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).…
Elena Ledda, the Diva of Sardinian Tradition
Elena Ledda – Lantias (S’Ard Music, 2018) Lantias is the 15th album from the top Sardinian vocalist and charismatic songwriter Elena Ledda. The music on…
WOMAD UK Announces 2021 Artists
Iconic world music festival WOMAD has announced the first set of artists scheduled to perform in July 2021. The eclectic mix of UK-based artists will…
Frank London’s Ghetto Songs (from Venice and Beyond)
Trumpeter and composer Frank London (The Klezmatics) has a new project titled “Ghetto Songs (from Venice and Beyond)” on Felmay Records, scheduled for release on…
Artist Profiles: Kasai Allstars
Kasai Allstars is a musical collective that brings together members from various Congolese bands, including Masanka Sankayi and Basokin. The singers and instrumentalists all originate…
Greece’s Music Village Reveals 2021 Workshops
Music Village Arts Community has announced the workshop program for 2021. The workshops will take place during August 2021 in the medieval village of Aghios…
Anoushka Shankar Announces Love Letters P.S.
Composer and sitar player Anoushka Shankar is set to release a new digital album titled Love Letters P.S. (Decca Records Group/Mercury KX) on June 4,…
Douglas Felipe Reveals His Roots on Afro
Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer Douglas Felipe has released an album titled Afro. Felipe recorded this engaging album which is deeply grounded in Afro-Brazilian, African…
Artist Profiles: Sopa de Pedra
Sopa de Pedra is a Portuguese a cappella ensemble based in Porto that performs traditional Portuguese folk music with creative new arrangements. The ensemble uses…
Artist Profiles: Retimbrar (Portugal)
Retimbrar is an evolving musical collective from Porto that explores deep Portuguese traditional rhythms, songs, and instruments. Inspired by the country’s musical traditions, TugaBeat is…
The Old Man of the Sea sails into the sunset
For two thirds of his working life, Henry Gibson Dan plied his trade in the seas of tropical north Australia as a deep-water pearl shell…