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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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    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
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    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.
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    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.
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    Bluegrass With Heart: Shelton & Williams Share “Shifting Sand”

    World Music Central News Room April 3, 2026 No Comments
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    Sami Yusuf Unveils Transfixing Single “Being”

    World Music Central News Room March 31, 2026 No Comments

Album reviews

Hypnotically Captivating Infinite Hope

TJ Nelson June 17, 2016 No Comments Amaan Ali KhanAmjad Ali KhanArabic musicAyaan Ali KhanIndian classical musicoudRahim AlHajsarod

Amjad Ali Khan, Rahim AlHaj, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan – Infinite Hope (Ur Music, 2016) Swimming in a plumy lushness, Infinite Hope,…

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In order to rear a beautiful child: Rhiannon Giddens, Mermaid Avenue

Adolf Alzuphar June 17, 2016 No Comments Billy BraggRhiannon GiddensWilco

On the road to eternal rest, perhaps one of the greatest challenges that a person can face is how to raise a child. The answer…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Idir

Angel Romero June 16, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicIdirKabylworld music

Author of one of the first world music hits, Idir was an ambassador of the Kabyl culture (Berber people inhabiting Northern Algeria) since the 1970s.…

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Artist Profiles: Umalu

Angel Romero June 16, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicBerberUmalu

Umalu is a North African Berber, born in Algeria. He grew up in Europe and currently lives in Los Angeles (United States of America). After…

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Artist Profiles: Souad Massi

Angel Romero June 16, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicArab-Andalusian musicchaabiRaiSouad Massiwestern classical music

Souad Massi is a Paris-based Algerian singer-songwriter. With a beautiful voice and a large palette of influences to draw from, Souad Massi is one of…

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Artist Profiles: Rachid Taha

Angel Romero June 16, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicchaabiRachid TahaRai

Rachid Taha fused the music of his native Algeria with the sounds of the West. Born in 1958 in Oran, Algeria, Rachid grew up in…

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Artist Profiles: Pierre Bensusan

Angel Romero June 16, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaJazzPierre Bensusan

Born in Oran, Algeria, in 1957, Pierre Bensusan’s family moved to Paris when he was four years old. He began formal studies on classical piano…

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Artist Profiles: Naziha Azzouz

Angel Romero June 16, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicArab-Andalusian musicNaziha Azzouzud

Naziha Azzouz was born in Algeria and moved to France at the age of 12. She started singing ancient Arab Andalusian music at a very…

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Artist Profiles: Mona Boutchebak

Angel Romero June 16, 2016 2 Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicArab-Andalusian musickuitraMona Boutchebaknuba

Born in Algeria in 1978, Mona Boutchebak lived in the famous district of Algiers, Bab-El-Oued. When she was 5, she began to learn classical music…

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Artist Profiles: Moh Alileche

Angel Romero June 16, 2016 No Comments AlgeriaAlgerian musicBerberKabylMoh Alileche

Mohand Alileche, known as Moh in the United States of America, was born in Kabylia, a mountainous region of Algeria, in 1959. At that time…

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