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).…
Bantu Traditions Meet French Electronics
Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Les Mamans du Congo et Rrobin (Jarring Effects, 2020) This is a collaboration between an all-female ensemble from…
Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in December 2020
“Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger” is the number one recording at the Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) in December 2020.…
Have you ever been Syndicated?
Shastriya Syndicate – Syndicated (Sense World Music, 2008) It was one of those gorgeous late spring Saturdays with every plant under the sun blooming, and…
Global Sounds from Switzerland on Swiss Music – World VI
Fondation Suisa has released a compilation titled World VI, featuring some of the leading world music acts in Switzerland. The artists include Yilian Cañizares, Siselabonga,…
Martin Hayes to Perform Via Livestream from Dublin National Concert Hall
Extraordinary Irish fiddler Martin Hayes, founder of The Gloaming, is set to perform on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. The exclusive concert via…
Artist Profiles: Afion
Afion (Macedonian: opium, poppy) is a Croatian-Macedonian band that plays western Balkan music (mostly from their homelands Croatia and Macedonia). Formed in 2003 in Zagreb,…
Star Feminine Band, Dynamic and Youthful Beninese Sensation
Star Feminine Band – Star Feminine Band (Born Bad Records, 2020) Star Feminine Band is an exciting new band from Benin, in West Africa. The…
French Horns and Polish Traditions
Lumpeks (Unzipped Fly/Bolt Records, 2020) Lumpeks is the second volume in the Radical Polish Culture series. The ensemble brings together three French jazz musicians and…
Touki, Excellent Debut from Rising Senegalese Singer Modou Touré
Modou Touré – Touki (ARC Music, 2020) Singer-songwriter Modou Touré continues the great musical traditions of Senegal. He is the son of Ousmane Touré, who…
Meditative Sounds from the American West
James Marienthal – Speak to the Sky (Silver Wave Records, 2020) James Marienthal’s Speak to the Sky features a set of peaceful, meditative tracks inspired…