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).…
Guem, Percussion Virtuoso on Tour with his New Album
Paris, France – Algerian, of Nigerian origin, Guem, is one of the major percussionists on the scene at the moment. The master of a multitude…
Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble
Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble Por Mi Camino (Piram) The sounds of nuevo flamenco in Europe and Latin America have created roots in the American Latin…
Tribute to Benny Moré at Manzanillo Bay
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – A statue dedicated to Benny Moré will be placed at the “malecón” (seawall) of Manzanillo city, facing the…
Cuban Country Music Festival and Contest
(Prensa Latina-Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba- Havana’s Antonio Maria Romeu Province Music Center will celebrate the 5th Country Music Festival and, within it, the First Country Composition…
Bonga, New CD Kaxexe
Paris, France – Bonga’s new album Kaxexe was released in France at the end of April (distribution BMG). It was released a few days earlier…
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain
King Cat Theatre, Seattle, Washington–USA. May 3, 2003. When I saw the mostly Indian audience dressed in their finest saris and suits crowd into the…
Nakaira’s Mediterranean Travels
Sicily, Italy – Melthemi is the title of Nakaira’s new CD and it is also name of a Mediterranean wind. It enabled the first people…
Bill Frisell – The Intercontinentals
Bill Frisell The Intercontinentals (Nonesuch 79661, 2003) Bill Frisell certainly took the road less traveled with his latest offering, The Intercontinentals on Nonesuch Records. He…
Eight Seasons by Marie Boine
Marie Boine Eight Seasons (Northside Records, 2003) Similar to Wimme, Norwegian born Sami vocalist Mari Boine also joiks over a backdrop of modern technology. She,…
Sierra Maestra 2003 US Tour Confirmed Dates
San Francisco, USA – One of Cuba’s most legendary bands, Sierra Maestra, will be touring the United States. Here are Sierra Maestra’s confirmed tour dates…