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).…
David Nighteagle’s Lakota Heritage
Phoenix(Arizona), USA – David Nighteagle joins the Canyon Records label with Torn from the Heart -The Journey. Nighteagle draws upon his Lakota heritage to create…
Carlos Santana and Les Paul Added to Growing Number of Artists Contributing to the ‘Wear Your Music’ Campaign
Relix, the magazine for music, announced that guitar legends Carlos Santana and Les Paul have been added to the list of musicians participating in its…
WOMEX Announces 2006 Winner: Totó La Momposina
Berlin, Germany – This year’s WOMEX Award goes to Totó La Momposina. The Colombian singer’s entire life, has been dedicated to representing the music of…
Colombian Gaita Fire
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released the latest album by Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Un Fuego de Sangre Pura. The album features 14 new tracks,…
Heart of the Wind
The haunting melodies of the Native American flute evoke the flow and cadences of breathing while the pulsing rhythms of the drum evoke the beating…
Mercan Dede’s Haunting Breath
Mercan Dede Breath (Doublemoon DM033, 2006) During his first tour of the UK last summer, Mercan Dede disclosed (fRoots 266/267) that he was already working…
International Songwriting Competition Announces 2006 Judges
Nashville (Tennessee), USA – The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries for 2006. One of the largest songwriting competitions in the world, ISC…
Gecko Turner’s Riotous Intermingling of Genres
Gecko Turner Guapapasea! (Quango, 2006) Every musician has an homage song or album in them where a style or musical influence is courted and seduced,…
Inti-Illimani Celebrates 40th Anniversary with New CD
Inti-Illimani, the Chilean band, celebrates its fortieth anniversary and the release of Pequeño Mundo, its forty-third album. Pequeño Mundo features the work of several special…
Buddhist Monk Hit Album Released in North America
New York (NY), USA – Recorded in the Sakya Tashi Ling Buddhist monastery during ten hours of consecutive chanting, My Spirit Flies to You was…