Skip to content
stamp collage
Wednesday, April 08, 2026

World Music Central

Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
World Music Central
Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
  • Home
  • About
  • Topics
    • archive
    • Articles
    • Artist Profiles
    • Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • Album reviews
    • Charts
    • Concert reviews
    • Conferences
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Film Reviews
    • General News
    • Interviews
    • Loop Collections
    • New Books
    • New CDs and digital releases
    • New Films
    • New Releases
    • Obituaries
    • Tour Announcements
    • Tradeshows
    • Uncategorized
  • Contact Us
  • World Music Resources
    • World Music Booking agents
    • World Music Festivals
    • Glossaries
      • Musical Instrument Glossary
    • Music Contests
    • Showcases
    • Musician Biographies
      • Afghan music
      • Algerian Music
      • American Music
      • Azerbaijani Music
      • Angolan Music
      • Bangladeshi music
      • Beninese Music
      • Burkinabe Music
      • Burundian Music
      • Cameroonian music
      • Cape Verdean music
      • Chinese Music
      • Congolese Music
      • Egyptian Music
      • Ethiopian Music
      • Gambian Music
      • Guinea Bissauan Music
      • Guinean Music
      • Indian Music
      • Iranian Music
      • Ivorian Music
      • Malian Music
      • Mauritanian Music
      • Norwegian Music
      • Mozambican Music
      • Sao Tomean Music
      • Scottish Music
      • Swiss Music
      • The Multifaceted World of Spanish Roots Music
      • Senegalese Music
      • Taiwanese Music
      • Tajik Music
      • Tanzanian Music
      • Turkish Music
    • Venues
  • Partners
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews

    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
    View More
  • Album reviews Interviews

    Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty

    In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree.  This is Ashley Maher’s…

    Dorothy Johnson-Laird April 4, 2026 2 Comments
    View More

Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Ashby Frank Salutes a Festival Original, “Stokes County Buck Dancing Man”

    World Music Central News Room March 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
    Music videos

    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Segundo Falcón

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments FlamencoSegundo FalcónSpainSpanish music

  Segundo Falcón was born in 1970 in a section of Sevilla (Spain) that is known as El Viso del Alcor, where a family of…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Segundo Falcón
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Seán Óg Graham

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments accordionIrelandIrish folk musicSeán Óg Graham

Seán Óg Graham is from Portglenone, Co. Antrim, Ireland. He’s one of Ireland’s best button accordion players. Seán Óg Graham has achieved numerous All-Ireland titles…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Seán Óg Graham
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Salar Nader

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments Indian classical musicSalar NadertablaUnited States of Americaworld music

Salar Nader, of Afghan origin, was born in 1981 in Hamburg, Germany and migrated to the United States at the age of three . It…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Salar Nader
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Salar Aghili

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments IranIranian musicPersian classical musicSalar Aghili

Salar Aghili is one of the leading Persian classical vocalists of his generation. He was born in Tehran in 1977, has studied under the guidance…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Salar Aghili
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Rumen Sali Shopov

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments BulgariaBulgarian musicRumen Sali Shopov

Percussionist Rumen Sali Shopov is a Roma (Gypsy) artist from Gotse Delchev, a crossroads town in Southwest Bulgaria near the borders with Greece and Macedonia,…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Rumen Sali Shopov
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Sabir Khan

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments IndiaIndian classical musicSabir Khansarangiworld fusion

Sabir Khan, born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan (India), belongs to the Sikar gharana (school) of music that has introduced several influential figures to Indian classical music.…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Sabir Khan
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ry Cooder

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 1 Comment American folk musicBuena Vista Social ClubguitarRy CooderUnited States of America

Ryland Peter Cooder (Ry Cooder) was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 15, 1947. He is a guitarist well-known for his slide guitar style.…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Ry Cooder
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Rusk

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments Frode HaltliNorwayNorwegian musicRuskUnni LøvlidVegar Vardal

Rusk was a Norwegian folk music trio from the Solør and Finnskogen area in Norway, near the Swedish border. The band featured vocalist Unni Løvlid,…

Share
View More Artist Profiles: Rusk
Album reviews

Dona Onete’s Sensual Songs from the Amazon

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicDona Onete

Dona Onete – Banzeiro (Mais Um Discos, 2017) An album by charismatic Brazilian Amazonian singer Dona Onete. Her songs are about seduction, plants that make…

Share
View More Dona Onete’s Sensual Songs from the Amazon
Events

Riyaaz Qawwali to present the Sufi Music of Pakistan & India at ‘A World In Trance’ Music Series

Angel Romero April 23, 2017 No Comments qawwaliRiyaaz QawwaliUnited States of America

American qawwali music ensemble Riyaaz Qawwali is set to perform on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 7:00 pm at Roulette in New York City. Riyaaz…

Share
View More Riyaaz Qawwali to present the Sufi Music of Pakistan & India at ‘A World In Trance’ Music Series

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 838 Page 839 Page 840 … Page 1,923 Next page

Recent Posts

  • The Klezmatics Face The Music With We Were Made For These Times
  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra Joins Dudamel And New York Philharmonic For Anniversary Concerts
  • Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Return With Slideways
  • A Soundtrack Fit for a Sultan: Kamperman’s Prince Achmed Shines Beyond the Screen
  • Flushing Town Hall to Present Global Mashup: Brooklyn World Wide East
  • Ana Crismán Revolutionizes Flamenco with Her Harp
  • Oud Maestro Sufian Ararah Revisits Memory on “Asdaa”

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

Tags

accordion African music Afrobeat American folk music Arabic music Argentine music Bluegrass blues Brazil Brazilian music Celtic music Chinese music Cuba Cuban music fado fiddle Finnish music Flamenco flamenco guitar guitar India Indian classical music Indian music Ireland Irish folk music Italian music Jazz Latin jazz Malian music Middle Eastern music Norwegian music percussion Portugal Portuguese music Reggae salsa Scotland Scottish music Spain Spanish music Turkish music United States of America world fusion world jazz world music
World Music Central | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved