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).…
The Bajich Brothers Will Perform at the Library of Congress
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will present The Bajich Brothers as part of its Homegrown Concert Series. The free concert will…
Congolese Soukous Star Kanda Bongo Man at Symphony Space in New York City
The World Music Institute will open its 2008/09 world music concert season in New York City with Kanda Bongo Man, who is known as "The…
The Proof is in the Picking
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Africa to Appalachia (Jayme Stone, 2008) When Canadian banjo player Jayme Stone wanted to dig deep into his instrument’s origins,…
Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies Will Bring to Philadelphia Topical Folksongs from England’s Post-industrial Northeast
On Thursday, September 18, 2008, Crossroads Music presents Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies, performing topical folksongs from England’s post-industrial northeast. The concert is part…
Prominent French Musician and Producer Hector Zazou Dies at 60
French composer and renowned world music producer Hector Zazou died this morning in a French hospital. He had fallen seriously ill earlier this year…
Canonized Atrocity and Untold Musical History
Christopher Hedge featuring David Grisman & R. Carlos Nakai Andrew Jackson – The Atrocious Saint (That’s That Productions TTCD 12272, 2008) The fairly strange title…
Popular Serbian Romani Band Kal Will Perform in Berkeley
Romani band Kal will perform at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center on September 23. Kal, playing music from Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia,…
Quilombo Country Documentary About Black Rebel Villages of Brazil, Premieres at the Pioneer Theater in New York City
"Quilombo Country," the award-winning documentary about Brazilian villages founded by escaped and rebel slaves, will have its premiere theatrical run at the Two Boots Pioneer…
Putumayo Explores the Acoustic Side of Arabic Music
New York (NY), USA – With Acoustic Arabia, Putumayo turns its attention to the subtler, more organic music of the Arabic world which has been…
Irresistible Sabrina
Sabrina Malheiros New Morning (Far Out Recordings, 2008) Brazilian singer-songwriter Sabrina Malheiros is back with another gem, a CD titled New Morning. Malheriros attracted a…