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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    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.
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    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Danongan Kalanduyan

Angel Romero November 23, 2018 No Comments Danongan KalanduyanFilipino musicThe Philippines

Danongan Kalanduyan was a master of all aspects of the Mindanao tribal style of kulintang music and an essential artistic figure in practically all major…

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Artist Profiles: Alex Acuña

Angel Romero November 22, 2018 No Comments Alex AcuñapercussionPeruperuvianPeruvian music

Born in Pativilca, Peru, 100 miles north of Lima, Alejandro Neciosup Acuña, better known as Alex Acuña was born into a musical family that inspired…

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Artist Profiles: Cesar Peredo

Angel Romero November 22, 2018 No Comments Cesar PeredoflutePeruPeruvian musicwestern classical music

Peruvian flutist and composer Cesar Peredo studied flute at the National Conservatory of Lima. Peredo continued his studies at the Hochschule fur Musik in Detmold,…

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Artist Profiles: Ciro Hurtado

Angel Romero November 22, 2018 No Comments Ciro HurtadoPeruPeruvian music

Ciro Hurtado is a guitarist-composer from Peru who has been actively performing since the early 1970s. His early musical career started during his high school…

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Artist Profiles: Perú Negro

Angel Romero November 22, 2018 No Comments Afro-PeruvianPeruPerú NegroPeruvian music

Reynaldo Campos De la Colina founded the group Perú Negro in the village of El Carmen, on The 26th of February 1969. El Carmen is…

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Events

Acclaimed Portuguese Vocalist Mariza to Present Self-Titled Album “Mariza” at National Music Auditorium in Madrid

World Music Central News Room November 22, 2018 No Comments fadoMarizaPortuguese music

Fado star Mariza is set to perform this coming Sunday, November 25, 2019 at the National Music Auditorium in Madrid, Spain. The sold out concert…

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Album reviews

The Entertaining Crosscultural Brass Sounds of Salento

Angel Romero November 21, 2018 No Comments brass bandCesare Dell'AnnaGirodiBandaItalian musicworld fusion

Cesare Dell’Anna and GirodiBanda – Guerra (11/8 Records, 2018) On the album Guerra, Italian trumpeter Cesare Dell’Anna explores various musical genres from a brass band…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Wissam Joubran

Angel Romero November 20, 2018 No Comments Arabic musicLe Trio JoubranoudPalestinian musicudWissam Joubranworld fusion

Wissam Joubran was born in 1983, and was introduced very young to ud by his brother Samir. He attended numerous local and international festivals, among…

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Artist Profiles: Suhail Khoury

Angel Romero November 20, 2018 No Comments PalestinePalestinian musicSuhail Khoury

Suhail Khoury’s music is deeply connected with his personal experiences. It talks about freedom, victory, Jerusalem and love. Some of it was composed during Suhail…

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Artist Profiles: Samir Joubran

Angel Romero November 20, 2018 No Comments Arabic musicPalestinian musicSamir Joubranworld fusion

Samir Joubran was born in 1973 in Nazareth. He is a Palestinian ud virtuoso and graduate of the Abdul-Wahab Conservatory for Eastern Music, Cairo. He…

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