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 Music Will Look Within in 2004
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban Culture Deputy Minister for Music Abel Acosta said that "this year has been great for Cuban culture,…
Yellow Bird Indian Dancers (Apache and Plains) to Taiwan
Albuquerque, USA – The Yellow Bird Indian Dancers will participate in the Cross-Year Celebrations of Taipei City “International Young Power Drum & Dance Festival”, January…
Ladysmith Black Mambazo presents New Album and US Tour
Bloomington, Indiana, USA – Ladysmith Black Mambazo releases Raise Your Spirit Higher—Wenyukela on Heads Up International (HUCD 3083) on January 27, 2004, in time for…
Los Van Van to Perform in Cuban National Celebrations
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The Cuban orchestra Los Van Van, directed by Juan Formell, and winner of the 2003 National Music Award,…
World\’s Longest \"Son\" Played in Holguín
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Holguín, Cuba – The continuous performance of the world’s longest “Son”, lasted 110 hours. It began in Holguín on Saturday and…
Polo Montañez\’s Group Presents New CD
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Pinar del Río, Cuba – Polo Montañez’s group will present their new CD, entitled Cuestión de Suerte, on the evenings of…
Happy New Year!
World Music Central wishes you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. And here is our Happy New Year wish in many of the world’s…
Bows and strings
N. Rajam Radiant (Sense World Music, 2002) It isn’t often that I am able to review a woman classical Indian musician so I am quite…
Cascade Folk Trio Plays the sounds of the Armenian Diaspora
New York, USA – On their new CD, Old Street (Bandaz Records), the Cascade Folk Trio evokes a rebirth of Armenian folk music with a…
Celia Cruz in the House
Miami, USA – Celia in the House is a new dance music recording that features Celia Cruz‘s vocals remixed with dance beats for the club…