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).…
Joe Cuba: The Father of New York Boogaloo has Passed
By Aurora Flores The "Father of Boogaloo," Joe Cuba, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 4 p.m. at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New…
Barbican Hall in London Will Present some of West Africa’s Biggest Acts in Spring 2009
The Barbican will feature some of West Africa’s biggest world music acts in April and May of 2009, including Senegal’s Orchestra Baobab; Mali’s Omou Sangaré,…
Duke Performances Will Present Richie Havens and Rachid Taha Exclusive Double Bill
Durham (North Carolina), USA – Duke Performances announced that it has just secured an exclusive concert with the iconic singer and song-writer Richie Havens. In…
Silvio Rodríguez’s Second Date
Havana, Cuba – Segunda cita (Second date) is the provisional title of the first major music production by Silvio Rodríguez in 2009, which has already…
Putumayo Presents India
Various Artists Putumayo Presents: India (Putumayo World Music, 2009) Putumayo World Music has embraced the kaleidoscope of colors of India with its upcoming release of…
Beacon of Hope
Multiple Artists Music Crossroads Interregional Festival 2008 Malawi (Jeunesses Musicales International, 2008) For 13 years the Music Crossroads Interregional Festival has reached out to thousands…
Embracing Pacifism
Mad Sheer Khan DemoNcracy (2008) The latest recording by Mad Sheer Khan demonstrates the bipolar relationship many people across the world have with the United…
Folkinvierno 2009 Brings the Best of Spanish Folk Music to Las Rozas
The 2009 edition of Folkinvierno will present Galician piper Cristina Pato on Saturday, February 14. Cristina will give a workshop at noon and the concert…
Disabled Congolese Street Band Staff Benda Bilili Will Release Tres Tres Fort in Spring 2009
Staff Benda Bilili are a group of paraplegic street musicians / polio victims who live in and around the grounds of Kinshasa Zoo, DR Congo.…
Irish Folk Band Beoga Releases The Incident
Beoga are very tight-lipped about the title of their third album, The Incident. "We are willing to disclose that the so-called ‘incident’ did occur on…