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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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    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.
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    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
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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: Liu Fang

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicLiu Fangpipa

Born in Kunming (China) in 1974, Liu Fang started learning the pipa (Chinese lute) at the age of 6 and soon began to perform in…

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Artist Profiles: Lingling Yu

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicLingling Yupipa

Lingling Yu was born in the south-western part of China, near Shanghai, beautiful city Hangzhou, starting point Silk Road. She took up music at age…

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Artist Profiles: Li Xiangting

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicguqinLi Xiangting

Li Xiangting was born in 1940 in Liaoyuan, China. Li Xiangting is a world-class guqin (Chinese 7 string zither) and xiao (Chinese vertical bamboo flute)…

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Artist Profiles: Lei Qiang

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicerhuLei Qiang

Lei Qiang is a master player of the erhu. Born in 1960 in Shaanxi province in the People’s Republic of China, Lei began to play…

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Mesmerizing Sarod

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments Alam KhanIndian classical musicsarod

Alam Khan – Immersion (AMMP Records, 2018) Alam Khan’s Immersion highlights the resonance and splendor of the sarod, a 25-string North Indian lute. San Francisco-based…

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Brazilian Stars Deliver Iconic Songs Live

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments Brazilian musicGal CostaGilberto GilNando Reis

Gil, Nando and Gal – Trinca de ases (Altafonte, 2018) Three of Brazil’s best known artists, singer-songwriter and guitarist Gilberto Gil, vocalist Gal Costa and…

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Artist Profiles: Jia Peng Fang

Angel Romero April 12, 2018 6 Comments ChinaChinese musicerhuJia Peng Fang

Jia Peng Fang was born April 1958 in Jiamusi, China. He is a virtuoso of the erhu (Chinese fiddle), and has played in hundreds of…

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Artist Profiles: Hu Bin

Angel Romero April 12, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicerhuHu Bin

Hu Bin plays erhu fiddle and gaohu (Cantonese fiddle). She is a former lead musician in Xi’an Classical Chinese Music Ensemble and a graduate of…

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Heartbreaking Roma Songs

Angel Romero April 12, 2018 No Comments Eva SalinaGypsy musicPeter StanRoma musicSerbian music

Eva Salina & Peter Stan – Sudbina (Vogiton Records, 2018) Sudbina recreates the songs of Vida Pavlovic, a Serbian Roma (Gypsy) singer who was very…

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Artist Profiles: Hong Ting

Angel Romero April 11, 2018 2 Comments ChinaChinese musicHong Tingzheng

Hong Ting had extensive training in performance, theory, composition and improvisation. She started playing the piano at age six and later studied the zheng under…

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