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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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    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
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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.
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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
  • 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
  • Anthony Almonte's cover artwork. Two filtered images of the artist.
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    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Noreum Machi

Angel Romero April 1, 2017 No Comments Korean musicNoreum MachiSouth Korea

  Noreum Machi was founded in 1993 and is currently the most widely recognized Korean traditional music group in South Korea. Noreummachi’s performances are based…

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Artist Profiles: Novalima

Angel Romero April 1, 2017 No Comments Afro-Peruvianglobal electronicaNovalimaPeruPeruvian music

Novalima is a collective of four Lima-based producers: Ramón Pérez Prieto, Rafael Morales, Carlos Li Carrillo and Grimaldo del Solar. They combine the rich musical…

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Artist Profiles: Oisin Mac Diarmada

Angel Romero April 1, 2017 1 Comment IrelandIrish folk musicOisín Mac DiarmadaTeada

Oisín Mac Diarmada was born in 1978 in County Clare, Ireland. He learned how to play the fiddle at a young age. Oisín later moved…

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Artist Profiles: Omara Portuondo

Angel Romero April 1, 2017 2 Comments CubaCuban musicfilinOmara Portuondo

Omara Portuondo is one of Cuba’s greatest vocalists and has been very popular from the day she started singing professionally in the late forties. From…

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Charts

Bargou 08 at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2017

Angel Romero April 1, 2017 No Comments Bargou 08TunisiaTunisian music

The album Targ by Tunisian act Bargou 08 has reached the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2017. The band combines Tunisian…

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Tour Announcements

Malian Guitar Virtuoso Vieux Farka Touré Announces 2017 North American Samba Tour

Angel Romero April 1, 2017 No Comments desert bluesMaliMalian musicVieux Farka Touré

Acclaimed Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré will be touring the United States April-May 2017. The tour begins at Brooklyn New York’s BRIC House on Thursday,…

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Album reviews

The Band Beyond Borders, A Remarkable Gathering of World Musicians

Arthur Shuey March 31, 2017 No Comments Amine MraihiHamza MraihiTunisiaTunisian musicworld fusionworld music

Amine & Hamza – The Band Beyond Borders – Fertile Paradoxes (ARC Music EUCD2704, 2017) A popular comedian recently remarked that President Trump’s planned wall…

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Interviews

Aurelio Martinez: Music of Love, Culture of Love

Dorothy Johnson-Laird March 30, 2017 No Comments

Aurelio Martinez takes up space in the room even when he is seated.  He speaks without hesitation and with big clear gestures.   I had wanted…

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Aurelio Martinez: Music of Love, Culture of Love

Dorothy Johnson-Laird March 30, 2017 No Comments Aurelio MartinezGarifuna musicHonduran music

Aurelio Martinez takes up space in the room even when he is seated. He speaks without hesitation and with big clear gestures. I had wanted…

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Events

Flamenco Singer Argentina Brought by the Wind

Angel Romero March 30, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaFlamencoSpainSpanish music

Flamenco rising star Argentina is set to perform her new show, The Winds That Bring Me Here, on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 at Teatro Central…

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