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).…
A Musical Balancing Act
Sara Tavares Balancê (Times Square Records TSQ-CD-9054, 2006) Let me first disclose that I haven’t the computer knowhow to type this album’s title with the…
David Lewiston, World Music Producer and Explorer, Will be Honored at the Rubin Museum of Art
New York (New York), USA – David Lewiston, the British-born producer whose adventurous ear and globe-trekking spirit led to a career spanning more than four…
Vem, Sacred songs from Armenia
Lucineh Hovanissian Vem, Sacred songs from Armenia (Studio SM /Abeille Musique) “VEM” means rock in Armenian. The name of the album concerns the site where…
Galician Celtic Pioneers Present Arboretum
Doa, one of the pioneers of Galician folk music in the 1970s, is back with a new recording titled Arboretum (Xingra). Doa was characterized by…
Gotan Project Worldwide Tour
Paris, France – The French group, Gotan Project, released a new CD Lunatico April 10 in the UK and April 11 in the US, five…
Lila’s Cantina
Lila Downs La Cantina (Narada 09463-34248-2-1, 2006) Where her last two releases combined the confessional intimacy of Mexican folkloric music with global seasonings, Lila Downs‘…
Akim El Sikameya Promotes Aini Amel
Paris, France – After a triumphant tour through India in March, Akim El Sikameya is preparing for a worldwide tour to promote his new album,…
Old Town School of Folk Music’s AfroFolk Program Presents Strong Ras Family Reggae Tour
Chicago (Illinois), USA – The Old Town School of Folk Music will bring the Strong Ras Family Tour to the South Shore Cultural Center May…
Bicultural Songs
Michele Dominguez Greene Luna Roja (Appleseed Recordings APRCD 1095, 2006) The release, Luna Roja by bicultural singer- songwriter, Michele Dominguez Greene couldn’t have arrived at…
Benjamín Escoriza, Radio Tarifa’s Vocalist, Releases Solo Album
Madrid, Spain – The founder and vocalist of Radio Tarifa, Benjamín Escoriza, has released his first solo recording. Alevanta is a powerful mix of Arabic…