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).…
Passion for Cumbia Exotica
Sonido Gallo Negro Sendero Mistico (Glitterbeat, 2014/Mexican release in 2013) Mexican band Sonido Gallo Negro (Black Rooster Sound) is deeply inspired by Peruvian chicha, the…
Penang World Music Festival 2014, Day Two: European and Latin American Climax!
Day One of the Penang World Music Festival 2014 featured a good spread of international artistes, with African and Asian bands stealing the limelight…
Noura Mint Seymali, Musician and Vocalist Of Substance
Noura Mint Seymali Tzenni (Glitterbeat, 2014) There are all sorts of female vocals out there. There are the pop divas whose vocals trill endlessly up…
Reggae Fest One Love festival announces 2014 Program
One Love festival, one of the top reggae and dub festivals in Europe, will take place August 15th – 17th, 2014 at Stockwell Farm, Leighton…
Brasil Music Exchange to Showcase the Best of Brazilian Music
Radio production company Folded Wing teamed up with Brasil Música & Artes and Apex-Brasil to produce a monthly hour-long radio show called Brasil Music Exchange…
Shubha Mudgal and Bombay Jayashri to present Jugalbandi in New York City
SAMAA (South Asian Music and Dance Association) will present Shubha Mudgal and Bombay Jayashri , performing the entrancing classical ragas of North India (Hindustani) and…
Penang World Music Festival 2014, Day One: African and Asian Showcase!
The Penang World Music Festival 2014 kicked off on a fine Malaysian summer weekend, at the Botanic Gardens’ Quarry Park. It was an honour…
Caetano Veloso Dishes Out the Bare-Knuckled Rawness of His Vocals
Caetano Veloso Abraçaço (Nonesuch, 2014) With a career that includes more than thirty albums such as Domingo, Veloso, Gil e Bethania, Araca Azul, Brasil, Noites…
Fujara Flute Course in the USA
A 5-day course conducted by Bob Rychlik will introduce the large Slovak fujara flute to American music fans. The classes will take place at Common…
Imarhan Timbuktu Delivers the Desert Blues
Imarhan Timbuktu Akal Warled (Clermont Music, 2014) Those looking for a desert blues fix should check out Imarhan Timbuktu’s Akal Warled out now on the…