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).…
Recordings of the Bedouins of the Middle East
London, UK – Bedouins of the Middle East (Arc Music EUCD1910 ) is a collection of field recordings by Deben Bhattacharya. The recordings were made…
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Launches ‘Performance Planet’ on March 12
New York City, USA – To celebrate some of the rich cultures that make Queens one of the most diverse regions in the country, the…
Legendary Blind Boys of Alabama Vocalist George Scott Dies at 75
George Scott, a founding member of the Blind Boys of Alabama gospel group, died in his sleep Wednesday morning, March 9, 2005 at his home…
Bombay Jayashree & Sudha Excel at Sree Sanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha Music and Dance Festival 2005
The music and dance festival of Shanmukhananda Sangeetha sabha continued with the concerts of Ms. Vidya Srinivasan, a Delhi based artists and Sh. Sanjay Subramanian…
Captivating Fado
New York, USA – Portuguese vocalist Ana Moura, whose spellbinding version of her land’s captivating fado style has made her a star in Europe, brings…
The Steelband Movement – A Way Forward Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
(PRWEB) – In global terms, the steelband world has moved and is moving rapidly ahead. In the land of its birth however, few benefits from…
Dub Syndicate\’s Pure Thrillseekers
New York, USA – The latest Dub Syndicate creation, Pure Thrillseekers, features exhilarating mixes by On-U Sound collaborator Adrian Sherwood and by Scientist. On Pure…
Dumbing Down, the Dwindling Funding of the Arts
Recently, I received in the mail a request for a donation to a children’s softball league. The problem with this request is that it came…
Zulal Nominated for “Best Folk/World Album\" in 2005 International CARAs
New York, USA – Zulal, the Armenian A Cappella Folk Trio based in New York and Boston, has been nominated for the “Best Folk/World Album”…
Capercaillie Presents Grace and Pride: Anthology 2004-1984
New York, USA – Grace & Pride (Survival Records/Valley entertainment, 2005) celebrates the 20th anniversary of Britain’s leading Celtic band, Capercaillie (pronounced cap-er-cay-lee). The double…