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).…
Cuban Cultural Icon Benny Moré Returns to Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos, Cuba (Prensa Latina) – Wearing his flashy suit and Panama hat, Benny Moré returned to this city, the one he liked the most, according…
Cuban Culture Week Opens in Thailand
(Prensa Latina) Bangkok, Thailand – Cuban outfit Los Heraldos Negros perform in Bangkok, as part of the Cuban Culture Week in Thailand. At least one…
Cesar Portillo and Silvio Rodriguez: Cuban Music Awards
(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Cuba´s National Music Award was granted in Havana to Cuban singer-songwriters Cesar Portillo de la Luz and Silvio Rodriguez, famous…
Recent and Retro Reggae Roundup
Steel Pulse – African Holocaust (RAS/Sanctuary 06076-89931-2, 2004) Horace Andy Meets Mad Professor – From The Roots (RAS/Sanctuary 06076-89932-2, 2004) Burning Spear – Creation Rebel:…
Creation Rebel By Roots Reggae Pioneer. Burning Spear
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Heartbeat Records has released Creation Rebel, which includes the earliest recordings from Grammy award-winner Burning Spear. It contains music recorded as…
The Soul of the Apache Flute
Vocal Ensemble Kitka Celebrates Season with Wintersongs CD & December Tour
Bloomington, Indiana, USA – This December Kitka launches a nine-city Wintersongs tour along with their latest CD and companion songbook also called Wintersongs (Diaphonica Recordings)…
On Christmas Night By Celtic Women’s Ensemble Cherish The Ladies
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Rounder Records has reelased On Christmas Night by Celtic women’s ensemble, Cherish The Ladies. On Christmas Night features a collection of…
Ragga Nacion, The Stars of Reggaeton on DVD
Agoura Hills , California, USA – Ragga Nacion combines the talents of Reggae, Rap, and Reggaeton artists, producers, videographers, and remix engineers into a value…
Documentation Center Rescues Cuban Music Heritage
a) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba – The Pablo Hernández Balaguer Documentation Center currently stores up nearly 500 bibliographic materials on Cuba’s music heritage. After two…