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).…
An Interview with Mbira Master Stella Rambisai Chiweshe
World Music Central interviewed in October 2006 Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, one of the first African women to play the male dominated mbira (thumb piano).…
Cold Storage Reggae
Instigators – Living Gift (I-Sight Records ISR-101, 2005) Urban Tribe – Who is the Enemy? (Adam Atterby Musikproduktion, 2006) I continually marvel at the far-reaching…
African Stars Habib Koité, Vusi Mahlasela, and Dobet Gnahoré Inducted Into the Afropop Hall of Fame
New York (NY), USA – On Tuesday November 14th in New York, Public Radio International’s Afropop Worldwide inducted Habib Koité from Mali, Vusi Mahlasela from…
Salsas and Salaams
The Rough Guide to Latin Arabia (World Music Network RGNET 1175CD, 2006) The connections between Latin and Arabic music should come as no surprise. The…
Seu Jorge and AfroReggae at Royal and Derngate, Northampton, UK
The Northampton (UK) music scene can sometimes feel like cultural black hole with an apparently insatiable appetite for tribute bands. Saturday night brought a breath…
Drummer Sean Noonan Fuses Jazz-Punk, Rock, Blues with Celtic and West African Rhythms
Sean Noonan’s Brewed by Noon project will release its new CD, Stories To Tell, on January 9, 2007. The drummer describes it as “tribal rhythms…
Reggae Legend Gregory Isaacs Releases Come Take My Hand
Come Take My Hand is the brand new album by reggae legend Gregory Isaacs. The CD was produced by Emmanuel (Rude) Davies For Rude Productions.…
Dancing Turtle Releases West Papuan Benefit Festival CD
British label will release a compilation CD in December, featuring an eclectic mix of acts from over 18 countries, united in their support of the…
Moods and Reflections on Autumn
Oslo, Norway – Arild Andersen, Frode Ainaes and Stian Carstensen have a new recording titled Høstsløv [Autumn slow] on the Kirkelig Kulturverksted label (FXCD 311).…
Bole2Harlem’s New Ethiopian Style
Bloomington (Indiana), USA – While hip music enthusiasts are digging through record bins for Ethiopian funk and soul of the ’60s and ’70s, a diverse…