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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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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…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
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    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
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    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
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    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
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    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments
  • Dallas String Quartet. Studio portrait of the quartet wearing formal clothes. Two men n black suits and two women in black dresses.
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    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments

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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Charts

Transglobal World Music Chart for November 2016

Angel Romero November 1, 2016 No Comments MauritaniaMauritanian musicNoura Mint SeymaliTransglobal World Music Chart

Mauritanian musician, vocalist and innovator Noura Mint Seymali is the Transglobal World Music Chart’s number 1 artist this month. 1. Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina…

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Events

Trio Da Kali and South African Guitarist Derek Gripper to Perform at Zankel Hall

Angel Romero October 31, 2016 No Comments

On Saturday, November 12 at 8:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall in New York city will present a two-part program in Zankel Hall, featuring renowned South African…

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Album reviews

Silence Flooded Trance

Grahak Perth October 30, 2016 No Comments mantraMonk Partyworld music

Monk Party has just released Silence Flooded Trance. Made up of father and son duo, Pragunya and Nelson Myers-Daly their influences include the kirtan devotional…

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L&T: Abed Azrie

Adolf Alzuphar October 29, 2016 No Comments Abed AzrieSyriaSyrian music

I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time. It’s…

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Events

Diego El Cigala to Perform in Miami

Angel Romero October 28, 2016 No Comments Diego El CigalaFlamencosalsa

Spanish flamenco star Diego El Cigala is set to perform tomorrow, Saturday, October 29th, 2016 at Fillmore Miami Beach. Cigala will present his new album…

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Album reviews

Seiva’s Folk Innovations

Angel Romero October 28, 2016 No Comments PortugalPortuguese musicSeiva

Seiva – Seiva (Bigorna, 2015) Seiva recreates Portuguese traditional music throughout the use of new arrangements and the incorporation of some electronic effects and world…

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New CDs and digital releases

Reggae Specialists VP Records to Release Strictly the Best Vol. 54

Angel Romero October 27, 2016 No Comments Jamaican musiclover's rockReggae

The reggae compilation Strictly the Best Vol. 54 (VP Records) features some of the best-known roots and lover’s rock singers. The set, scheduled for release…

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Interviews

‘Music is pure energy’ – interview with guitarist-composer Amit Heri

Madanmohan Rao October 26, 2016 No Comments Amit HeriIndiaIndian musicJazz

Guitarist Amit Heri composes and performs a creative blend of Indian classical music and jazz. He cites John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, U Srinivas, and Ravi…

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