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).…
American Soul Legend Solomon Burke Dies in the Netherlands at 70
The legendary soul, gospel, country and crossover singer Solomon Burke died October 10th of 2010 at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. He was 70 years old. An…
Reggae Album Hi Grade Ganja Anthems 3 to Be Released November 2, 2010
A stellar cast of artists light up Hi Grade Ganja Anthems 3, the third volume in the successful series that celebrates the virtues of marijuana,…
Alternative View of Flamenco
Mixtolobo Frontera (Bujio Producciones BJ-205, 2010) Mixtolobo brings together the passionate worlds of Flamenco and rock music. Mixtolobo is led by two guitarists: Juan Diego…
Dub Colossus to return to London in November 2010
Dub Colossus will perform live in London on Wednesday, 10 November 2010, for the only UK show of 2010. In 2006 Nick ‘Dubulah’ Page, British…
Manu Chao To Launch U.S. West Coast Tour Next Week
Global Star Manu Chao is set to launch his highly-anticipated return to the United States, with shows from Seattle down to Los Angeles next week.…
Fiddle Virtuoso Eileen Ivers to present An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas 2010 throughout North America
Recalling the roaring hearths and roars of laughter that are part and parcel of Christmas in Irish families, virtuoso fiddler Eileen Ivers will perform age-old…
Chameleonic Gecko
Gecko Turner Gone Down South (Lovemonk LMNK35, 2010) Spanish soul singer Gecko Turner is back with Gone Down South. On this occasion, the man with…
Natacha Atlas and Attab Haddad Quintet at Cadogan Hall in London
Middle Eastern music icon and singing sensation Natacha Atlas will perform Thursday, October 7th at 7:30 pm at Cadogan Hall in London. Blessed with a…
VP Records to Re-Release Seven Albums by Reggae Star Alpha Blondy
Ivorian reggae artist Alpha Blondy has teamed up with VP Records to re-release seven (7) of his albums in the next coming months. Known as…
Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2010-2011 World Stages series with an evening of Latin Jazz by the Tito Puente…