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).…
Saida Karoli ISC World Music Finalist
After a good show during the Kora All Africa Music Awards in December 2005, The Tanzanian song bird, Saida Karoli has entered the finalists list…
World Music Central Upgrade
World Music Central will be performing upgrades to improve the entire site. You might experience technical difficulties during the next days. At times, our site…
Conga Master Ray Barretto Dies at 76
New York, USA – Latin percussion legend Ray Barretto died this morning, at 5 a.m. at the Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey.…
Tribute to Bob Marley Festival in Tijuana, Mexico
San Diego (California), USA – WorldBeat Cultural Center, based in San Diego, is presenting Tribute to Bob Marley in neighboring Tijuana, Mexico. The concerts will…
WOMEX 2006 Announces showcase Jury
Berlin, Germany – The WOMEX Jury, known as the 7 Samurai, has been revelead this week. They represent a mixture of people and regions and…
WOMEX Organizers Talk About the Return to Enchanting Sevilla, Spain
Berlin, Germany – This year WOMEX moves back to FIBES in Sevilla, Spain. “There just aren’t many venues big enough to host us, so we’ve…
Flamenco Piano Sensation Pedro Ricardo Miño Talks to World Music Central
Flamenco musician Pedro Ricardo Miño is one of a growing number of pianists who are taking Flamenco in new directions. Pedro Ricardo Miño is the…
Scintillating Kuchipudi Dance Recital
Author: Ms Lakshmi Kuchipudi Dance recital By Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant The Broadcast Engineering Society (India) as part of their 12thInternational Conference & Exibition on…
Jockey Shabalala of Ladysmith Black Mambazo Dies
Heads Up International reported today that Jockey Shabalala, brother of Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder and leader Joseph Shabalala, passed away on February 11th at his…
London’s Calling
Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars Carnival Conspiracy (Piranha CD-PIR1902, 2006) When he’s not trumpeting with the Klezmatics, composing scores or guesting on recordings, Frank London…