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).…
Black Rhythms of Peru: A Fascinating Look at the Resurgence of Afro-Peruvian Music
Heidi Carolyn Feldman Black Rhythms of Peru (Wesleyan Wesleyan University Press, 2006. ISBN: 0819568147) In the past years there has been a growing interest in…
Flamenco Summit Festival Returns to Madrid
From May 7 through May 26, Madrid will host the second edition of the Suma Flamenca (Flamenco Summit) festival. Most of the performances will be…
Ferengistan Ambience
Banco de Gaia Farewell Ferengistan (Six Degrees, 2006) Banco de Gaia has been making some of the best electronic music to have come out of…
Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces World Music Acts for Biggest Festival Ever for 6th Edition
Rochester (New York), USA – The sixth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by Heluva Good Quality Foods announced the lineup for its biggest and…
Juan Carmona Releases Sinfonia Flamenca and Tours the US
Paris, France – Sinfonia Flamenca, Juan Carmona’s sixth album, is the follow up to Orillas released 5 years ago. This opus has been recorded with…
Slovak Folk Rockers Recreate Live Concert Feel
Družina Tragare (Indies Records, 2006) Družina (The Suite) is a Slovak progressive folk band formed by folklorists, jazzmen and rockers. Their first CD, self titled…
Gimmie That Old Time Juju
King Sunny Ade – Gems from the Classic Years 1967-1974 (Shanachie SH66041, 2007) Sometime in the summer of 1983 I walked into Main Street Records…
First U.S. Tour for Argentine Bandoneon Master Dino Saluzzi with German Cellist Anja Lechner
New York (NY), USA – Dino Saluzzi will be touring the United States to promote his new recording. The new CD, Ojos Negros, is a…
Soaring Ney
Omar Faruk Tekbilek Tree of Patience (Alif Records, 2006) Multi-instrumentalist and ney master Omar Faruk Tekbilek has returned with a new solo recording accompanied by…
Life by Ijahlar, Roots Reggae
Ijahlar Life (2007) For most of us here in North America, Spring is here and soon the weather will be turning to fair skies and…