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).…
Ravi Shankar Revealed
Ravi Shankar Rare and Glorious (Times Square Records, 2010) Rare and Glorious is an extraordinary double CD compilation of music by Ravi Shankar, the most…
Chinese Folk Music Melodies
Silk and Bamboo Ensemble – Traditional Chinese Music (Arc Music, 2008) Chen Dacan’s Chinese Ensemble – Classical Chinese Folk Music, featuring the Chinese flute (Arc…
Stringing Along
Lawson Rollins – Espirito (Infinita Records INF-204, 2010) Chris Burton Jacome – Levanto (CBJ 1347, 2010) Even with all sorts of instruments that were once…
A Concert for Haiti in Berlin with Guitar Master Gerardo Núñez and Karlex Antoine
On an initiative by the national cultural institutes of the European Union EUNIC, a benefit concert for Haiti will take place on February 9th at…
String Explorations
Real Vocal String Quartet Real Vocal String Quartet (Flower Note Records, 2010) Although there are a lot of string quartets out there, the all-female Real…
Cuba’s Danay Special Guest at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Music Awards
Special guest Danay, flying direct from Cuba, will perform at this year’s Worldwide Music Awards on Saturday, February 6th of 2010. She is presented by…
Korea’s Noreum Machi Will Bring Samulnori Drums and Dances to New York
Korea’s Noreum Machi ensemble will perform Saturday, February 6th of 2010 at 8:00 pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York. The group…
Quintessential N’Dour
Youssou N’Dour Music From the Motion Picture I Bring What I Love (Nonesuch, 2010) The critically acclaimed documentary I Bring What I Love, directed by…
Chinagrass Sensation Mamer to Return to the UK for 8-date Tour
Mamer, one of China’s most innovative and influential young artists, is to return to the UK together with his band for an 8-date tour, starting…
Is That A Sitar In Your Pocket? iPhone Sitar Application Released
The Ventura, California-based iPhone application company, MachCUBED struck an exciting new chord Tuesday with world music fans with the kick off of its Apple iTunes…