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 Chieftains to Perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall in February 2013
The Chieftains, winners of six Grammy awards, are set to perform Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday, February 17 at 7:30 PM as part of…
Celtic Connections Announces Winners of Danny Kyle Open Stage 2013 Talent Content
Every year, the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow presents the finest new musical talent at Danny Kyle’s Open Stage. A varied panel of judges –…
Flamenco-jazz in its pure form with Jorge Pardo, Tino Di Geraldo and Carles Benavent
What more can we say about these three outstanding musicians in the Spanish jazz field. The Pardo, Benavent and Di Geraldo trio revolutionized the jazz…
Angels Without Wings
Heidi Talbot Angels Without Wings (Compass Records, 2013) Heidi Talbot, the Irish singer gifted with one of the loveliest voices in the current Celtic music…
Backstage Acquires Band Platform Sonicbids
Backstage announced yesterday that it has acquired Sonicbids, the leading platform for bands to connect with promoters and market themselves online. The deal, financed by…
Intricate and Warm
Ballake Sissoko At Peace (Six Degrees Records, 2013) Ballake Sissoko’s follow-up to the 2009 recording Chamber Music with cellist Vincent Segal entitled At Peace is…
Bassekou Kouyate Releases Jama ko Today in Europe
Malian ngoni maestro Bassekou Kouyate has a new album titled Jama ko that is available today in Europe. The album was recorded by Howard Bilerman…
Multiple Modalities of Hand Drums
Hands On’semble Cinco Sobre Três – Fünf über Drei (2012) Hands On’semble is a group of four skilled percussionists who create original music inspired by…
Guitar Sounds from the Israeli Diaspora
Isra-Alien Somewhere is Here! (independent, 2012) Somewhere is Here! is the second album by guitar duo Isra-Alien. The two musicians come from different backgrounds to…
Documentary Presents Remarkable Disabled Musician and Dancer Sidiki Conde
You Don’t Need Feet to Dance, an first-hand documentary about African immigrant Sidiki Conde , a man who overcomes his disability one day at a…