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).…
Malagasy Artist Wins World Music Award at International Songwriting Competition
Nashville, Tennessee, USA – The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced the winners for its 2004 annual competition. Modeste, an artist from Madagascar, now based in…
Rumbambeo DVD, Cuban Rumba with Chaguito y Sus Timberos
USA – Boogalu has just released a new DVD called Rumbambeo. It is an fro-Cuban music and dance performance of a unique gathering of some…
Zuluman\’s new album
Zuluman No Bad Card ( 2005) This CD will appeal to listeners who enjoy modern roots and ragga and also those who like something unusual.…
Adventure Music America, a New Acoustic Music Imprint from World Music Label Adventure Music
Adventure Music announced recently the launch of a new imprint emphasizing the full spectrum of acoustic music. the first project from Adventure Music America will…
Basic Cuban Greatness
Pedro Luis Ferrer Rústico (Escondida ESC6507-2, 2005) It’s not a particularly defiant look sported by the half-seen face of Pedro Luis Ferrer on the cover…
Malouma with the Sahel Hawl Blues Band, Chicago debut
Chicago, Illinois, USA – Mauritanian singer Malouma will be performing Monday, April 11, at 7p.m. in the Claudia Cassidy Theater (Chicago). Admission is free. Malouma…
Pontic Singer Chrysanthos Dies in Greece
Greece – Chrysanthos, the great Pontic singer and the last major singer of his generation died March 31 in Thessaloniki. The Pontic Greeks were the…
First International Imzad Symposium
Tamanrasset, Algeria – The First International Imzad Symposium organized by the “Save the Imzad Association” with the support of UNESCO, aims at promoting awareness of…
K. Sridhar & Anil Datar in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA – K. Sridhar & Anil Datar will be performing at Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago on Tuesday, April 5 at 7p.m. The…
Reel Rhythms: The 2nd New York World Music Film Festival
New York City, USA – Symphony Space teams for the second year with World Music Institute to present Reel Rhythms: The 2nd New York World…