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).…
It’s the Thought that Counts
Think Of One – Chuva Em Po (Zonk Records LCM 100036, 2004) After three album’s worth of cleverly mixing their eccentric Euro-jazz with Moroccan music, Belgium’s…
Power of Music Part 2: Dr. Emoto’s Hidden Messages in Water
We live in revolutionary times and radical change creates discomfort. Our ancestors most likely didn’t readily accept that the world was round after centuries of…
World Sounds at New Orleans’ International Arts Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA – The 18th annual International Arts Festival (IAF) will be presenting an eclectic and exciting line up June 11 – 13…
Tabla in Teentaal
Pandit Sharda Sahai & Vishnu Sahai Gurukul Lineage of Benares Gharana (Sense World Music, 2004) Recorded live at the Saptak Festival in January 2004, this…
Saving the River, Musicians Announced for Clearwater Festival
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA – Punk folksinger Ani Di Franco, will deliver music and message on stage at the 2004 Clearwater Festival, at Westchester’s Croton…
Songs From The Back Porch
Jolie Holland – Escondida (Anti 6692, 2004) Thankfully, the transition from lo-fi spare room demo to recording studio hasn’t harmed the sound or spirit of Jolie Holland’s…
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Burlington, NC, USA – Due to an increasing number of porn and spam messages in the Comments and Forum areas, World Music Central has decided…
Evolution – New Steelband CD from New York Finest Steelbands
New York, USA – The widely anticipated compilation CD from seven New York steelbands who participated in the extremely popular 2003 Vibrations in Steel concerts…
The Cape Verdian Voice of Tété Alhinh
The Netherlands – Dutch label World Connection will be releasing Voz this week, the new album by Cape Verdian singer Tété Alhinho. She is a…
Rodin Rodino, Music from the Congo
by Susan Budig The vernacular face of the United States is changing and this concept was very present recently at Macalester College. A new cultural…