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).…
Monty Alexander Revisits the Music of Bob Marley
New York (New York), USA – Seven years after Stir It Up, a tribute to the music of reggae icon Bob Marley, Jamaican born jazz…
American Popular Music Scholar Dr. Charles K. Wolfe Dies in Tennessee
Dr. Charles K. Wolfe passed away on February 9 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. A music scholar, expert on American popular music and one of the most…
Red House’s Bob Feldman Dies at 56
Bob Feldman, founder and president of the folk and roots music label, Red House Records based in St. Paul, Minn., died on January 11. He…
Bluegrass Mandolinist Danny Curtis Dies
Danny Curtis, a long time fixture in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. bluegrass communities, died on January 15. His imaginative work on mandolin included stints…
Folk Legend Janette Carter Dies at 82
Janette Carter, the last living offspring of the original Carter Family (she was daughter of A.E and Sara), passed away on January 22 at the…
Louise Scruggs Dies in Nashville
Louise Scruggs, one of the most influential and the first manager in country and bluegrass music, passed away on February 2 in Nashville, Tennessee. In…
Taarab of Ages
Zanzibara 1 – Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club: A Hundred Years of Taarab in Zanzibar (Buda Musique 860118, 2005) Zanzibara 2 – Various Artists: Golden Years…
MerleFest Releases Fresh Faces at MerleFest 2006
Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – NC: MerleFest 2006 has announced the release on March 14 of a limited edition audio compact disc, Fresh Faces at…
Horn o’ Plenty,’ ASCAP’s 10th Anniversary salute to Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval interview for PLAYBACK By Jim Steinblatt Composer/trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, now celebrating his tenth anniversary as an ASCAP member and the fifteenth anniversary of…
Susana Baca Will Perform at The Hostos Center in New York
New York (New York), USA – Peruvian singer Susana Baca will bring her warm African-rooted songs to the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture…