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).…
Eclectic Fever: New Year’s Eve Extravaganza Will Celebrate 2011 with World Music Benefit Concert
San Francisco’s New Year’s Eve party “Eclectic Fever” returns once more for an energetic, vibrant journey into 2011. Eclectic Fever is one of the very…
Norwegian Fiddle Discoveries
The fiddle plays an essential role in Norwegian folk music. Musicians use two types of fiddles, the regular fiddle and the hardanger fiddle, which is…
Colombia’s La-33 to Showcase at globalFEST 2011
Colombian contemporary salsa band La-33 will be performing at globalFEST 2011 at New York City’s Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.) on January 9. Bogotá’s…
Keith Richards and Justin Hinds and their Love for Nyabinghi
Wingless Angels II (Mindless Records, 2010) In Jamaica there is a form of African rooted music that is comprised of drums and chanting known as…
Karsh Kale’s Cinema Live Tour with MIDIval Punditz to Perform at UCLA Live January 29
Electronic fusion and tabla beat musician Karsh Kale brings together a star cast of musicians including fellow Indian fusionists MIDIval Punditz for Cinema Live at…
Taj Weekes Releases A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen
Award winning St. Lucian reggae artist Taj Weekes and his band Adowa have a third release out titled A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen, on Jatta Records.…
Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole Will Make New York Solo Debut at globalFEST 2011
Hawaiian artist Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole will be performing at globalFEST 2011 at New York City’s Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.) on January 9. The youthful…
African Chicharrons
Los Chicharrons Roots Of Life (Tummy Touch Tuch2022CD, 2011) Even though Los Chicharrons have a background in dance music, they have recorded one of the…
Deepak Ram and Pt. Anindo Chatterjee Release Live DVD
Golden Horn has released “Live in California“, a North Indian Classical Music concert DVD by master bansuri player Deepak Ram and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee on…
Versatile Bandoneon
Narcotango Limanueva (independent 017, 2010) The Buenos Aires music scene seems to be full of exciting new acts that are renewing tango, taking it into…