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).…
Piano Works and the Beauty of Sounds
Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing the Piano and Out of Noise (Decca, 20100 Ryuichi Sakamoto has a new double album out which includes Playing the Piano and…
Renowned Samba Jazz Band Azymuth Touring Europe in October 2010
Samba jazz pioneers Azymuth will be touring England, Austria, Slovakia and Serbia in October 2010. Combining funk, soul and jazz with Samba, Azymuth are the…
Renowned Argentine Band Tremor Seeking Help from Fans to Showcase at WOMEX 2010 in Copenhagen
Argentine band Tremor was selected as one of the artists to showcase at WOMEX 2010. With over 700 applicants, only 30 were chosen, and Tremor…
Burmese Peace of Mind
Khing Zin & Shwe Shwe Khaing Voice Over the Bridge (EarthSync ES0031, 2010) Voice Over the Bridge takes the listener to the little known musical…
Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2010 to Be Held in December
The first Dutch Jazz & World Meeting will take place in Amsterdam from December 1-3, 2010. During the event, 31 prominent jazz and world music…
Vocal Master Youssef Kassab to Perform with Zikrayat in New York City
Vocal master Youssef Kassab, accompanied by Zikrayat, will perform Saturday, October 23, 9pm at Alwan for the Arts in New York City. Zikrayat is led…
Captivating Mediterranean Vocal Diversity
Various Artists Mujeres de Agua (Universal Music Spain, 2010) Mujeres de Agua (Water Women) is the brainchild of renowned Spanish music producer Javier Limón. Mujeres…
Sierra Maestra and its album ‘Sonando ya’
By Irina Pacheco Valera Cuban popular music has had, by tradition, a wide repertoire of duets, trios, vocal quartets, son ensembles, charangas, jazz bands, etc,…
The GondwanaSound Report, October 16
Musicport World Music festival is round the corner taking place from 22nd – 24th October in Bridlington. Angelique Kidjo apologized for having to pull out,…
Music Wales offWOMEX Showcase at at WOMEX 2010
Music Wales will present its offWOMEX Showcase at WOMEX 2010 on Saturday, 30 October at offWOMEX (Studio 2) in Copenhagen (Denmark) Celebrating the confidence and…