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).…
Sabadell City Council to Honor Saharawi Vocalist Mariem Hassan
On Sunday March 9, at 12 noon, Saharawi singer Mariem Hassan will be honored by the Sabadell city Council at Dr. Robert Plaza. Sabadell is…
Harry Belafonte Receives Honorary Doctorate at Berklee College of Music
Harry Belafonte, celebrated musician, songwriter, and activist, was presented with a Berklee honorary doctor of music degree by the college’s president Roger H. Brown last…
World Fusion Band SPAIN to Perform at Clamores in Madrid
SPAIN, a world fusion band with a markedly Spanish flavor is set to perform on March 9 at Sala Clamores in Madrid. SPAIN features one…
International Songwriting Competition World Music Finalists Announced
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced the finalists for finalists for 2013. ISC awards excellence in the field of songwriting. Representing a broad variety…
WOMEX Reveals 2014 Showcase Jury
World Music Expo WOMEX announced today the names of the seven members of the international music community who will form the Jury for WOMEX 2014…
Hassan Hakmoun Possessed by Electrifying Energy
Hassan Hakmoun Unity (Healing Records, 2014) Hassan Hakmoun says of his latest recording, “Music is universal. It’s the way people can relate to each other…
Interview with Multi-Instrumentalist Amir John Haddad
Amir John Haddad, a multi-instrumentalist based in Madrid, is involved in projects that stand out in the wide-ranging music scene in the Spanish capital. Supplied…
North American Premiere of Guitarra de Palo and Flamenco Jazz Concert in New York
The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance will present on April 4 & 5th, 2014 at Symphony Space in New York City, the documentary Guitarra de Palo,…
The Refreshing Celtic Vibe of Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever Storymap (Reveal 014CDX/Compass Records, 2013) Two of the finest instrumentalists in the Scottish Celtic music scene join forces on Storymap.…
Nickel Creek Announces 2014 Reunion Tour
Groundbreaking contemporary bluegrass music trio Nickel Creek is reuniting again for the first time since its 2007 self-described “indefinite hiatus.” The United States tour will…