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).…
Buzuki Orhan Osman Releases Turkophony
Orhan Osman is the messenger of a new music movement with his latest CD, ‘’Turkophony’’ (Golden Horn). With this album, Orhan who is from Greece…
Andalusian Hearts
Las Guitarras De España Tantas Cosas (NR 1104, 2011) Las Guitarras De España (The Guitars of Spain) is a Chicago-based band that fuses Flamenco sounds…
8th Annual Colombian Music Festival in New York City
The annual Encuentro/Encounter of Colombian Musicians in New York music festival, will take place October 22-23, 2011. Founded by Colombian bandleader, pianist, and composer Pablo…
Most Definitely
The Afro-Semitic Experience Further Definitions of the Days of Awe (Reckless DC Music RMCD 1055, 2011) Continuing their unlikely though intriguing fusion of African and…
Theodosii Spassov & Balkan Tales to Perform at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York
Theodosii Spassov & Balkan Tales will be performing on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City.…
Benda Bilili! Now Showing in American Theaters
The film Benda Bilili! was released in American theaters on September 30. Benda Bilili! received standing ovations when it opened at Cannes in 2010 and…
Gregory Isaacs Reggae Anthology: The Ruler 1972-1990 to Be Released in October 2011
On October 24th, 2011, 17 North Parade commemorates the life and music of Gregory Isaacs with Reggae Anthology: The Ruler 1972-1990, an extensive 40-track collection…
The Carter Brothers Announce New Album Titled The Road To Roosky
The Carter Brothers are releasing their first album of rocking bluegrass, and their first with Compass Records, The Road To Roosky, on October 25. Tim…
Rising Reggae Band The Green Announces Album and United States Tour
Hawaii-based reggae band has a new album titled Ways & Means and they will be touring throughout the continental United States, starting in October. In…
World Routes: On The Road to Present Previously Unreleased World music from BBC3
World Routes: On The Road, scheduled for release on November 14, is a 2 CD set of previously unreleased material recorded by the BBC Radio…