Tombak In The Spotlight On Between Hands
Kaveh Mahmudiyan — Between Hands (Global Sonics, 2025) Kaveh Mahmudiyan’s first solo album, Between Hands presents his own compositions with the tombak (Persian goblet-shaped drum).…
Forward-Retro Dub Reggae Remixes
Prince Fatty Vs. Mungo’s Hi Fi (Mr. Bongo, 2014) Two UK-based acts celebrate Jamaican reggae, dub and dancehall music on Prince Fatty Vs. Mungo’s Hi…
The Second Festival Internacional de Música de Alturas Seeking Highland Music Artists
The Festival Internacional de Música de Alturas (International Highlands Music Festival, FIMA) is seeking musicians from the highlands of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,…
A Story of Love between the Iraqis and Music
Ahmed Mukhtar Babylonian Fingers (ARC Music, 2015) Premier oud player, composer and teacher Ahmed Mukhtar just isn’t content to dazzle listeners with his renditions of…
Afro Roots Fest in Los Angeles with Rocky Dawuni and Special Guests
Ghanaian Afro-Roots sensation Rocky Dawuni is set to perform at “A Night of Afro Roots Vibrations” on Friday May 22nd, 2015 at The Regent in…
Blues Icon B.B. King Dies at 89
Celebrated blues guitarist and vocalist B.B. King passed away May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Known as the ‘King of Blues’, Riley King (better…
Global Soul of Southern Italian Trance Music
Ludovico Einaudi Taranta Project (Ponderosa Music & Art, 2015) The Italian conductor, composer and musician Ludovico Einaudi has created works like Stanze, Una Mattina and…
Janusz Prusinowski Wins Poland’s Traditional Culture Award
Janusz Prusinowski has won the annual award of the Polish Ministry of Culture (Doroczna Nagroda Minister Dziedzictwa Narodowego Kultury i) in the category of…
Dazzling Showcase Discoveries on May 9 at EXIB Música 2015
Saturday, May 9th, was the final day of the Iberoamerican music expo EXIB Música 2015. The morning sessions were focused on the development of…
Boukman Eksperyans to Perform at Roulette
Haitian supergroup Boukman Eksperyans is set to perform at Roulette in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Boukman Eksperyans has been sharing its music…
Sheer Loveliness of Mahsa Vahdat
Mahsa Vahdat Traces of an Old Vineyard (Kirkelig Kulturverksted/Valley Media, 2015) I confess an affinity to hear real female vocals, not those digitally enhanced vocals…