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).…
CubAyiti
Haitiando CubAyiti, Volume 1 (Mini Records MRSD-2001, 1999) Wow! What a great album! Inspired perhaps by the success of Africando in fusing West African and…
Traditional Turkish Sufi Music
Du-Sems Ensemble Traditional Turkish Sufi Music (ARC Music, 2013) Dipping an ear into the intoxicating world of Sufi music is easy with ARC Music’s release…
Master Tamburitza Instrument Maker and NEA National Heritage Fellow Milan Opacich Dies at 84
Milan Opacich, a 2004 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow, master tamburitza maker and retired firefighter died Monday, January 21st, 2013. “It is…
Live From Stern Grove Festival
Pete Escovedo Live From Stern Grove Festival (Concord Picante/Stiletto Flats, 2012) Renowned Latin jazz timbalero and band leader Pete Escovedo has a new live album…
Klub Arabia 2
Various artists Klub Arabia 2 (Virgin) This is a terrific compilation of tracks titled ‘the biggest hits from the clubs of Arabia,’ and it certainly…
La Cantiga Del Fuego
Ana Alcaide La Cantiga Del Fuego (Arc Music EUCD2417, 2012) The more unique an artist’s path to self expression is, the more heroic and delightful…
Bombay Streets
Various Artists Bombay Streets (Nupur Audio, 2003) Despite the terrible pounding that Bombay has taken from a series of bomb attacks and terrorist gunmen, its…
Arab American National Museum Opens Global Fridays Concert Series 2013 in February
The Arab American National Museum’s Global Fridays concert series 2013 Winter Spring Season will present musical forms from the U.S. and around the world that…
Heritage and More
Angel d’Cuba Heritage (Angel d’Cuba, 2012) Angel d’Cuba is the artistic name of Cuban multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Angel Luis Badell. He is currently based…
Dulcimer of Belarus
Olga Mischula and Kirmash Dulcimer of Belarus (ARC Music, 2008) This is a fine folk music album from Belarus. Olga Mischula, internationally acclaimed virtuoso of…