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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 No Comments
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    Tombak In The Spotlight On Between Hands

    Kaveh Mahmudiyan — Between Hands (Global Sonics, 2025) Kaveh Mahmudiyan’s first solo album, Between Hands presents his own compositions with the tombak (Persian goblet-shaped drum).…

    Tyler Bennet April 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Rising Teenage Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Asher Brinson Debuts with Bluegrass Stars

    Asher Brinson — Midnight Hurricane (self-release, 2026) Asher Brinson is a young bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter from eastern North Carolina that has attracted a lot…

    Angel Romero April 2, 2026 No Comments
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    Hidden Hermeto Flute Gems Revealed On New Tribute Release

    Aline Gonçalves, Andrea Ernest Dias, Carlos Malta, Eduardo Neves – Obra Viva de Hermeto Pascoal – Vol. 1 Flautas (Rocinante, 2025) Obra Viva de Hermeto…

    Tyler Bennet March 30, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • 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.
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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.
    Music videos

    Salsa Artist Anthony Almonte Talks to the Moon

    World Music Central News Room March 29, 2026 No Comments
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    Music videos

    Liza Lo’s “Birdsong,” a Gentle Indie-Folk Song About Friendship and Romance

    World Music Central News Room March 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Kavita Shah and Bau sitting around a table in a courtyard full of plants.
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    Kavita Shah & Bau Revisit ‘Miss Perfumado’ In Mindelo Video

    World Music Central News Room March 27, 2026 No Comments

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Arto Tunçboyaciyan

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments ArmeniaArmenian musicArmenian Navy BandArto TunçboyaciyanFlamencoJazzworld fusionworld music

Arto Tuncboyaciyan was born in 1957, in Galataria, a town outside Constantinople. He is the youngest child of an Armenian family, with roots from Anatolia.…

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Artist Profiles: Armenian Navy Band

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments ArmeniaArmenian musicArmenian Navy BandArto Tunçboyaciyan

Music is considered a crucial means of communication by the founder of The Armenian Navy Band, Arto Tunçboyaciyan, a percussionist and vocalist of Armenian descent.…

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Artist Profiles: Ariadna Castellanos

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments Ariadna CastellanosFlamencoJazzpiano

Spanish pianist and composer, Ariadna Castellanos Rivas is currently one of the top rising and most promising Flamenco artists. She combines Flamenco and Jazz in…

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Artist Profiles: Ara Dinkjian

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments Ara DinkjianArmenian musicBalkan musicoudud

Ara Dinkjian is an Armenian born in the United States in 1958. His earliest professional musical experience was accompanying his father Onnik Dinkjian, a renowned…

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Artist Profiles: Anwar Diab Agha

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments Anwar Diab AghaArabic musicGrup AnwaroudSyriaSyrian musicud

Born in 1947 in Damascus (Syria), ud player, violinist, vocalist and composer Anwar Diab Agha has performed throughout the Middle East and Europe with Sabah…

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Artist Profiles: António Zambujo

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 1 Comment António ZambujofadoPortugalPortuguese music

Portugal’s fado sensation António Zambujo has been a major voice in recent years in the resurrection of male fado singers in a genre dominated by…

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Artist Profiles: Antonio Malena

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments Antonio MalenaFlamencoSpainSpanish music

Antonio Moreno Carrasco, better known as Antonio Malena (Malena is his mother’s artistic name), was born in Jerez in 1961. He is deeply influenced by…

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Artist Profiles: Antonio Carlos Jobim

Angel Romero January 6, 2017 No Comments Antonio Carlos JobimBrazilBrazilian music

Antonio Carlos Jobim was born Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, January 25, 1927 in the Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. He was also…

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Artist Profiles: Antibalas

Angel Romero January 6, 2017 No Comments

Antibalas (“bulletproof” in Spanish) is a large collective carrying on the Afrobeat tradition begun by Fela Kuti. Formed in 1998 and based in New York…

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Artist Profiles: Anon Egeland

Angel Romero January 6, 2017 No Comments Anon EgelandfiddleHardanger fiddleNorwayNorwegian music

Ånon Egeland was born in Oslo in 1954. He is one of the few musicians who plays traditional music from the county of Agder. He…

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