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).…
The New Generation of Sensual Brazilian Voices
Women of Brazil (Putumayo, 2013) Putumayo celebrates the sensual female voices of Brazil in the compilation titled Women of Brazil . It is an easy…
Fun, Depth and Maturity in Ravi Shankar’s Living Room Sessions
Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar The Living Room Sessions Part 2 (East Meets West Music, 2013) I like knowing that at the age of 91 Ravi…
Walking with the Skatalites
The Skatalites Walk With Me (Moondust Records, 2013) WWalk With Me is the latest album by legendary Jamaican band The Skatalites. It’s also the last…
Rising Tuareg Band Terakaft to Perform in London on May 29
Terakaft, one of the rising stars in Tuareg music will bring their desert blues sound to Electrowerkz in London on May 29,2013. Comprised of two…
Transnational Afro-Roots
Kwame & Afrovibes Band Let’s Go (independent release, 2012) Kwame & Afrovibes Band is a multinational Afro-roots band based in Spain led by Ghanaian musician…
Samba Touré Releases ‘Albala’
Malian musician Samba Touré has a new album titled Albala (Glitterbeat Records GBCD 004/ GBLP 004) that is now available in Europe. ‘Albala’ means “danger”…
Deeply Satisfying Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance In Concert Dead Can Dance (Pias, 2013) Imagine soaring crystalline vocals that make mere mortals go gooey against rich, exotically layered musical…
A 2013 Tribute to Cuban Conga Legend Francisco Aguabella
When I was a young Latin music percussionist, I would strive to find the best musicians to look at on stage and study their techniques.…
Roots Reggae artist General Jah Mikey to release Original Yard Food in May 2013
General Jah Mikey has a new album titled, Original Yard Food, produced by Zion High Productions and schedule for release May 14 on the ZHP…
Transglobal Fanfara
Fanfara Tirana and Transglobal Underground Kabatronics (World Village UK, 2013) The grand masters of global fusion Transglobal Underground team up with Albanian brass band Fanfara…