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).…
Inspired by a blind musician
The more I meander through this beautiful jazz and fusion journey, the more I meet people of different hues, of different styles of thinking and…
Liberate Your Jazz in Goa, India
The Heritage Jazz Yatra has been an emotional journey for all of us with jazz close to their hearts and when we did not have…
Danish World Music Artists Will Collaborate with New York-based Headliners at Global Village Denmark-NY
New York City (NY), USA – On Saturday, January 20th at 8 PM, four world music ambassadors from Denmark’s lively local scene will appear in…
Timeless Tango
For a taste of traditional tango, Uruguayan singer Vayo has released Tango Legends in the United states on an indie label called Pantaleón Records. Vayo…
World Music in Spanish 2006
This is the late 2006 roundup of world music recordings from the Spanish-speaking world: One of the most interesting Latin music recordings of the past…
Greco – Kurdish Fusion Music – "Raaz e Negah" by Ardeshir Kamkar and Matthaios Tsahourides
Ardeshir Kamkar and Matthaios Tsahourides Raaz e Negah (2004) It would be hard to imagine a more soulful, evocative music than the pairing of master…
"Leyli" – The Razbar Ensemble
Razbar Ensemble Leyli (Arion 2002) With pulsating, heartbeat-like rhythms and ethereal, haunting melodies, the Razbar Ensemble’s latest album “Leyli” masterfully captures the essence of ancient…
More Hot Sauce From the Hot Source
Africando Ketukuba (Stern’s Africa STCD 1103, 2006) In my snobbish opinion, the scantily-clad young woman on the cover of this CD should be astride a…
Rob Curto’s Forró For All tours California in January 2007
Rob Curto’s Forró For All will be touring in California in January of 2007 performing at venues such as: the Skirball Cultural Center in Los…
Roar Vangen Transforms His Guitar into Hardanger Fiddle Sounds
On Streng, Norwegian guitarist Roar Vangen shows that it’s possible to make new, exciting and immediate instrumental music, inspired by Norwegian folk music. There is…