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 Long Awaited 5th Album from New Zealand World Music Group Te Vaka Is Out Now
Olatia is the title of Te Vaka’s new CD. The first Te Vaka album was described as “a stereotype smashing glimpse into the true soul…
Essential Tropicalismo
Various Artists Tropicalia, A Revolutionary Movement of Sound (Universal Music Latino, 2007) The Tropicalismo (also known as Tropicalia) movement in the late 1960s was short…
West African Stars Dry Yai Debut in U.S. with Free Single
Brooklyn (New York), USA – From the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone’s biggest recording artists, Dry-Yai’s Pupa Bajah and the Baw-Waw Society landed amid New…
Zap Mama’s Many Ways
Zap Mama Supermoon (Heads Up, 2007) The popular Belgian world music group Zap Mama is back with a new album titled Supermoon. Zap Mama has…
Madison World Music Festival 2007 Lineup Announced
In its fourth year the Madison World Music Festival again brings extraordinary artists from all over the world for free performances on the Terrace, in…
¡Globalquerque! radio broadcasts
Last year the ¡Globalquerque! world music festival broadcast much of the festival live on local community radio station KUNM. This year, organizers will be broadcasting…
The United State’s Polka King Jimmy Sturr Shares the Wine
Burlington (Massachusetts), USA – Polka bandleader and entertainer Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, winner of 16 Grammy awards, returns with a new album on Rounder,…
International Music Professionals Explore Brazilian Music Through Projeto Comprador e Imagem 2007
Nine music specialists from 5 countries spent 10 days in August of 2007 discovering new music in four Brazilian regions. The international participants attended showcases…
Bluegrass Act The Charlie Sizemore Band Releases Good News
Cambridge (Massachusetts), USA – Good News is the first Rounder Records release from singer, songwriter, and vocalist Charlie Sizemore, an artist much respected and loved…
Berlin Band 17 Hippies Talks About New Release Heimlich
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – The latest album by 17 Hippies features ukulele and a Persian hammered dulcimer—played by a former heavy metal drummer—together with an…