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).…
Folk and World Music Publication fRoots Announces Results of Critics Poll Albums Of 2013
Influential British music publication fRoots announced today the names of nominees in the 28th annual fRoots Critics Poll for Albums of the Year. Every year…
The Savagely Satisfying Sound Collisions of Esko Jarvela Epic Male Band
Esko Jarvela Epic Male Band Esko Jarvela Epic Male Band (Sibelius Academy Folk Music Recordings, 2013) To get a little more information on the Esko…
Retrofret Guitars to celebrate 30th Year Anniversary Party and “Inventing the American Guitar” Book Presentation
New York’s RetroFret Vintage Guitars is celebrating its 30th Anniversary and the 180th Anniversary of C. F. Martin setting up his guitar shop in New…
Anoushka Shankar to Present Traces of You at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Celebrated sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar will present her seventh album, titled Traces of You, at the World Music Institute’s Masters of Indian Music series…
Global Electronica Pioneer Cheb i Sabbah Dies at 66
Haim Serge El Baz, better known as Cheb i Sabbah, a global electronica and world music DJ died on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 of cancer.…
Arrival to Fira Mediterrania de Manresa 2013
On November 5th I headed towards Manresa (Spain) to attend the Fira Mediterrania de Manresa, an expo and showcase focusing on Mediterranean performing arts. Manresa…
Outstanding Opening by Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI at Fira Mediterrania 2013
The opening concert by Jordi Savall and Hesperion XI at Fira Mediterrania in Manresa (Catalonia, Spain) on November 7th, 2013 was one of the highlights…
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and the Gundecha Brothers to present Khyal and Dhrupad Music in London
Arts organization Sama will present Mystic Voices: The Bhakti Tradition with Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and the Gundecha Brothers on Saturday, December 14th, 2013 at 7.30pm…
Shellie Morris & The Songwomen on a mission
For millennia, song has been the principal conveyor of language and story in Aboriginal culture. Thanks to a visionary project hatched only a couple of…
Sardinian Singer Franca Masu Releases Almablava Official Video
Renowned singer Franca Masu has a new music video with the title track from her new album Almablava (Felmay 2013). The song features Franca Masu…