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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…

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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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  • Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Safe, Sensible and Sane cover artwork. A photo of the two artists holding banjos
    Music videos

    Old Hen, New Spin: Steve Martin and Alison Brown Hatch Video With Della Mae

    World Music Central News Room April 11, 2026 No Comments
  • 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

Album reviews

Hot Balkan Brass

Angel Romero November 6, 2016 No Comments Balkan musicbrass bandDžambo AguševiDžambo Aguševi Orchestratrumpet

Džambo Aguševi Orchestra – Brass Like it Hot – Fast & Furious Balkan Brass (Arc Music EUCD2666, 2016) The Džambo Aguševi Orchestra is an exciting…

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Avant-Garde Hurdy Gurdy

Angel Romero November 6, 2016 No Comments hurdy gurdySteven KampermanValentin Clastrier

Valentin Clastrier and Steven Kamperman – Fabuloseries (Homerecords, 2016) A collaboration between French hurdy gurdy experimentalist and Dutch clarinetist Steven Kamperman. Although the hurdy is…

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Darrell Webb Band to Release “Lover’s Leap” in February 2017

Angel Romero November 6, 2016 No Comments BluegrassDarrell Webb Band

Bluegrass act Darrell Webb Band will be releasing a new album titled “Lover’s Leap” (Mountain Fever Records) on February 10, 2017. A single, “If You’re…

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Oliver Mtukudzi to Perform at The Opera House in Toronto

Angel Romero November 6, 2016 No Comments

Acclaimed Zimbabwean guitarist, vocalist and composer Oliver Mtukudzi is set to perform on Friday November 11th at The Opera House in Toronto. Oliver Mtukudzi, also…

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A Cappella Group Tuuletar Releases Live Concert Video

Angel Romero November 5, 2016 No Comments

Finnish a cappella quartet Tuuletar has released a video featuring a live radio performance of the song Tuu kerää at WOMEX 2016 in Spain. The…

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Taj Weekes & Adowa Release Let Your Voice be as Loud as your Silence Music video

Angel Romero November 4, 2016 No Comments ReggaeTaj Weekes & Adowa

Acclaimed reggae act Taj Weekes & Adowa have released a new music video titled “Let Your Voice be as Loud as your Silence.” This song…

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Kora Delight

TJ Nelson November 3, 2016 No Comments Dawda JobartehGambiaGambian musickora

Dawda Jobarteh – Transitional Times (Sterns Music, 2016) All too often kora music evokes the image of lacy traditional African tunes that fall into the…

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Events

RAM to Perform at Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami

Angel Romero November 3, 2016 No Comments HaitiHaitian musicRAM

Haitian roots (misik rasin) band RAM is set to perform on November 5, 2016 at Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami. RAM is based in…

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New CDs and digital releases

VP Records to Release Strictly the Best Vol. 55

Angel Romero November 3, 2016 No Comments dancehall reggaeJamaicaJamaican music

The anthology Strictly the Best Vol. 55 (VP Records) includes this year’s most popular dancehall reggae songs played at clubs and on Caribbean radio. Artists…

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Album reviews

Enthralling Fiddle Traditions of the North

Angel Romero November 2, 2016 No Comments Anders HallfiddleKevin HendersonOlav Luksengård MjelvaThe Nordic Fiddlers Bloc

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Deliverance (Nordic Fiddlers Bloc NFBCD001, 2016) Northern Europe is a land with a great fiddling tradition. The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc brings…

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