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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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  • 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
  • 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
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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

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Flatt Lonesome Performs Bluegrass Version of Popular Game of Thrones Theme

Angel Romero April 11, 2016 No Comments BluegrassFlatt LonesomeGame of Thrones

Rising contemporary bluegrass band Flatt Lonesome has recorded an acoustic version of the passionately popular HBO series, Game of Thrones. Flatt Lonesome was hand-picked by…

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Events

¡Globalquerque! 2016 Announces First Acts

Angel Romero April 11, 2016 No Comments world music

World music festival ¡Globalquerque! Has announced the first set of acts scheduled to perform at the 2016 edition of the global music gathering. ¡Globalquerque! will…

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Bonnie Raitt at Her Best

TJ Nelson April 11, 2016 1 Comment bluesBonnie Raittrock

Bonnie Raitt – Dig In Deep (Redwing Records, 2016) She’s piled up recordings like Give It Up, Takin’ My Time, Sweet Forgiveness, Nick of Time,…

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Kingston’s Summer of ’66

Adolf Alzuphar April 11, 2016 No Comments Reggaerocksteadyska

In the history of Jamaican music, there is a before and an after the summer of 1966. Jamaican history had always been both turbulent and…

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Events

California WorldFest Announces Official Lineup

Angel Romero April 10, 2016 No Comments

This year is California WorldFest’s 20th anniversary. The event will take place July 14-17, 2016, in Grass Valley, California. For the past two decades California…

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Amir John Haddad “El Amir” to perform with the Marcus Miller Band in Madrid

Angel Romero April 10, 2016 No Comments Amir John Haddad

Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Amir John Haddad will join American bass master Marcus Miller on April 12th at Nuevo Teatro Apolo. Other guests include Josemi Carmona (Ketama)…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profile: Abbi

Angel Romero April 9, 2016 No Comments JazzKenyan musicpopReggaesalsaworld music

Abbi is one of Kenya’s finest Afro-fusionist. With roots in Kenyan people’s traditional instruments and tunes, he fuses contemporary instruments from the world today, such…

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The Cultural Richness of Diversity Showcased at Babel Med Music 2016 – Day 3

Crygor April 9, 2016 No Comments Armenian musicFlamencogwokaJazzmaloyaTamilTurkish musicworld music

On Saturday night, most of the bands were French to please the general public. The crowd around was younger on average than in the previous…

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Artist Profiles

Carole Demesmin

Adolf Alzuphar April 9, 2016 No Comments Haitian musicvodou

She’s now occasionally an old lady singer and a powerful Vodou priestess, or a manbo. She now mostly sits and only sometimes comments instead of…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Aashish Khan Debsharma

Angel Romero April 8, 2016 No Comments Aashish KhanIndian classical musicsarod

Sarod maestro Aashish Khan Debsharma was born on December 5, 1939, in Maihar, India. He gave his first public performance at the age of 13,…

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