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).…
Festival de Cornouaille in Quimper, France
The Festival de Cornouaille is the largest Breton cultural event, with nearly 300,000 visitors each year. Held in Quimper, Brittany (France), on July 16-24, it…
Portuguese Folk Music Expert Fernando Magalhães Dies at 45
Lisbon, Portugal – Fernando Magalhães, a well known jounalist, specialized in Portuguese folk music, died on May 19. He was 45. Fernando Magalhães was born…
Ritualistic Alchemy of the East and West
Mercan Dede – Su (RH Pozitif Müzik, 2004/Escondida Music, 2005) Mercan Dede’s Su is a collection of densely layered compositions in a hypnotically ritualistic alchemy…
Hybrid Sounds at First Music Market in Aragon
Fraga, Huesca, Spain – The first Music Market in Aragon will begin Tuesday, May 17. The Market is designed with a view to the current…
The King of Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin, Dies in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, USA – Bluegrass musician Jimmy Martin passed away May 14, 2005 at approximately 8:45 a.m.. Martin had been fighting cancer for several weeks.…
Unmitigated Senegal
Kasumai Senegal: Urban Rhythms (ARC Music EUCD 1929, 2005) The title of this one concerned me a bit. I thought perhaps the phrase “urban rhythms”…
International Festival of Ethnic Music and Cultures in Elche
Elche, Spain – The 2005 edition of Mestival will take place between May 19 and June 4. Some of the artists featured this year include…
Fruits of the Desert
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to the Music of Sudan (World Music Network RGNET 1152 CD, 2005) Various Artists – Mali (Putumayo PUT 236-2,…
The Rough Guide To The Music Of Sudan
San Francisco, California, USA – The Rough Guide To The Music Of Sudan includes the diverse and rich music that has emerged from Africa’s largest…
Nadi Ikhwan Safaa (Malindi Taarab) 100th Anniversary Celebrations
Zanzibar, Tanzania – Founded in 1905, this orchestra can probably trace its roots back further than any other orchestra in Africa. Every known musician from…