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).…
Finding Fusion
Mixing and matching musical styles can often be a good thing and sometimes be a great thing. It can help global music listeners discover new…
Trumpet Innovator Ibrahim Maalouf to Release Wind in 2013
Harmonia Mundi has announced the release of a new album titled Wind by groundbreaking jazz trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf. Asked by the French national film library…
Deep India: Ethnic Electronica band Deep Forest performs in India for the first time
Grammy Award winning band from France, Deep Forest performed recently for their first time in India at the ‘Deep India’ concert, held at the Taj…
Essential North American World Music Showcase globalFEST 2013 Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
globalFEST, the most influential annual world music showcase held in the United States, will celebrate its 10th anniversary next month. The 2013 edition will take…
Sandblast Announces Studio-Live Developments for Saharawi Refugees
Sandblast’s music empowerment project has been gaining strength in the past six months. The Staples Trust recently gave a £10,000 grant for activities in the…
Le Vent du Nord Receive Prestigious French World Music Award
Quebec band Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is the recipient of the Grand Prix du Disque 2012 ‘Musique du Monde’ (World Music) from…
Bomba Estéreo Having a Good Time
Bomba Estéreo Elegancia Tropical (Polen Records, 2012) The new album by popular Colombian band Bomba Estéreo brings more of their well-established formula that blends cumbia…
Piranha to Release Latin Noir – Everything Happens On The Beach
World music label Piranha Records continues its Noir series with a focus on melancholic Latin inspired music. The title of this new compilation is Latin…
Amazigh Musician Moh Alileche Releases When the Dust Settles
The Moh Alileche Ensemble presented this weekend the latest album by Algerian musician Moh Alileche. The new CD, titled “When the Dust Settles,” was recorded…
T-Shirt Design Competitions for Rainforest World Music Festivals & Borneo Jazz 2013
The Rainforest World Music and Borneo Jazz Festivals have launched a t-shirt design competition to find an inspiring design that represents the fusion of music…