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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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  • 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.
    Music videos

    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
  • 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

Album reviews

The Spirited Asturian Folk Songs of Felpeyu

Angel Romero February 16, 2018 No Comments Asturian musicCeltic musicFelpeyuSpanish music

Felpeyu – Cerquina (Tierra Discos, 2017) Cerquina is the latest by Felpeyu, the leading contemporary folk music band from the Asturias region in northern Spain.…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Gulay & The Ensemble Aras

Angel Romero February 16, 2018 No Comments AustriaGulay & The Ensemble Aras

Gulay & The Ensemble Aras In 1989, Gulay & The Ensemble Aras was established in Vienna with the intention of creating a type of world…

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Artist Profiles: Ballycotton

Angel Romero February 14, 2018 No Comments AustriaBallycottonCeltic musicIrish folk music

Ballycotton started at the beginning of 1996 with a temporary band called Glakijamus. Three members this stayed together: Matthias Jakisic (fiddle), Alexander König (bouzouki, mandolin, banjo,…

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Artist Profiles: Marwan Abado

Angel Romero February 14, 2018 No Comments AustriaMarwan AbadoPalestinian music

Marwan Abado was born a Palestinian refugee in Beirut, Lebanon in 1967. As a child from Christian Palestinians he experienced as a child the fate…

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Events

Fifth Edition of the Flamenco Contest “Alcobendas Flamenca Nuevos Talentos” Seeking Entries

World Music Central News Room February 13, 2018 No Comments Alcobendas FlamencaFlamenco

Within the framework of flamenco festival Alcobendas Flamenca 2018, the fifth edition of the Flamenco New Talent contest for young people between 14 and 30…

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Wu Man & Huayin Shadow Puppet Band to Perform at New York Society for Ethical Culture

World Music Central News Room February 13, 2018 No Comments Chinese musicpipaWu Man

Pipa master Wu Man and Huayin Shadow Puppet Band are set to perform on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at New York Society for Ethical Culture…

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Artist Profiles: Saltwater Band

Angel Romero February 13, 2018 No Comments AustraliaSaltwater Band

The Saltwater Band consisted of eight young musicians from remote Elcho Island off the coast of North East Arnhem Land. Their first album, Gapu Damurrun,…

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Artist Profiles: Rhubee Neal

Angel Romero February 13, 2018 No Comments AustraliaRhubee Neal

Rhubee Neale (Sue Gibson Napanangka) a Central Australian Desert Rose is originally from Alice Springs she is of the Anmetyerre, Arrernte and Irish heritage and…

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Artist Profiles: Paul Taylor

Angel Romero February 13, 2018 No Comments AustraliaPaul Taylor

  By sharing the stories and music of Aboriginal and European Australia,  artist and educator Paul Walking Stick Taylor helps bridge cultures. On his albums…

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Artist Profiles: Nathan Scott

Angel Romero February 13, 2018 No Comments AustraliaNathan Scott

Nathan Scott is a young, indigenous performer from the Anmatyerre (mother) people, North-West of Alice Springs, NT and the Kalkadoon (father) people of Mount Isa,…

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