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 Festival Musicport 2010, a Hot Ticket
Musicport Festival 2010 promises to be yet another feast of top artists and musicians from the international, national and regional stages bringing one of the…
The GondwanaSound Report, September 11
Gondwana Sound’s album of the week, Djitoumou, comes from Idrissa Soumaoro, every one’s side man but a fantastic songwriter and musician in his own right.…
Riad & Takht to Play Chicago World Music Festival 2010
Violinist and composer Riad Abdel-Gawad & Takht will play the Chicago World Music Festival 2010. Concerts will be take place September 25th at the Clark…
Soundscapes of Africa
Hennie Bekker African Tapestries Collection (Abbeywood Records, 2009) Zambian musician Hennie Bekker has released this five CD boxed titled “African Tapestries Collection”. Bekker is now…
Reverse Thread
Regina Carter Reverse Thread (E1 Music, 2010) Regina Carter’s Reverse Thread takes the music of Africa and reconfigures into superb contemporary jazz pieces. The virtuoso…
New York Debut of Remarkable Corsican Male Vocal Quartet Barbara Furtuna
The outstanding male vocal quartet Barbara Furtuna will perform Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 8:00 PM at Saint Peter’s Church in New York. Barbara Furtuna…
Debo Band & Fendika, North American Tour & CD Release
Ethiopian-inspired Debo Band will launch its debut tour this September, select U.S. cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Richmond (VA), Chicago, and Milwaukee. The expanded…
The Roots of Chicha 2 Reveals Additional Electric Cumbia Pioneers
Barbès Records is releasing The Roots of Chicha 2, Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru (1968-1981), which showcases 11 bands and 16 tracks recorded from 1968 to…
offWOMEX 2010 Showcases Announced
For the first time WOMEX will present three country/region nights on the offWOMEX stage. “We’re very happy to have two special evenings highlighting music from…
Adelaide International Guitar Festival adds another string to its bow
When it comes to music festivals, Adelaide has certainly stolen a march over the rest of Australia. The City of Churches added another string to…