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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: Abdelli

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Algerian musicbendirBerberdarbukaKabylmandola

Abdelli Abderrahmane is a Kabyl Berber, born on the 2nd of April 1958 at Behalil in the Great Kabyl (Algeria). Author, composer and performer, he…

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Rounder Records Reissues The Klezmer Conservatory Band’s Oy Chanukah!

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments JazzKlezmer

Rounder Records has reissued Oy Chanukah! By The Klezmer Conservatory Band. The reissue is part of Rounder’s back catalog world music albums released into full…

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Artist Profiles: Abdelkader Saadoun

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 No Comments Abdelkader SaadounAlgerian musicRai

Abdelkader Saadoun comes from Khemis Miliana in Algeria, a few miles away from Wahran, the birth place of Rai. He started to play Rai music…

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Artist Profiles: Abdel Wright

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 No Comments Abdel WrightJamaican music

With an incredible true-life story that rivals Jimmy Cliff’s fictional tale of Kingston gangsters in the classic reggae film Harder They Come, Abdel Wright has…

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Artist Profiles: Abdel Karim Ensemble

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 2 Comments Abdel Karim EnsembleArabic musickanunMuwashahanayneyqanun

Formed by professional musicians from several countries (Syria, Egypt, Morocco and Spain) and under the direction of Abdel Karim, this ensemble has the purpose of…

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Artist Profiles: Abdel Gadir Salim

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 No Comments Abdel Gadir SalimSudanSudanese music

Abdel Gadir Salim is among the most significant and influential singers Sudan has produced. He first introduced the rhythms and melodies of the western province…

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Artist Profiles: Abby Surya Djai

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 No Comments Abby Surya DjaiCongolese music

Abby Surya, from Kinshasa (D. R. Congo) started her career in 1984, alongside the well known Congolese female singer Abeti Masikini. The Redoutable, name of…

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Artist Profiles: Abby Newton

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 No Comments Abby NewtonAmerican folk musiccelloCeltic music

American musician Abby Newton first brought her cello into the folk music scene in the mid 1970’s as a member of The Putnam County String…

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Artist Profiles: Abboud Abdel Aal

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 No Comments Abboud Abdel'AlArabic musicLebanese musicLebanonviolin

Palestinian musician Abboud Abdel Aal (also spelled Abboud Abdel’Al) was born in 1929. He started his musical career while he was only 7 years old.…

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Artist Profiles: Aaron Bebe Sukura

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 1 Comment Aaron Bebe SukurafluteGhanaGhanaian musicHighlife

Aaron Bebe Sukura is a Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist (harp-lute, thumb-piano, bamboo flute, guitar, xylophone). He recorded Nyong, a solo album devoted to acoustic Highlife from Ghana…

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