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).…
Steady As It Goes
Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae (Lightyear Entertainment LIT-DV-56418, 2010) While feature films like The Harder They Come and Rockers had story lines that included a…
Latin Rock Timbalero Rudy Regalado Dies at 67
Timbalero, band leader and composer (Hector) Rudy Regalado passed away on November 4th, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the age of 67. Born in…
Bluegrass Summit Merlefest 2011 Announces Initial Artist Lineup
MerleFest 2011, the largest bluegrass festival in the United States, is slated for April 28 – May 1. Organizers have announced the initial lineup for…
Louisiana Sensations Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole and Red Stick Ramblers to Perform at Duke
Duke Performances will present Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole and Red Stick Ramblers , two of the hottest roots music acts from Louisiana on Saturday,…
America’s Music Legacy: Dixieland Jazz to Be Released on DVD December 7 of 2010
America’s Music Legacy: Dixieland Jazz will be released as part of the “America’s Music Legacy” series on December 7, 2010. Blues and ragtime, along with…
Appeal from Musician Taj Weekes for Emergency Hurricane Tomas Disaster Relief for St. Lucia
Reggae musician Taj Weekes has made an appeal to the international community for disaster relief for the island of St. Lucia. The Caribbean island country…
Reinvigorating Tradition
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Viva La Tradicion (Concord Picante CPI-32263-02, 2010) Spanish Harlem Orchestra begins a new stage in its career with its first album for…
Peña Unleashes the Sounds of Afro-Peruvian Music
Peña (Secret Stash Records , 2010) Peña is an exploration of Afro-Peruvian music. American guitarist Cory Wong and Eric Foss, co-owners of Minneapolis-based Secret Stash…
Violin Landscapes
Copal Into the Shadow Garden (Halytha Music, 2010) Into the Shadow Garden is the debut album of Copal, a New York city-based band led by…
Kong Audio releases the ChineeLiuQin VSTi plugin, The Willow Mandolin from China
Kong Audio has released the latest VSTi plugin, ChineeLiuQin, as the 14th addition to the Chinee Series. The LiuQin is a grassroot folk instrument which…