Masters of Percussion, Vol. 3 (ARC Music, 2009)
Volume 3 of ARC Music’s Masters of Percussion series focuses on dazzling Middle Eastern, Japanese and African drumming.
The brilliant percussionists featured here include the late Hossam Ramzy, an Egyptian master of tabla (Egyptian, not Indian) and darbuka; Iranian daf and tonbak expert, Ramin Rahimi; Japanese multi-instrumentalist and taiko maestro Joji Hirota; Nigerian drum wizard Solá Akingbolá; Nahini Doumbia (Mali); and Indian tabla master Sarvar Sabri.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.