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).…
Irish Guitarist Donal Clancy Talks About His Debut CD
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – Guitarist Donal Clancy’s has released his first solo CD, Close to Home (Compass 4433). The title is no accident, “These are…
Malian Roots Embracing Electronica
Issa Bagayogo Tassoumakan (Six Degrees Records) When I first encountered world electronica fusion, I felt at home with it. Then over the course of a…
Music Legend, Philanthropist and Prominent Liaison Between the U.S. and Turkey Dies at 83
New York (NY), USA – The American Turkish Society announces with profound regret and a deep sense of loss the death of Ahmet Ertegun, the…
Thunder Hill’s Southern-style Pow-wow Music
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Comprised of many of the best singers of the southern Plains, Thunder Hill has emerged as one of the most compelling…
Glorious Laudes & Praises: Medieval Women’s Choir’s Laude Novella
Medieval Women’s Choir Laude Novella (An Italian Advent) December 10, 2006 St. James Cathedral, Seattle, Washington By Patricia Herlevi A week before Medieval Women’s Choir’s…
Rare Tribal Cambodian Recordings
The album Ethnic Minority Music of Northeast Cambodia (Sublime Frequencies, 2006) documents the ceremonial animist music from the mysterious tribal villages of Northeast Cambodia. The…
A Beaten Path Between Africa and Haiti
Bonga and the Voudou Drums of Haiti – Ayiti Afrika (Bongamusic, 2006) Not to be confused with the legendary Angolan singer named Bonga, Gaston “Bonga”…
Atlantic Records Chairman and Founder Ahmet Ertegun Dies at 83
Los Angeles (California), USA – Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records, one of the most influential record companies of the late 20th century, died…
Kelvin Mockingbird’s Lush Sounds of the Solo Native American Flute
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Flutist Kelvin Mockingbird releases his first solo flute recording, Sacred Fire. With over an hour of solo Native American flute music,…
Ranchera Star Vicente Fernández Releases The Cowboy’s Tragedy
New York (NY), USA – On and off stage, the king of Mexico’s ranchera music is larger than life. And after keeping a somewhat low…