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).…
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening Roll Out “One Night in Moaña” Music Video
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening Roll have released a new video for “One Night in Moaña.” The track appears in the band’s new album Cloud…
The Vital Force and Beauty of Mawaca’s Voices
Mawaca – Nama Pariret (Mawaca/Ethos Music, 2023) Mawaca, an iconic group from the São Paulo scene, recently released their eighth album. Nama Pariret is a…
Ukulele Maestro Jake Shimabukuro Releases ‘Grateful’ Featuring Leading Hawaii-Based Artists
Jake Shimabukuro has released a new album titled Grateful. The album features collaborations with Henry Kapono, John Cruz, Raiatea Helm, Brother Noland, Kimié Miner &…
Italian Multi-Instrumentalist Luca Bassanese
Ecologist and independent musician Luca Bassanese regularly fills public spaces and concert halls around Europe with his cocktail of poetry, love stories infused with Italian…
Pijpekruid’s Unreleased Folk Gems Finally Surface
Pijpekruid – 1978 -1981 (Pan Records, 2023) The album titled Pijpekruid – 1978-1981 (Pan 234, 2023) presents a notable addition to the extensive repertoire of…
Guitarist Yamandu Costa to Perform in the USA in September 2023
Award-winning Brazilian guitarist Yamandu Costa is set to perform two concerts in the United States in September 2023. Widely celebrated as one of the preeminent…
JMI Global 2023 to Celebrate African Music in Harare, Zimbabwe
The upcoming JMI Global is set to take place in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 18-22, 2023. The JMI Global is a 2-day music conference, a…
Expatriated Greek Songs
Yannis Fyssas – Xenitemena Tragoudia (Hybrid Soundworks Inc, 2023) Greek musician and composer Yannis Fyssas, based in Canada since 1981, released his 3rd album titled…
Juan Manuel Cañizares Wins 2023 National Music Award
The jury of Spain’s 2023 National Music Awards has proposed the granting of this award to guitarist Juan Manuel Cañizares, in the Performance modality. This…
Ali Farka Touré’s Unreleased Gems Shine in ‘Voyageur’
Ali Farka Toure – Voyageur (World Circuit 2023) The album Voyageur is a remarkable collection of recordings previously unreleased by the legendary musician from Mali,…