

Luar Na Lubre was founded by multi-instrumentalist Bieito Romero (bagpipes, tin Whistle, punteiro, diatonic accordion; guitarist Daniel Cerqueiro; percussionist Xulio Varela; bassist and mandolinist Roberto…

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Artist Profiles: Los Losada

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments FlamencoLos LosadaSpain

The Losadas are a Gypsy family from Madrid with strong roots in the Flamenco tradition for they are related to Antonio Losada, Jesús El Romaní,…

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Artist Profiles: Luis el Zambo

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments FlamencoLuis el ZamboSpain

Luis Fernández Soto, better known as Luis el Zambo (Jerez, 1949) was born in Taxdirt street (calle La Sangre) in Jerez’s Santiago barrio. He has…

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Album reviews

Rocky Dawuni’s Reggae for Positive change

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments AfropopReggaeRocky Dawuniworld music

On Beats of Zion, African reggae star Rocky Dawuni continues to demonstrate he’s one of the most exciting artists coming out of Africa.  His style…

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