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).…
Reggae Star Mikey Dread Dies of Brain Tumor
Reggae musician Mikey Dread died Saturday, March 15th 2008 at 4:30 pm EST in Connecticut. Michael Campbell better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer,…
Passionate Middle Eastern Strings Sessions sampling CD
Stockholm, Sweden – PowerFX announced the release of Gabi Masso Oriental String Sessions Vol. 1-3 downloadable sample CD. These Middle Eastern string arrangements were performed…
Debashish Bhattacharya Will Tour North America in Support of Calcutta Chronicles
Indian slide guitar master Debashish Bhattacharya will be touring North America to promote the April 8th release of his new CD, Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide-Guitar…
Hungarian Singer Andrea Gerak Is Back On Stage After Cancer Operation
The recent months were rather eventful for Andrea Gerák in between joyful travels and performances, medical examinations found she had cervical cancer . The Hungarian…
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band will Perform Six Nights in Seattle
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle presents for six nights, Grammy-winning Latin jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri. Band members are Eddie Palmieri…
Atash voted Best World Music Band 2007-8 in Austin Chronicle Music Poll
Spirits were high last night at the Austin Music Awards last night, where Atash was honored with the award for Best World Music Band of…
Sephardic Music Master Samy Al-Maghribi Dies in Canada
Oud player Salomon Amzallag, better known as Samy Al-Maghribi, died March 9, 2008. Born in Morocco in 1922, he soon became a well-known figure in Andalusian…
Scotland’s Emily Smith Band Will Bring Celtic Music to Raleigh
Scottish singer Emily Smith will be performing with her band April 2 at the Long View Center in Raleigh. Scottish-born singer/songwriter Emily Smith first made…
Eastern Blok March 08 Tour
Eastern Blok releases their highly awaited second album, Folk Tales. Featuring expanded instrumentation, complex high-energy arrangements with a folk sensibility, “Folk Tales” reaches a new…
Cesaria Evora suffers stroke in Australia
Australia – WOMADELAIDE headline act Cesaria Evora has been forced to cancel her appearance after suffering a stroke in Sydney. The 66-year-old singer from Cape Verde…