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).…
Bhattacharya Plus Brozman Equals Guitar Greatness
Debashish Bhattacharya and Bob Brozman Mahima (Riverboat Records/World Music Network TUGCD1029) American acoustic guitarist Bob Brozman certainly has a knack for wonderfully unique collaborations. I’m…
Cuban Musician Compay Segundo Seriously Ill
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban musician Compay Segundo, who became a worldwide celebrity in his 90s, is now seriously ill, the office…
Sierra Maestra US Tour Cancelled, FBI Fails to Process Background Check
Kentfield, California, USA – Sasa Music and Ritmo Artists announced today that the planned US performance dates for the traditional Cuban music group Sierra Maestra…
Festival Músicas do Mundo in Sines, Portugal
Sines, Portugal – The 5th edition of Festival Músicas do Mundo (World Music Festival) 2003, will take place in Sines’ Castle (Portugal) July 24-26. The…
Rough Guide To Scottish Music CD Review
Various Artists The Rough Guide To Scottish Music (World Music Network RGNET 1110, 2003) In the booklet that comes with this CD it says that…
Listening to the Arab World Online
Written by L.A. Heberlein For much of the past year, while researching The Rough Guide to Internet Radio, I listened for hours every day to…
Quetzal Presents Worksongs, Produced by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin
Los Angeles, USA – Quetzal, the groundbreaking band stemming from the barrios of Los Angeles, is set for its worldwide release today, July 8th, titled…
New Oliver Mtukudzi CD and Tour
New York, USA – One of the finest acts from Zimbabwe will be touring North America to present The Oliver Mtukudzi Collection – The Tuku…
Floydfest: World Music Festival in Virginia
Floyd, Virginia, USA – The second annual Floydfest … Outta This World Music Festival, is set for Aug. 15-17 at a magnificent 80-acre site off…
WorldFest in California
Chico, USA – The 2003 edition of WorldFest will take place July 17-20 in the fairgrounds of Grass Valley, California. The festival includes concerts, workshops…