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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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  • 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
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    Bluegrass With Heart: Shelton & Williams Share “Shifting Sand”

    World Music Central News Room April 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

    World Music Central News Room March 31, 2026 No Comments
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    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

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    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

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Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: Sevara Nazarkhan

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments dutarSevara NazarkhanUzbek musicUzbekistan

Sevara Nazarkhan, an Uzbek singer-songwriter and musician, plays the dutar, a fifteenth century two-stringed Central Asian lute that is plucked, not strummed. When music was…

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Artist profiles: Seth Walker

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments bluesSeth WalkerUnited States of America

Seth Walker is deeply influenced by guitar players such as B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Snooks Eaglin. He’s also a talented songwriting in the blues…

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Artist profiles: Senem Diyici

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments Senem DiyiciTurkeyTurkish music

Born in Istanbul, Senem Diyici was well known in Turkey as a classical and traditional singer. She later moved to Germany and then in France…

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Artist profiles: Sebunjo Joel

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments Sebunjo JoelUgandaUgandan music

Born on 20th August 1984 in Kampala, Uganda Sebunjo Joel is in the 14th lineage of the mamba generation. He has studied and perfomed Ganda…

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Artist profiles: Savourna Stevenson

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicharpSavourna StevensonScotlandScottish musicUnited Kingdomwestern classical music

Savourna Stevenson has been a leading figure in the renaissance of the Celtic harp in Scotland. An outstanding virtuoso and inspiring performer, she has pushed…

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Artist profiles: Sarah Ndagire

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments Sarah NdagireUgandaUgandan music

Sarah Ndagire was born and raised in Uganda. Ndagire has actively participated in the field of African music dance and culture. Ndagire has come up…

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Artist profiles: Sarah Allen

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicFlookSarah Allen

Sarah Allen started her musical career in a couple of little known bands on the London circuit – Di’s New Outfit and Bodhrans and Binlids.…

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Artist profiles: Santiago Jimenez Jr.

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments accordioncorridosSantiago Jimenez Jr.Tex-MexUnited States of America

One of the major figures in Tex-Mex border music, Santiago Jimenez Jr. is a singer and accordion virtuoso of the first rank. His father virtually…

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Artist profiles: Samite

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments SamiteUgandaUgandan music

Samite Mulondo was born and raised in Uganda but left as a political refugee in 1982 following his brother’s death. He spent some time playing…

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Boubacar Traoré’s Dounia Tabolo at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room December 1, 2017 No Comments bluesBoubacar TraoréMalian musicTransglobal World Music Chart

Dounia Tabolo (Lusafrica) by Malian musician Boubacar Traoré is the number 1 album in December 2017 at the Transglobal World Music Chart. The new recording…

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