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).…
Karsh Kale’s Liberation
San Francisco, USA – Karsh Kale’s much-anticipated full-length album is now out. Titled Liberation (Six Degrees), it features his Realize band, with special appearances from…
Pestalozzi International Festival of World Music
Sedlescombe, UK – Following the success of the Pestalozzi International Festival of World Music, Crafts and Storytelling 2002, the Pestalozzi Village in Sedlescombe, East Sussex,…
New Grammy® World Music Category
Santa Mónica, USA – The Recording Academy® announced today that there will be a new World Music Grammy® category. World music is now represented by…
New Gypsy Music Releases- Different Approaches, Both Hit the Mark
Besh o Drom – Can’t Make Me! (Asphalt Tango Records CD-ATR 0203, 2003) Jony Iliev and Band – Ma Maren Ma (Asphalt Tango Records CD-ATR…
Six Degrees Releases Traveler ’03
San Francisco, USA – The next edition of the acclaimed Traveler series, Traveler ’03, is Six Degrees Records’ latest dispatch in music from around the…
Salsa – The Essential Album on Manteca
London, England – Salsa – The Essential Album is the latest compilation produced by British label Manteca. Salsa is the irresistible, passionate dance music and…
The French Music Export Office Opens in New York City
New York, USA – The French Music Export Office (Le Bureau Export de la Musique Française) has opened its office in New York headed by…
Culture Congress in Cuba
(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – The 3rd Culture and Development Congress, to take place in Cuba, will gather nearly 1,000 participants from Latin America, Europe,…
Tumbao Habana, an Orchestra that Proved its Talent
(Prena Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Pascual Cabrejas Cambara is a daring musician who told popular Charanga Habanera salsa band director David Calzado that…
Revised Fania Tour Dates
USA – Senegalese singer Fania will be touring the United States in June. Born in Senegal, but now living in France, Fania first sparked interest…