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).…
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA Reveals Global Music 2013-2014 Season
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (CAP UCLA) in Los Angeles announced the 2013-2014 season, under the executive and artistic direction of Kristy…
Rebecca Frazier to Release Debut Album When We Fall
When We Fall is the long awaited solo debut by bluegrass musician Rebecca Frazier. Accompanying Frazier on the album of original songs and tunes are…
Etran Finatawa to Release The Sahara Sessions in May 2013
Nigerien band Etran Finatawa has a new album titled The Sahara Sessions (TUGCD1071). This recording was made deep in the desert. Sheltered only by an…
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2012 Announces World Music Winners
Mira Awad’s song Bahlawan (Acrobat) is the first place winner in the World Music category at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Mira Awad is a…
Unique Blend of Pop, Jazz And Brazilian Music
Badi Assad Between Love and Luck (Quatro Ventos, 2013) With previous recordings like Rhythms, Echoes of Brazil, Wonderland and Chameleon, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter and vocalist…
Saluting the Black President, a Tribute to Fela Kuti in London
To honor Nigerian idol and Afrobeat inventor Fela Kuti and to celebrate the re-packaging and re-release of his entire catalogue, Knitting Factory Records in association…
Music for the Inner Landscape
Bob Holroyd – In Motion (Sounds True, 2013) Shamans Dream – Prana Pulse (Sounds True, 2013) I’m going to stray from the well-worn world music…
The Indie Acoustic Project Announces Best CDs of 2012 Awards
The Indie Acoustic Project (IAP) has announced the winners of the IAP “Best CDs of 2012” Awards. The winners in each of 9 categories were…
Cheick Hamala Diabate Remixed
Cheick Hamala Diabate Prudence (Electric Cowbell Records EP-ECR709, 2013) The music of Malian musician Cheick Hamala Diabate gets remixed in this EP titled Prudence. Cheick…
Inaugural Borneo World Music Expo to Attract Industry Professionals to Southeast Asia
The Sarawak Tourism Board, organizer of the Borneo World Music Expo (BWME) is encouraging participants from the world music industry to participate in this ‘first…