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).…
Ingenious Way of Dramatizing Nature
Bruno Coulais Microcosmos (Varese Vintage Records, 2013) Let me start off by saying the original motion picture soundtrack Microcosmos is a classical recording. Composed and…
Cuban Jazz Musician Bobby Carcassés Wins 2012 National Music Award
Cuban singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Roberto (Bobby) Carcassés received Cuba’s 2012 National Music Award for his lifetime work. The jury, presided over by Digna Guerra…
Blues Man Magic Slim Dies
The blues guitarist and singer known as Magic Slim died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania hospital. The Mississippi blues man had been…
Dynamic Creole Choir of Cuba
The Creole Choir of Cuba Santiman (Real World Records, 2013) Following up on their debut recording Tande-La on the Real World Records label, The Creole…
Ever Rougher
World Music Network’s prolific Rough Guide series continues to put out so many titles that it’s becoming hard to remember which ones are followups to…
Review of the 15th Fira Mediterrània de Manresa
The “Fira Mediterrània – Factoría d’Arrel” took place November 8-11 of 2012 in the Catalan city of Manresa. As its program indicates, this is a…
World Music Conference WOMEX 2013 Now Accepting Showcase Applications
International world music conference WOMEX, is calling all world music artists and DJs to submit their applications to perform at the WOMEX 2013 Showcase Festival.…
Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette Announces 2013 Lineup
The 27th edition of the renowned roots, pop and world music Festival International de Louisiane will take place April 24-April 28, 2013. This year’s line-up…
An Intimate History of Clannad
Clannad Clannad – Christ Church Cathedral (ARC Music EUCD2441, 2013) Clannad’s live performance at Dublin’s ancient Christ Church Cathedral is now available on CD and…
Krontjong from the Spice Islands
IMC Krontjong Ensemble The Collection (Jamboe Entertainment, 2012) Dutch ensemble Indisch Muzikanten Collectief (IMC) presents a lively album of krontjong, also known as keroncong (pronounced…