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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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  • Album reviews

    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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    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.
    Music videos

    Dallas String Quartet Puts Romani History Front And Center

    World Music Central News Room April 12, 2026 No Comments
  • Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Safe, Sensible and Sane cover artwork. A photo of the two artists holding banjos
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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.
    Music videos

    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

Album reviews

A Tribute to the Songs of Women in the Holocaust

Angel Romero July 28, 2015 No Comments

Shulamit For You the Sun Will Shine – Songs of Women in the Shoa (2015) For You the Sun Will Shine is a collaboration between…

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Conferences

CD Baby to Host Do It Yourself Musician Conference

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2015 No Comments

Independent music distribution company CD Baby has announced its first Do It Yourself (DIY) Musician Conference, to be held October 23-25 at the Congress Plaza…

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Album reviews

Global Friendly Daby Toure

TJ Nelson July 27, 2015 No Comments

Daby Toure Amonafi (Cumbancha, 2015) Set for release on September 18th on the Cumbancha label, Amonafi is Mauritanian born and Senegal raised Daby Toure’s sweet,…

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New CDs and digital releases

Balkan Band Poemus Releases Progenitor Vol. 1

World Music Central News Room July 27, 2015 No Comments

Poemus has a new album titled Progenitor Vol. 1, In the Name of our Ancestors (EMCD/ Etnisk Musikklubb). Poemus was formed about two years ago,…

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Events

Lotus World Music Festival Announces 2015 Lineup

World Music Central News Room July 26, 2015 No Comments

  Lotus World Music & Arts Festival has revealed the list of artists that are scheduled to perform at this year’s edition of the festival.…

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Events

Sum – 숨 to Perform at Small World Music Festival 2015

Angel Romero July 26, 2015 No Comments

Korean duo Sum – 숨[SUːM] is set to perform on Tuesday, September 29th at Small World Music Centre in Toronto. [su:m] mix traditional Korean instrumentation…

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New CDs and digital releases

Jitka Šuranská, Irén Lovász and Michal Elia Kamal Release Tři hlasy

World Music Central News Room July 25, 2015 No Comments

  Female vocalists Jitka Šuranská, Irén Lovasz and Michal Elia Kamal have a new album titled Tři hlasy. The three singers got together thanks to…

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Music videos

Julian Marley Releases “Lemme Go” Music Video Celebrating Marijuana Decriminalization in Jamaica

World Music Central News Room July 24, 2015 No Comments

Bob Marley’s son and roots reggae artist Julian Marley has released a new music video titled “Lemme Go” to celebrate the recently passed law to…

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General News

Bellowhead to Perform Last Festival Gig at Towersey

World Music Central News Room July 24, 2015 No Comments

Celebrated British contemporary folk music group Bellowhead will be disbanding soon. Bellowhead co-founder John Spiers has announced that the band’s last festival performance will be…

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Events

World Music Institute announces the 2015-16 season

World Music Central News Room July 23, 2015 No Comments

New York City-based arts presenter World Music Institute (WMI) has announced the programming for the 2015-2016 season. WMI will celebrate its 30th Anniversary season with…

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