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: Marianne Tomasgård
Marianne Tomasgård was born and raised in a small village called Nannestad (in Akershus), Norway. She was one of the leading figures in the female…
Chuvash Stanzas & Songs, Debut from DIVA Ethno Future Sound
Russian band DIVA Ethno Future Sound has released an independent debut album titled “Chuvash Stanzas & Songs“. The band’s music is rooted in the traditions…
Dorota Barová Releases Second Solo Album, Dotyk
Vocalist and cellist Dorota Barová has released her second solo album, titled “Dotyk” (Touch). The album comes three years after her successful debut release “Iluzja”…
Sinan Cem Eroglu’s Fascinating Eastern Anatolian Sounds
Hamburg-based Turkish musician Sinan Cem Eroglu has released a beautiful instrumental album titled Akustik (SCE Musical Sound, 2022). The multi-instrumentalist produced, arranged, performed and recorded…
Mestre Kenura Presents the Traditions of Capoeira at Mestre dos Saberes Festival
Mestre Kenura presented the music of Brazil’s state of Bahia in December 2021 at the Mestre dos Saberes festival, an event showcasing Brazilian traditional music…
A Year, an Album, Some Musings and a Song
I regretted not being able to furnish a proper Top Ten List with which to end 2021. And that’s as fine a point as there…
The Rough Guide To Texas Blues
The compilation The Rough Guide To Texas Blues (World Music Network/Rough Guides) will be available January 28, 2022. The collection includes the diverse early blues…
Fado Star Mariza to Perform at NJPAC for 20th Anniversary Concert
Portuguese fado star Mariza will return to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on January 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm for a 20th anniversary…
Riya Volkova Explores Northern Russian Traditions in Пряди воды, Tresses of the Water
Russian musician and composer Riya Volkova has released a new album titled “Пряди воды” (Tresses of the Water). Volkova lives in Zelenograd, not far from…
Adewale & Thomson Introduce Sonic Poems from an Unknown Land
Brazilian percussionist and composer Adriano Adewale and Finland-based Australian bassist, composer and educator Nathan Riki Thomson have released an album titled “Sonic Poems from an…