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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.
    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: Ensemble Al Kindi

Angel Romero January 17, 2018 No Comments Ensemble Al KindiSyriaSyrian music

Ensemble Al Kindi in 1983 by Arab zither (qanun) virtuoso Julien Jalal Eddine Weiss. The ensemble’s intention is to recreate the spirit of dialog and…

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Events

London’s La Linea Festival Announces Shows by Jorge Drexler and Gisela Joao

World Music Central News Room January 17, 2018 No Comments Gisela JoãoJorge DrexlerLa Linea

London’s Latin Music Festival La Linea has announced two new high profile concerts for this year’s event: Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler and fado vocalist Gisela…

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Artist Profiles: Maniucha & Ksawery

Angel Romero January 17, 2018 No Comments Ksawery WójcińskiManiucha & KsaweryManiucha BikontPolandUkrainian music

Maniucha & Ksawery is a Polish duo specialized in combining jazz improvisation with dying-off traditional songs from the Polesie region in northwestern Ukraine. The duo…

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Album reviews

A Musical Journey Around Nordfjord

Angel Romero January 17, 2018 No Comments Britt Pernille FrøholmfiddleNorwegian music

Britt Pernille Frøholm – Nordfjord (Mere Records, 2017) Nordfjord is the second solo album by talented Norwegian fiddler Britt Pernille Frøholm. Although she has recorded…

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Album reviews

Calexico Takes a Slight Detour

Venita Munir January 16, 2018 No Comments AmericanaCalexico

Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us (Anti Records, 2018) Calexico’s 9th studio album, The Thread That Keeps Us (Anti- records), is a slight detour…

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Deeply Mesmerizing Ud

Angel Romero January 15, 2018 No Comments Arabic musicglobal electronicaoudSmadjud

Smadj – Solotronic (Whirling Wolf, 2017) Solotronic is the new solo album by Smadj (Jean-Pierre Smadja), a French-Tunisian artist who has taken the ud (Arabic…

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Music videos

Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre Release Music Video with First Single from Upcoming album

World Music Central News Room January 14, 2018 No Comments Adufeiras de SalitreGalician musicXabier Díaz

O baile de Noró is the title of the new single by Spanish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Xabier Díaz and Adufeiras de Salitre. The group performs…

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World Music Supergroup Toto Bona Lokua Release Ma Mama Music Video

World Music Central News Room January 14, 2018 No Comments Gerald TotoLokua KanzaRichard BonaToto Bona Lokua

Toto Bona Lokua have released a music video featuring the song ‘Ma Mama’. The video was directed by Katy Wang. The song appears in the…

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Events

Flamenco Innovator Niño de Elche to Perform in New York

Angel Romero January 13, 2018 No Comments Niño de Elche

Niño de Elche, as groundbreaking flamenco artist, is set to perform his latest project Antología del Cante Flamenco Heterodoxo on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at…

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Niyaz to Perform at the The Fourth Light Project in New York

World Music Central News Room January 13, 2018 No Comments Niyaz

Acclaimed world music act is set to perform at the The Fourth Light Project on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will…

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