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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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    Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty

    In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree.  This is Ashley Maher’s…

    Dorothy Johnson-Laird April 4, 2026 2 Comments
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Featured News

  • 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
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
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    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Tlen-Huicani

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments Mexican musicMexicoson jarochoTlen-Huicani

Tlen-Huicani remains one of the most faithful performers of the traditional folk music of Veracruz, Mexico. Since 1973, their music and international achievements have earned…

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Artist Profiles: Anatol Stefanet

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments Anatol StefanetMoldovaMoldovan musicworld fusion

Anatol Stefanet was born on January 23, 1956 in Grinăuți, Rîșcani, Moldova. He began his career as a folk musician (viola) at the age of…

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Artist Profiles: Trigon

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments ethnojazzMoldovaMoldovan musicTrigonworld fusion

Trigon was founded by Anatol Stefanet with the intention of combining Moldovan folk music and jazz. The group has toured across Europe performing its unique…

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Artist Profiles: Badma-Khanda

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments Badma-KhandaBuryatChinaMongolian music

Badma-Khanda was born in Inner Mongolia, China, in 1979 into a Buryat family. Her grandparents had to flee from the communist regime of the Soviet…

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Artist Profiles: Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments MongoliaMongolian musicOtgonbayar Chuluunbaatar

Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar was born 1969 in the Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia, where she lived with her nomadic family. Since her youth Otgonbayar is known…

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Artist Profiles: Tserendavaa

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 No Comments Mongolian musicthroat singingTserendaava

From remote west Mongolia came a master of one of the most remarkable vocal traditions on the planet. One person sings two different pitches at…

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Artist Profiles: Urna

Angel Romero October 20, 2018 2 Comments ChinaMongolian musicUrna

Urna Chahar-Tugchi was born in 1969 into a family of livestock farmers in the grasslands of the Ordos district, in the Southwest of Inner Mongolia,…

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Artist Profiles: Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects

Angel Romero October 19, 2018 No Comments Aisha Kandisha's Jarring EffectsMoroccan musicMoroccotrance music

Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects, was formed in Marrakech in 1987 by Abdou El Shaheed, Habib El Malak and Pat Jabbar, to develop a Shabee (Popular…

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Artist Profiles: El Houssaine Kili

Angel Romero October 19, 2018 No Comments El Houssaine KiliMoroccan musicMorocco

El Houssaine Kili grew up in Morocco with Arab folk music, Berber songs and American Pop songs, which he became familiar with over the radio.…

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Events

Mundial Montreal 2018 Announces Closing Night show

World Music Central News Room October 19, 2018 No Comments AyradDaby ToureMundial MontrealNomad’Stones

Canadian world music showcase Mundial Montreal has announced the artists scheduled to perform on November 16. Mundial Montreal’s closing party, presented in collaboration with la…

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