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).…
Hip-Hop Beats with Old Style Pow-Wow Songs
THA Tribe Best of Both Worlds – World 2 (Canyon Records) The follow up to THA Tribe’s Best of Both Worlds, simply titled, Best of…
Charlie Gillett’s World 2002
Various Artists World 2002 (compilation) (Narada Records) Name your favorite artist, favorite instrument and chances are it is represented on this compilation CD (2 discs).…
Tango’s Revenge
Gotan Project La Revancha del Tango (Ya Basta! Records) The late Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla has left his musical mark on various Latin and…
‘Sentido Tropical’ New perspective of contemporary music in Puerto Rico.
Rique Colón: ‘New perspective of contemporary music in Puerto Rico’ As a necessity to reunite a feel of unity and reaffirmation of his roots in…
Cybertropic Chilango Power
Los De Abajo Cybertropic Chilango Power (Luaka Bop Records) As far as I’m concerned, former Talking Heads member, David Byrne has good taste. He has…
Dance-house Beats and Celtic Mysticism Meets Africa
Afro Celt Sound System Volume 3: Further In Time (Real World/Narada Records) The international super group Afro Celt Sound System offer us a feast of…
Sheila Chandra’s Indipop Retrospective
Sheila Chandra The Indipop Retrospective (Narada) At age sixteen, East Indian-Irish actress and pop singer, Sheila Chandra embarked on what would turn out to be…
Pop Sensibility Married to Tropicalia Sex Appeal
Cibelle Cibelle (Six Degrees Records) Sao Paulista Cibelle’s debut release, Cibelle (pronounced see-BELL-ee) although worlds apart, some how reflects a Kate Bush pop sensibility married…
Sauti za Busara Music Festival 2007 in Zanzibar
Zanzibar, Tanzania – The fourth edition of the Sauti za Busara music festival will take place in Zanzibar, February 9 -14th 2007; admission is free…
World Music Central’s 2006 Holiday Gift Giving Guide
For the past year all of us here at World Music Central have pounded the pavement, scrounged through stacks of CDs and even occasionally rummaged…