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).…
Eminent Indian Vocalist Mashkoor Ali Khan
Mashkoor Ali Khan, born on February 27, 1957, is a distinguished Indian classical singer and instructor from the Kirana musical tradition. He is the grandson…
Pedro Rosa’s Flavorful Midnight Alvorada
Pedro Rosa – Midnight Alvorada (ajabu!, 2023) Pedro Rosa, a Spain-based Brazilian composer, guitarist, and singer, released his debut album titled Midnight Alvorada on May…
Zimbabwean Afro Groove Maestros Deliver ‘Tusona: Tracings in the sand’
Mokoomba – Tusona: Tracings in the sand (Outhere Records, 2023) Zimbabwean ensemble Mokoomba, celebrated for their Afro grooves grounded in their traditional roots, has returned…
Palestinian Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer Zafer Tawil
Zafer Tawil is a Palestinian composer and virtuoso musician born in East Jerusalem who is skilled at playing various musical instruments such as oud, violin,…
Sense of Place in World Music: Reflexions of a Non-Japanese Shakuhachi Player
According to French philosopher Henri Lefebvre, the space of philosophy and science is a fetish. Space is judged as having no ontological quality or property,…
The 26th Rainforest World Music Festival – Sarawak Cultural Village, June 23-25 2023
For the traditional close of Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in 2019, technical director Niall Macaulay pressed ‘Play’ on Sister Sledge hit ‘We Are Family’.…
Mari Kalkun’s New Album “Stories of Stonia” Weaves Ancient Epics and Modern Melodies
Mari Kalkun – Stories of Stonia (Real World Records, 2023) On Stories of Stonia, Estonian singer Mari Kalkun uses her intimate, ethereal and exceptionally expressive…
Nordic Band Klingra
Nordic ensemble Klingra consists of seven established musicians from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Latvia and The Faroe Islands. Although the band is new, its members are…
Achim Seifert Explores the Fusion of Musical Worlds in “Dünyalar”
Double Moon Records has released Dünyalar, the latest album by electric bassist Achim Seifert. With a career spanning over a decade, Seifert has garnered critical…
Carnatic Music Maestro Aditya Prakash
Aditya Prakash, an award-winning vocalist known for his powerful and emotive voice, was born and raised in Los Angeles. He grew up in an artistic…