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).…
The Sound Of Fashion, World Beats for Catwalks
Lisbon, Portugal – Difference Music (Portugal) continues the original concept of its Fashion recordings. Sound of Fashion is far beyond a seasonal soundtrack. It includes…
Music For a Global Gathering
Hamsa Lila – Gathering One (BRG/In The Pocket BRG 1268 2424701262 2, 2003) If a good fusion band is one that knows how to combine the…
The Rough Guide To Italia Nova
San Francisco, USA – The Rough Guide To Italia Nova focuses on the technological developments and a growing club culture in Italy that have inspired…
Howard Parker and his Hot Take-out Band Recording Live Album
(Beatwire) Howard Parker and his Hot Take-out Band will be recording live on Saturday night May 15,2004 at The Sarah Street Grill in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.…
Boukman Eksperyans, European Tour
Germany – Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans will be touring Europe in late May. Theodore Beaubrun, the lead singer of the band, has been fighting for…
Triskalia
Triskalia, Friday February 27th, 2004 At 9:00pm Bar O’Shea’s 5202 Queen-Mary Rd. Montreal, Que. 514-484-5557 Orcasound reviews show I caught up with Triskalia last night…
The Divas of New Fado
Lisbon, Portugal – Portuguese label Difference has released Divas Do Fado Novo, a compilation of female fado singers. It includes famous voices that coexist with…
Ibon Koteron\’s Basque Horn
San Sebastian, Spain – Airea is the new album by “albokari” (Basque horn player) Ibon Koteron, from Biscay. Airea features alboka (Basque horn) accompanied by…
Ondekoza is Back with Kyoten Dochi
Germany – For years, taiko drumming fans had not heard anything from Ondekoza after the death of the band’s founder Tagayasu Den. Now the oldest…
José el Francés, Water of Hope
Madrid, Spain -Flamenco singer José el Francés has chosen Emanuele Ruffinengo and Javier Limón to produce Agua de esperanza (Water of Hope), his new album.…