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).…
Ecstatic Afternoon Raga: Vikas Gupta
Vikas Gupta A Journey (Sense World Music, 2005) I had one of those deja vu experiences upon receiving Sitarist Vikas Gupta’s debut release, A Journey…
Celtic Connections Program for Friday January 20
Glasgow, Scotland – A top Breton pipe band, Scottish and Irish collaborations, a celebration of the Gaelic language and more new talent will be present…
Will Calhoun Presents Native Lands in New York
New York (New York), USA – Half Note Records released Will Calhoun’s Native Lands in June of 2005 and now the Living Colour drummer returns…
The Beautiful Sea
Various Artists The Caribbean (Putumayo PUTU 245, 2006) The rather broad scope of this album seems odd, since the Putumayo label has already put out…
Scottish Acts and Jazz at Celtic Connections January 19th
Glasgow, Scotland – The Celtic Connections music fest continues Thursday, January 19th, with well known Celtic acts, new talents and British jazz. Program: 01.00pm Iain…
Peter Gabriel Makes South Asia Earthquake Appeal
London, UK – British musician and world music pioneer Peter Gabriel has made an appeal through his record company, Real World. The project is called…
Basque World Music at MIDEM
Spain – Tomás San Miguel + Txalaparta, a Basque world music act from spain, will perform at the “Basque Night” at MIDEM (Cannes, France). The…
Sweet as honey: Classical Indian Women Violinists
Kala Ramnath – Nectar (Sense World Music, 2005) N. Rajam & Sangeeta Shankar – Violin Dynasty (Sense World Music, 2005) Nectar marks the illustrious Indian…
Homecomings and New Celtic Talents at Celtic Connections January 18
Glasgow, Scotland – The Old Blind Dogs, one of Scotland’s favorite acts, returns to its homeland to participate at Celtic Connections. Other major acts scheduled…
School Music Programs Going Corporate
According to a 2005 Harris poll regarding the importance of an arts education in American schools, 93 percent of the respondents agreed that arts programs…