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).…
Colombia’s salsa Kings Grupo Niche to Perform in London
Grupo Niche, one of the finest salsa bands in the world, is set to perform on Saturday, April 12th, 2014 at Electric Brixton, Town Hall…
Haunting music from the highlands of the Andes
Alpamayo Flutes and Panpipes From The Andes (Arc, 2008) The haunting music on this album evokes the highlands of the Andes mountains in South America,…
The Remarkable Fiddles of Childsplay
Childsplay As the Crow Flies (Childsplay Records, 2013) As the Crow Flies is the sixth album by fiddle supergroup Childsplay. This outstanding ensemble includes a…
Madrid and Granada to Celebrate Grand Tribute to Flamenco Master Enrique Morente
The family of the great flamenco singer Enrique Morente, represented by his daughters Estrella and Soleá Morente, presented yesterday at Madrid’s Teatro Español the Memorial…
Moana’s on a mission for Maori culture
In her native New Zealand, Moana Maniapoto has long been beating the drum on behalf of Maori culture. In recent years, she has taken her…
Lebanese Vocalist Yasmine Hamdan To Perform at globalFEST in New York City in January 2014
Lebanese singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan is scheduled to perform at globalFEST 2014, on January 12th at Webster Hall. Yasmine will be performing at the Standard Hotel…
Iberian Jamaican
Ska, rocksteady and reggae are known the world over and most certainly going strong in Spain. That country’s premiere label when it comes to such…
World Music, Folk and Roots Music Nominations for the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards
The Recording Academy announced this week the Nominations for the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The list of contenders for Best World Music Album includes No…
2013 World Music Gift Guide: Software, Miscellaneous Gifts and Music Charities
Okay, now music making software might be the perfect gift for the budding musician or recording studio novice. Offerings include Sony ACID Music Studio 9,…
2013 World Music Gift Guide: Books
For some really fortunate reason there were a good many books on music this year. The range varies from the purely academic to the business…