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).…
Southern Plains Native American Harmonies
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – With their release of Intonation (Canyon Records), Alex E. Smith (Pawnee/Sauk & Fox) and Cheevers Toppah (Kiowa/Navajo) forge a new and-innovative…
Brazilian Night Features Chicago Debuts of Seu Jorge and Super Group Orquestra Imperial
Chicago (Illinois), USA – The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Museum of Contemporary Art present Seu Jorge and Orquestra Imperial as part of…
Top Saharawi Guitarist Baba Salama Dies in Pamplona
Saharawi guitarist and composer Baba Salama Said died in Pamplona, August 24 of 2005, at dawn. Baba was suffering from leukemia in a very advanced…
Habana Ensemble, Cuba’s Supergroup
César López y Habana Ensemble Todo incluido (Latin World Productions/Universal Music Latino 851 720 001-2, 2005) Even though numerous Cuban recordings have made it to…
Eric Rigler and Bad Haggis Release New CD, Wine Dark Sea
Los Angeles (California), USA – Virtuoso piper Eric Rigler and his Celtic-flavored, world music band Bad Haggis, will release a long-awaited fourth recording, Wine Dark…
Jamaican Guitar Great Catches a Wave
Ernest Ranglin Surfin’ (Tropic Entertainment/Telarc CD-83682, 2005) Ernest Ranglin was an accomplished guitarist in his native Jamaica long before there was such a thing as…
Cuba Mia DVD: Portrait of an All Woman Orchestra
New York City (New York), USA – Arkadia DVD, the new DVD Label of Arkadia Records, has announced the DVD release of the 86 minute…
Radio City Music Hall to Host From The Big Apple To The Big Easy Concert
New York City (New York ), USA – Radio City Music Hall will host its own “From The Big Apple to the Big Easy,” New…
Popkomm’s Partner Country Spain Presents a Diversity of Styles
Berlin, Germany – Although the composer of the evergreen “Guantanamera” is Cuban, José Fernandez Diaz is nevertheless a member of the Spanish copyright collection society…
Arturo O’Farrill Jazz Con Salsa September 30 and October 1 at Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York City (New York), USA – /PRNewswire/ Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O’Farrill celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with concert…