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).…
2nd Annual Celtic Concert Series Brings Back the Band That Started It All at The ArtsCenter
Carrboro (North Carolina), USA – The ArtsCenter in Carrboro (located in the Durham-Chapel Hill area) unveiled its 2nd annual Celtic Concert Series, which will take…
Iberian Remembrances
Cañizares Suite Iberia (Sony BMG, 2007) Flamenco guitarist Juan Manuel Cañizares ventures again into classical music with his adaptations of Albeniz’s Suite Iberia. Albeniz and…
Cosmopolitan Acoustic Music Variations
Compass Rose Quintet Cosmopolitango (2007) The Compass Rose Quintet is an acoustic ensemble that features four stringed instrument players and one percussionist. The mandolin, violin…
Amparanoia’s Final Tour and Boxed Set
Amparanoia will shortly release a new CD/DVD boxed set ‘Séguiré Caminando’. This release will be the final act for Amparanoia, whose singer-leader Amparo Sanchez is…
Bump Around
Massukos Bumping (Poo Productions PPLCD001, 2006) I sought out Bumping after seeing it reviewed in the ever-trusty UK magazine Songlines. Being entirely unfamiliar with the…
Hungarian Atmospheres
DJ Bootsie The Silent Partner (Ugar Records, 2004) DJ Bootsie is a musician from Hungary. His CD The Silent Partner presents edgy electronica where trip…
Yo-Yo Ma, and the Silk Road Ensemble Return to Japan
Providence (Rhode Island), USA – The Silk Road Project, a not-for-profit arts and educational organization that connects musicians, composers, artists, and audiences around the world,…
Kong Audio Releases the Latest Addition to the Chinee Series: Chinee Suona
Digital sample company Kong Audio has a new title in its Chinee Series, titled Chinee Suona (Chinese shawm). The musician who provided the sounds is…
Vincent at Her Prime
Rhonda Vincent Good Thing Going (Rounder, 2008) One of the finest bluegrass mandolinists in the United States is musician and songwriter Rhonda Vincent. She is…
2008 Scottish Harp and Cello Festival
The 2008 Scottish Harp and Cello Festival is taking place in the College of Piping, Otago Street, Glasgow, over the weekend of Friday 22nd –…