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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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

  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
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    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments

Album reviews

Fresh Bluegrass with an Open Mind

Angel Romero November 4, 2015 No Comments

Flatt Lonesome Runaway Train (Mountain Home, 2015) Flatt Lonesome demonstrates that it’s one of the most exciting acts in the current bluegrass scene with its…

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Events

Celtic Connections 2016 Program Revealed

World Music Central News Room November 3, 2015 No Comments

Celtic Connections 2016 will take place from Thursday, January 14 to Sunday, January 31. Around 2,500 musicians from various parts of the planet will gather…

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Events

Pakistan Showcase at 2016 SXSW

World Music Central News Room November 2, 2015 No Comments

Four Pakistani acts will be performing at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin in 2016. Islamabad’s Foundation for Art and Cultural Expression (FACE), an organization…

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Charts

Transglobal World Music Chart for November 2015

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2015 No Comments

  The Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) released today the November 2015 list of top world music recordings. This chart is selected by a panel…

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Interviews

Interview with Scottish Nyckelharpa Performer Griselda Sanderson

Angel Romero November 1, 2015 No Comments Griselda Sandersonnyckelharpaworld fusionworld music

Scottish musician and composer Griselda Sanderson has released a fascinating new album titled Radial where she brings together various musical traditions using the ancient nyckelharpa.…

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Concert reviews

Fascinating concert by Dr. Pantula Rama

Ms. Lakshmi October 31, 2015 No Comments

  In her speech to felicitate the more than hundred odd children who had participated in the Trinity Day celebrations on Friday, 23rd October, at…

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Album reviews

Middle Eastern Saxophone Energy

Angel Romero October 31, 2015 No Comments

Atlas Maior Keyif (Atlas Maior, 2015) American world fusion band Atlas Maior has released a 3-track EP titled Keyif. The recording features three oud and…

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Album reviews

Lovely and Innovative Musique De Nuit

TJ Nelson October 30, 2015 No Comments

Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal Musique De Nuit (Six Degrees, 2015) Sharing song composition duties Malian kora master Ballake Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal…

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Album reviews

Rebirth of a Flamenco Master

Angel Romero October 29, 2015 No Comments

Pepe Luis Carmona Habichuela La vida llega (Nuevos Medios, 2015) Madrid-based record label Nuevos Medios played an essential role in the development of the Young…

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Album reviews

Pushing the Boundaries of the Nyckelharpa

Angel Romero October 28, 2015 No Comments Griselda Sandersonnyckelharpa

Griselda Sanderson Radial (Waulk Records, 2015) Radial is the exquisite new album by Scottish musician, composer and producer Griselda Sanderson. She’s a multi-instrumentalist who plays…

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