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).…
Reggae Icon Marcia Griffiths Wins UN Award
New York, USA – The United Nations awarded its prestigious Great Esteem Award to the veteran Jamaican singer Marcia Griffiths. The prize was awarded for…
Cañaman, Spanish Reggae Recorded in Jamaica
Madrid, Spain – Cañaman is one of the top reggae bands from Spain. They have a new album titled Fronteras (Boa Recording), which was recorded…
Jazz Violinist Claude Williams Dies at 96
Claude Williams, jazz violinist for over 80 years, died April 26, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 96. He continued to perform professionally until shortly…
Brazilian Innovator Hermeto Pascoal in Britain
London, England – Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal will be performing this weekend at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. This event has grown and developed into one…
Flamenco Legend, “La Paquera de Jerez”, Dies at 70
Jerez, Spain – Francisca Méndez, better known as “La Paquera de Jerez,” died Monday afternoon at the Asisa Clinic in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz,…
Putumayo presents Women of Africa
New York, USA – Putumayo has released Women of Africa, a collection of songs by leading female artists from throughout the African continent. Women of…
Nuova Agricola Associazione, New CD and European Tour
Italy – Nuova Agricola Associazione has recently released its second CD called Dall’Alente a lu Serepenne, an emotional travel through the hills between these two…
Desechos
Desechos – Cuando es Mañana (Boa Recording 05002023, 2003) Desechos recalls the Mexican musical melange, Los Abajos at times with its bouncy ska tunes and rap…
Nyckelharpa player Remains True to His Roots
Peter Puma Hedlund, a Swedish nyckelharpa player, has released a CD called Another Way. Peter is a two time world champion on the chromatic nyckelharpa. The…
The Eyes Have It
Ojos de Brujo – Bari (Europe: La Fábrica de Colores/USA: World Village 468024, 2004) Flamenco ain’t what it used to be, and if the purists want…