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).…
WOMEX 2013 Announces Showcase and Conference Juries
World music expo WOMEX announced today the names of the professionals that will form the selection jury for the showcases and conferences that will take…
Dubalicious Dub Colossus
Dub Colossus Dub Me Tender Vol. 1 & 2 (Real World Records, 2013) Tired of staring out the window into the grimy edges of winter…
Remarkable Introduction to Celtic Rock
Various Artists – Larry Kirwan’s Celtic Invasion (Valley Entertainment, 2013) Several weeks before St. Patrick’s Day, record labels start releasing Irish or Celtic oriented albums.…
WOMAD UK Announces 2013 Headliners
The WOMAD UK festival announced some of the names that will headline the 2013 edition of the global music gathering. WOMAD UK is set to…
WobeonFest New World Music Festival in Austin
WobeonFest is the name of a new two-day world music festival that will present its first edition in Austin (Texas) in April 2013. WobeonFest will…
Flamenco Jazz with a Sevilla Soul
El Niño Machuca Searching your South – Buscando tu Sur (Ozella Music, 2013) Searching your South – Buscando tu Sur is a brilliant example of…
West Coast Premiere of Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal’s Chamber Music
The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles will present the West Coast premiere of Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Ségal’s Chamber…
Mop Mop’s Irresistible Rhythms
Mop Mop Isle of Magic (Agogo Records LC 15656, 2013) With its latest album, Isle of Magic, Italian ensemble Mop Mop demonstrates that it is…
Latin Noir Everything Happens on the Beach
Various Artists Latin Noir Everything Happens on the Beach (Piranha Musik, 2013) In my college days I spent a good amount of time in the…
Imagine – APAP New York City 2013 Conference and Global Musical Showcases
Re-Capping the Buzzwords: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Collaboration, Diversity, Activism, Exchange, Inspiration Part I: Conference Framework: In his opening message for APAP’s 56th annual 2013 conference edition…