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).…
WOMEX Reveals 2021 Opening Program in Porto, Portugal
World music expo WOMEX has announced the artists set to perform at the Opening Concert, which focuses on the host country or musical region. Porto…
Artist Profiles: Galandum Galundaina
Galandum Galundaina was founded in the early 2000s. The group explores the traditional music ofMiranda do Douro in northeastern Portugal, right next to the Spanish…
Artist Profiles: Seiva
Multi-instrumentalists Vasco Ribeiro Casais and Joana Negrão, former members of influential Portuguese world music band Dazkarieh, formed Seiva in 2014. The goal is to perform…
Fuel Fandango Unveils “Mi Huella” Video
Groundbreaking Spanish electro-flamenco fusion duo Fuel Fandango has unveiled its new music video titled “Mi Huella,” a colaboration with María José Llergo. This is the…
Exquisite Bulgarian Guitar and Clarinet
Hristo Vitchev and Liubomir Krastev – Rhodopa (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2013) Rhodopa is a truly exquisite and charming album from Bulgarian musicians Hristo Vitchev…
A Tribute to Macedonia’s Gypsy Queen
My Last Song – A Tribute to Macedonia’s Gypsy Queen (ARC Music) is a new album from Esma Redžepova and Nune Brothers, scheduled for release…
Virtual encounters: The Regional Music of Mexico
At the end of January The Center for World Music (CWM) presented a stellar live- streamed concert of Regional Music of Mexico as part of…
Sister Susannah, New Single from Anoushka Shankar
Acclaimed sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar has released a song titled ‘Sister Susannah.’ The track features Anoushka on sitar and spoken word, reciting a…
Joyful Songs Celebrating Polish Music and Canada
Polky – Songs From Home (Polky, 2020) Songs From Home is the debut full length album from Polky, an excellent Polish-Canadian band based in Toronto.…
Reissue of Ali Farka Touré’s ‘Red’ Album
The album Red from legendary Malian musician Ali Farka Touré was reissued in March 2021, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of Ali Farka Toure’s death…