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).…
World Music Conference WOMEX 2011 Dates Announced
The 2011 edition of WOMEX, the leading international professional market for world music, will be taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from Wednesday, October 26th through…
Reggae Album The Lost Tapes to Accompany Dread & Alive Comic Book
The Lost Tapes is a musical journey to accompany the epic Dread & Alive comic book. Dread & Alive is the first superhero comic book…
Ani DiFranco and Jim Moray to Perform at Celtic Connections 2011
American singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco and Jim Moray will be performing Thursday, January 20th at 7:30pm at O2 ABC Glasgow. Ani DiFranco played her first gig…
Banda das Crechas and Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at Celtic Connections 2011
Spain’s Banda das Crechas and Alasdair Fraser (Scotland) & Natalie Haas (USA) will be performing Friday, January 21st at St Andrew’s in the Square. Rekindling…
Sligo Live Sessions with Téada and The Unwanted and Túcan at Celtic Connections 2011
Saturday, January 22nd marks the launch of an exciting new partnership between Celtic Connections and Ireland’s Sligo Live Sessions festival, aimed at mutually spreading the…
Kepa Junkera and Friends to Perform at Celtic Connections 2011
Basque accordionist Kepa Junkera and Friends will be performing Thursday, January 20th at 7:30pm at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium. Ever since Kepa Junkera’s…
New Tango Band Otros Aires and RoughCoastAudio to Perform at Celtic Connections 2011
Argentina’s Otros Aires and RoughCoastAudio will perform on Wednesday January 19th at 8pm at Old Fruitmarket. Otros Aires create a cutting-edge synthesis of classic tango…
Monumental Scott featuring Phil Cunningham, Karen Matheson and Eddi Reader at Celtic Connections 2011
Phil Cunningham, Karen Matheson and Eddi Reader will perform Wednesday, January 19th at 7:30pm at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium. As a suitably grand…
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo to Release Cotonou Club in March 2011
Legendary Beninese band Orchestre Poly-Rythmo will release its new album Cotonou Club in March 2011. The band will be touring in Spring 2011. Recorded in…
Turkish Singer Aynur Releases Rewend video
Aynur has a new video titled ‘Rewend,’ which is a song included in her new album ‘Rewend,’ released in 2010. Fatih Akin shot the video…