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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

  • 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: Diblo Dibala

Angel Romero May 18, 2018 No Comments Congolese musicCongolese rumbaDemocratric Republic of CongoDiblo Dibala

Diblo Dibala is a Congolese electric guitar virtuoso. Born in born in 1954 in Kisangani (D. R. Congo), his approach to the guitar has made…

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Album reviews

Heartfelt Romantic Reggae by Sadiki

Angel Romero May 18, 2018 No Comments Jamaican musiclover's rockSadiki

Sadiki – Blue Mountain Acoustic (Skinny Bwoy Records, 2018) Blue Mountain Acoustic is the fifth album by Sadiki, a popular Jamaican vocalist, songwriter and producer.…

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Ensemble Novo Lured by Brazil

Angel Romero May 18, 2018 No Comments Brazilian musicEnsemble NovoLatin jazz

Ensemble Novo – Who Saw You Then, Who Sees You Now (Frosty Cordial Music, 2017) Who Saw You Then, Who Sees You Now is a…

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The Captivating Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices and Lisa Gerrard

TJ Nelson May 17, 2018 No Comments Bulgarian musicLisa GerrardThe Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices featuring Lisa Gerrard – BooCheeMish (Prophecy Productions, 2018) The women in the publicity photo for the album BooCheeMish smile,…

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Awards Events

Awards Ceremony for the Alcobendas Flamenco New Talents 2018 on May 25

World Music Central News Room May 17, 2018 No Comments Alcobendas FlamencaÁngel ReyesÁngeles ToledanoFlamencoMacarena RamírezPaco Soto

The Premios Alcobendas Flamenca Nuevos Talentos 2018 (Alcobendas Flamenco New Talents) Gala will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 25th at the Paco…

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Tour Announcements

Mokoomba Announces American Tour in Summer 2018

World Music Central News Room May 16, 2018 No Comments MokoombaZimbabwean music

Zimbabwean sensation Mokoomba will be back in the United States this summer for a summer too. The band made its SXSW debut in March 2018…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Vera Bílá

Angel Romero May 15, 2018 No Comments Czech RepublicGypsy musicVera Bílá

Vera Bílá is a Czech Roma, although her family originates from the Gypsy shantytowns of Slovakia. She smokes heavily, eats with gusto, and loves to…

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Artist Profiles: Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr

Angel Romero May 15, 2018 No Comments Czech musicCzech RepublicTomáš Kočko

Kocko & Orchestr is peculiar songster, singer, composer and speculator in the area of traditional Moravian and Slavonic artistic creation, history and religion. He and…

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Artist Profiles: Terne Chave

Angel Romero May 15, 2018 No Comments Czech RepublicGypsy musicTerne Chave

Terne Chave (Young guys, in the Roma language) is an award-winning Gypsy music band led by Gejza Bendig that is specialized in Eastern European Roma…

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Artist Profiles: Marta Topferova

Angel Romero May 15, 2018 No Comments Czech RepublicLatin American musicMarta Topferova

Born in Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, the young Marta Topferova moved with her family to Prague, where she began her musical career at age…

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