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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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    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.
    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
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    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.
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    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

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: I-Threes

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments I-ThreesJamaicaReggae

The I-Threes are the most influential female singing group in the history of Jamaican music. In the early 1970s Bob Marley asked the three women…

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Artist Profiles: Fully Fullwood

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments Fully FullwoodJamaicaReggaeworld music

Hailing from Kingston, Fully Fullwood is one of the most popular and well-known reggae bass players in the world and has worked and recorded with…

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Events

Gypsy Jazz Masters Lulo Reinhardt and Daniel Stelter to Perform at ArtsCenter in Carrboro

World Music Central News Room September 28, 2018 No Comments Daniel StelterGypsy jazzLulo Reinhardt

Acclaimed guitarists Lulo Reinhardt and Daniel Stelter are set to perform Thursday, October 11th, 2018 at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, North Carolina. Reinhardt is the…

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Artist Profiles: Daniel Stelter

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments Daniel StelterGermanyguitarGypsy jazz

Daniel Stelter was born in Germany. His passion for music started early: he began playing the classical guitar at the age of eight, and was…

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Artist Profiles: Azouhouni Adou

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments Azouhouni AdouIvorian musicIvory Coast

Born in the Ivory Coast (West Africa), Azouhouni Adou began his musical career early on accompanying some of most the well-known and respected Ivorian artists,…

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Artist Profiles: Dobet Gnahoré

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 1 Comment Dobet GnahoréIvorian musicIvory Coast

Dobet Gnahoré is a singer, dancer and percussion’s from Africa’s Ivory Coast. She not only possesses a incredible voice but she also has a commanding…

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Artist Profiles: BB Seaton

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments BB SeatonJamaicaReggae

B.B Seaton christened Harris Lloyd Seaton, born September 3rd is a singer with a soulful voice, a qualified musician, producer and one of the most…

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Artist Profiles: Culture

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments CultureJamaicaReggae

Culture, featuring Joseph Hill, is reggae’s preeminent harmony group. Born in the 1970s golden age of reggae, Culture has garnered continual US and international acclaim…

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Artist Profiles: Buju Banton

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments Buju BantonJamaicaReggae

Mark Anthony Myrie, aka Buju Banton (born July 15, 1973) is the youngest of 15 children born to a ‘higgler’, street vendor mother in Kingston,…

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Music videos

Oumou Sangaré Releases Mali Nialé Video

World Music Central News Room September 27, 2018 No Comments Malian musicOumou Sangaré

Malian world music star Oumou Sangaré has released a new music video for the song “Mali Nialé” (Beautiful Mali)!”     “Mali Nialé” appears in…

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