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).…
Cure for Bad Deeds
Martina Sorbara Cure for Bad Deeds (Nettwerk) Before I begin the review of Martina Sorbara’s debut CD, I would like to mention that I haven’t…
Chris Austin Songwriting Contest entries accepted through March 4, 2007
Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – MerleFest 2007 organizers have announced that composer and recording artist Jim Lauderdale will again serve as Honorary Chairperson of the…
Blues Pioneer Robert Lockwood Jr Dies at 91
Cleveland (Ohio), USA – Robert Lockwood Jr., one of the last surviving roots bluesman of the twentieth century, died November 21 at the age of…
New York’s Fourth Annual globalFEST Moves to Bigger Venue & Announces 2007 Line-Up
New York (NY), USA – The annual world music showcase globalFEST, held in New York City, is moving to a larger venue. Roots revival, surf…
Malagasy Fusion
Miary Lepiera Soro (Tinder Records) Madagascar, off the Southeast coast of Africa would be unknown if it weren’t teaming with unusual wildlife and musical hybrids.…
New Drum Loops Library Fuses Hip Hop with Ethnic Rhythms
ModernBeats.com has just released a new drum loops library titled “Ethnic Drum Loops” for all major music software and hardware music samplers. The ‘Ethnic Drum…
Elijah Wald Writes Global Minstrels: Voices of World Music
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – American writer and musicologist Elijah Wald has a new book out titled Global Minstrels: Voices of World Music. Published by Routledge…
An Interview with Composer and Conductor Vince Mendoza
World Music Central interviewed composer and conductor Vince Mendoza coinciding with his December 1 concert with Brazilian guitarist and composer Guinga and the LA Philharmonic.…
An Interview with Brazilian Guitarist and Composer Guinga
World Music Central interviewed Brazilian guitarist and composer Guinga, coinciding with his December 1 debut with the LA Philharmonic and Vince Mendoza. How did…
Acclaimed Brazilian Songwriter and Guitarist Guinga Performs Original Works with LA Philharmonic Conducted By Vince Mendoza
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s World Music Series continues with an evening devoted to the distinctive musical artistry of Guinga, one of Brazil’s most masterful songwriters…