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).…
Tekameli Releases Escolteu in the UK
From Perpignan in the south of France, Tekameli’s founding members Jean Soler, Salomon Espinas and Julio Bermudez, are also Roma musicians playing Rumba, Catalana and…
More Than One Way To Rock
Rachid Taha Rock el Casbah: The Best Of (Wrasse Records WRASS 215, 2007) While there’s not a release by Algerian/French vocalist Rachid Taha that isn’t…
Dazzling Sounds of Aboriginal America
Several recent releases show the rich traditions of Native Americans. Father and daughter duo Jay & Tiinesha Begaye. Showing the increasing influence of intertribal music,…
Sudanese Music & Dance Festival 2008 Comes to Detroit and Chicago
This summer, an unprecedented gathering of musicians from the East African nation of Sudan will come together in Chicago & Detroit to accomplish something politicians,…
Homay and The Mastan Group Take On A Forbidden Journey To Bring The Message Of Truth And Unity From Iran
Los Angeles (California), USA – Homay and The Mastan Group ensemble will perform for the first time outside of Iran for their large fan base…
Stevie Culture To Headline Island Festival, Kalamazoo June 20, 2008
San Francisco (California), USA – Since its inception, Island Festival in Kalamazoo has grown in numbers and stature. The work begins during the frigid Michigan…
Montreal welcomes the Festival International Nuits D’Afrique- July 8-20 2008
The Festival International Nuits D’Afrique is back this summer for its 22nd year in Canada’s greatest cultural mecca from July 8-20,2008. For two weeks, the…
Variations on a Cuban Theme
Yusa Haiku (Tumi Music TUMI 143, 2008) I had to do a bit of memory jogging and digging through my collection when I received this…
Sergio Mendes Goes on Tour in June 2008 to promote New Album Encanto
Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes will be touring the west Coast of the United States to promote his new recording, Encanto. Mendes spins his remarkable magic…
In Gods We Trust
The Ipanemas Call of the Gods (Far Out Recordings FARO 127 CD, 2008) Like it or not, a band called the Ipanemas is bound to…