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).…
Artist Profiles: Black String
Black String is a South Korean quartet led by Yoon Jeong Heo, an educator, Artistic Director of Seoul’s Bukchon Changwoo Theater, and one of few…
Festival International de Louisiane Announces 2022 Performers
Festival International de Louisiane, an event that presents American roots artists and world music will be taking place April 27th to May 1st, 2022. The…
Precious Songs and Impeccable Music from Mamak Khadem
Mamak Khadem – Remembrance (Six Degrees Records, 2022) California-based Iranian vocalist and composer Mamak Khadem has released “Remembrance”, one of the best albums of 2022…
“Bleckell Murry Neet” – Cumbrian Music for Guitar and Harp
Bleckell Murry Neet is a new album of Cumbrian music played on the guitar and harp. Ed Heslam has a background in classical guitar performance,…
Introduction to Bluegrass Music
Bluegrass is concert music that appeared in the Appalachian region of the United States in the 1940s, after World War II. Unlike prior American folk…
The Multifaceted and Wonderfully Sculpted Music of Hyväluoma Group
Hyväluoma Group – Reflection (Lusti Music, 2017) On the album “Reflection”, fiddler and composer Tero Hyväluoma and his band take the listener on a wild…
Remembering Badal Roy, Pioneer of Indian Jazz Fusion
Indian tabla maestro Badal Roy passed away on January 18, 2022. Badal Roy was a pioneer who introduced tabla into jazz and improvisational music over…
Artist Profiles: He Jinhua
He Jinhua is a national first-level artist with the Yulong County Song and Dance Troupe of Lijiang in China. The daughter of farmers, He was…
The Varied Sounds of the Byzaanchy
Choduraa Tumat – Byzaanchy (Pan Records, 2021) The album Byzaanchy features 14 tracks of traditional songs from Tuva, performed by Choduraa Tumat accompanied by a…
Luke McKnight Unveils New Album “Best Dressed Beggar In Town”
Nashville vocalist and mandolinist Luke McKnight has a new album titled “Best Dressed Beggar In Town” (Turnberry Records). Although rooted in bluegrass, the new recording…