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).…
Best World Music Albums of 2021
World Music Central presents the Best World Music Albums of 2021 selected by its editors and contributors. Daryana Antipova (Russia) San Salvador – La Grande…
Changys Baglaash by Khöömei Beat, Number 1 Album in January 2022 at Transglobal World Music Chart
The album Changys Baglaash by Tuvan throat singing band Khöömei Beat is the top recording at the Transglobal World Music Chart in January 2022. Read…
Grifone from Pulcinella & Maria Mazzotta, Top Album at World Music Charts Europe in January 2022
The album Grifone from Pulcinella (France) & Maria Mazzotta (Italy) is the top album of the month once more at the World Music Charts Europe…
Lumumba presents Afro-Brazilian rhythms at Mestre dos Saberes Festival
Benedito Luiz Amauro uses the artistic name of Lumumba in homage to the liberator of Zaire, Patricio Lumumba. The Brazilian artist Lumumba performed a concert…
Karavan Sarai Reveals The Moon’s Within Reach
Karavan Sarai has a new independent release titled “The Moon’s Within Reach”. Karavan Sarai is a mystical world music bridge that connects ancient global melodies…
Artist Profiles: João Donato:
Pianist and composer João Donato de Oliveira Neto, better known as João Donato, was born on August 17, 1934 in Rio Branco, State of Acre,…
Artist Profiles: Hasu Patel
Hasu Patel is a disciple of sitar legend Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb. She is one of the few distinguished female artists performing today Classical Music…
Artist Profiles: Jason Davis
Jason Davis was born in Ford, central Virginia. He grew up listening to bluegrass with his uncle. Davis started his career at the age of…
Artist Profiles: Manuel Malou
Manuel Malou was born in Cuenca, Spain. He became one of the leading performers of flamenco rumba. He refers to rumba as “the authentic Spanish…
Zimnice, the Latest from Kateřina Göttlichová
Zimnice (Chills) is the debut solo album from Czech vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Kateřina Göttlichová, a member of acclaimed group BraAgas. The eleven-song recording uses…