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).…
Irresistible Funk with The Pimps of Joytime
The Pimps of Joytime Janxta Funk! (Wonderwheel Recordings, 2011) Brooklyn (New York) band The Pimps of Joytime have released one of the best albums of…
Global Pop star Manu Chao to Perform in Miami on September 9th 2011
Tickets are selling fast for Manu Chao’s September 9th concert in Miami. This will be the Miami debut for the Franco-Spanish artist. Manu Chao’s first…
Frigg, the Hottest Fiddles from Scandinavia to Perform at Rainforest World Music Festival
Kuching, 28 June 2011 – From Scandinavia, Frigg will be heating up the Rainforest World Music Festival stage this coming July 8th, 2011, with their…
Iskwew to Bring Aboriginal Sounds of Canada to Rainforest World Music Festival
Iskwew Aboriginal Women Singers create and perform songs in the plains tradition of North America. Their voices weave a sonic dance in celebration of songs…
Dance Like a Galician
Ialma Simbiose (Fol Música/Boa, 2011) Ialma is a lively group of five Galician female vocalists and percussionists based in Belgium. On their latest album, Simbiose…
Reggae Gold 2011 Out Tomorrow
Every summer, the compilation series Reggae Gold brings the top reggae and dancehall hits into one must-have collection for the masses. This year’s installment, out…
The Sound of Caffeinated Headwear
Neil Pearlman Coffee & the Mojo Hat (Paddledoo Music PAD 107, 2011) What an intriguing title, though I couldn’t tell you what a mojo hat…
Agung Beat to Represent Malaysia’s State of Sabah at Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
AgungBeat is scheduled to perform on July at the 2011 edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival in Malaysia. It is one of the two…
Interview with Dato’ Rashid Khan, Advisor to the Rainforest World Music Festival
The Rainforest World Music Festival, held annually in Malaysian Borneo, has become one of the leading international world music festivals. As the 2011 edition approaches,…
The Tang Dynasty
They’ve been in existence for little more than a couple of years and yet The Barons of Tang have already cut a swathe through the…