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).…
Cameroonian Vocalist Sally Nyolo to Release Tiger Run
Former Zap Mama vocalist Sally Nyolo has a new album titled Tiger Run, scheduled for release on September 29, 2014. Together with Cameroonian traditional influences,…
Reggae Phenomenon Tarrus Riley Announces UK Tour
Reggae sensation Tarrus Riley will be presenting his latest album Love Situation live in the UK this Summer. Tarrus is the holder of Jamaica’s CVM…
Flamenco singer Jose Merce to perform exclusive concert in the cloister of the Parador de Alcala de Henares on July 15
On Tuesday July 15, Spain’s Paradores hotel chain will inaugurate the series “Noches Flamencas (Flamenco Nights).” It’s a musical and gastronomic event in which some…
A Ticket to Brazil’s Best Current Musical Offering
Various Artists Celebrate Brazil – Songs from Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Porto Alegre (ARC Music EUCD 2505, 2014) The title indicates that the…
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Reissues Traditional Music Recordings from Greece and Ivory Coast
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the nonprofit record label of the national museum of the United States, has recently re-released the albums Côte D’Ivoire: Baule Vocal Music…
Masters from South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal to perform at Carnegie Hall
Two masters from South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province headline in Zankel Hall on October 11 in a double bill that showcases two aspects of contemporary Zulu…
Jazz Great and New Age-World Music Pioneer, Paul Horn, Dies at 84
Internationally acclaimed American jazz flute player and composer Paul Horn passed away Sunday morning, June 29, 2014 after a brief illness. He was 84. Paul…
Sparkling vocal concert by Dr. P.B. Knna Kumar
Gayatri Fine Arts, (GFA) Rohini, Delhi celebrated its first Silver Jubilee Function on the 29th June, 2014 at 10 am at the Thiruvalluvar Hall of…
A Chat with Latin Vocalist, Joe Bataan
Part of the Latin Heritage Series: From Mambo to Salsa! My West Coast Story:On the West Coast, in 1973, musicians and dancers alike were…
A Stellar Performance by Fiddler Hanneke Cassel and Friends
Hanneke Cassel Dot the Dragon’s Eyes (Cassel Records, 2013) Hanneke Cassel has developed into a superb fiddler, composer and educator, specialized in various forms of…