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).…
Indian Invention and Musical Hybridization
Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco (World Music Network, 2013) [digital release only] Jaipur Kawa Brass Band – Dance of the Cobra (World Music Network, 2013)…
Massive World Music Festival Chicago 2013 Program Announced
The 2013 edition of the World Music Festival Chicago will take place Thursday, September 12 – Sunday, September 22. The citywide, 11-day world music festival…
Jazz and World Music Pianist and Composer Larry Karush Dies
Renowned pianist, composer and educator Larry Karush died Tuesday evening, August 27, 2013. Larry Karush had been battling cancer for several years, but he had…
The Infectious Songs of Ghanaian Afrobeat
Various Artists Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 – Afrobeat Airways 2 (Analog Africa, 2013) Although many associate afrobeat primarily with Nigeria, Ghana was another afrobeat…
Senegalese World Music Star Youssou N’Dour and Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho Awarded The Polar Music Prize 2013
Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho received today the 2013 Polar Music Prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at a…
A Sharp Focus on the Didgeridoo
James Asher Feet in the Soil (New Earth/Music Today, 2002) This hit album by the prolific world music artist James Asher has a sharp focus…
Live Video Webcast Concert from Afghanistan with Safar and Guests Today
The master musicians of Safar (journey) and their students will play traditional instruments in a joint concert with German jazz musicians. The event will take…
Fado, Polska, Blues and Beyond
Stockholm Lisboa Project Aurora (Nomis Musik & WestparkMusic NMCD06 & WP 87235, 2012) What started as a long distance collaboration between two musicians from Sweden…
Cameroonian Star Richard Bona to perform in New York City
Cameroonian jazz bassist and singer-songwriter Richard Bona is set to perform on Friday, August 30, 2013 at SubCulture, a new underground venue in NoHo (North…
Fados de Amor receives ‘Best Fado Album’ from Amália Rodrigues Foundation
Fados de Amor by Rodrigo Costa Félix has just been named as the ‘Best Fado Album’ by the Amália Rodrigues Foundation in their annual awards,…