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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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    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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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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

Events

Tar Virtuosa Sahba Motallebi to Perform in Miami

World Music Central News Room January 4, 2018 No Comments Persian musicSahba Motallebitar

Tar and sitar master Sahba Motallebi is set to perform Saturday, January 27th accompanied by Naghmeh Farahmand at North Beach Bandshell in Miami. Sahba Motallebi…

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Oumou Sangaré to Perform at Celtic Connections 2018

World Music Central News Room January 3, 2018 No Comments Celtic ConnectionsMalian musicOumou Sangaré

  Acclaimed Malian vocalist Oumou Sangaré is set to perform at Celtic connections festival on January 30, 2018. Sangaré returned from an 8-year recording respite…

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Global a Cappela Expressions

Angel Romero January 2, 2018 No Comments a cappellaAnne BoccatoArtemisz PolonyiAsaran Earth TrioAstrid Kuljanic

  Asaran Earth Trio – Why Should Your Heart Not Dance (2017) Why Should Your Heart Not Dance is an independent release by New York-based,…

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Fiddlers’ Bid and Frigg Double Bill at Celtic Connections 2018

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2018 No Comments Celtic ConnectionsFiddlers' BidFrigg

Shetland’s Fiddlers’ Bid will headline a Main Auditorium concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Fiddlers’ Bid formed during playing lunchtime sessions at high school. Fiddlers’…

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3MA at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in January 2018

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2018 No Comments 3MAAfrican musicBallake SissokoDriss El MaloumiRajeryTransglobal World Music Chart

Anarouz (Six Degrees), the latest album by 3MA, a group featuring three high profile African musicians Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi, Rajery, is the number…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Zein Al-Jundi

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 1 Comment SyriaSyrian musicZein Al-Jundi

Zein Al-Jundi was born and raised in Damascus, Syria. She began singing professionally at the early age of five and over the next 12 years…

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Artist Profiles: Yungchen Lhamo

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 No Comments Tibetan musicYungchen Lhamo

Yungchen Lhamo was born near Lhasa, Tibet at a time when the isolated ‘forbidden kingdom’ was caught in the ravages of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.…

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Artist Profiles: Yat-Kha

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 No Comments Russiathroat singingTuvan musicYat-Kha

Yat-Kha started in 1991 in the hyper-industrial Siberian steel-belt city of Boris Yeltsin’s then home-town of Sverdlovsk. Albert Kuvezin – taking a holiday from the…

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Artist Profiles: Yange Yange Trio

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 No Comments TanzaniaTanzanian musicYange Yange Trio

Yange Yange Arts is a Wagogo cultural group from the central Tanzanian region around the city of Dodoma. Tanzania has some 12 ethnic groups none…

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Artist Profiles: Yulduz Usmanova

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 No Comments Uzbek musicUzbekistanYulduz Usmanova

Uzbek singer Yulduz Usmanova was born on December 12, 1963 in Margilan, Uzbekistan. She was a unique phenomenon in the global pop culture of the…

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