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).…
Czech Duo Tara Fuki Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Motyle
Cellists Andrea and Dorota formed Tara Fuki twenty years ago. They are celebrating this remarkable collaboration with a new album titled Motyle (Indies Scope records),…
Ragas Live Festival 2020 to Feature Legends of World Music from 13 cities Around the Globe
The founders of New York City’s Ragas Live Festival realized they couldn’t have a 24-hour live festival this year. Instead, they decided to live stream…
Fantastic Virtual Edition of the 2020 Jeonju Int’l Sori Festival
Last year I had the pleasure of visiting South Korea for the first time to attend the 2019 Jeonju Int’l Sori Festival. It was a…
The Extraordinary Polyglot Sound of Meriem Ben Amor
Meriem Ben Amor – Once Upon a Time (Electrofone Music, 2020) Once Upon a Time introduces the music of Meriem Ben Amor, a rising talent…
Evocative Parlor Guitar
Matt Smith – Parlor (6 String Ranch Records, 2019) Parlor introduces the intimate acoustic guitar work of American musician and composer Matt Smith. The album…
Artist Profiles: José Valencia
Award-wining flamenco singer José Antonio Valencia Vargas, better known as José Valencia, was born in Barcelona in 1975. He grew up in a gypsy family…
Artist Profiles: Rafael de Utrera
Flamenco singer Rafael Usero Vilches, better known as Rafael de Utrera, was born on July 14, 1973, in Utrera, Spain. Rafael grew up in an…
Elida Almeida Releases Gerasonobu
Elida Almeida, a 27-year old singer form Cape Verde, has a new album titled Gerasonobu. Although Almeida’s roots lie on the island of Santiago, she…
Exquisite Latin Jazz Boleros from Trumpeter John Daversa
John Daversa – Cuarentena: With Family at Home (Tiger Turn, 2020) Cuarentena (quarantine in Spanish) is a delightful instrumental album from American trumpeter and educator…
Latin Jazz Pioneer Cándido Camero Dies at 99
Cuban multi-instrumentalist Cándido Camero passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Cándido Camero moved to New York City in the mid-1940s. In the United States…