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).…
Qwest TV Original Production to Celebrate Ibrahim Maalouf’s Limitless Creativity and 40 Melodies
Lebanese jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Ibrahim Maalouf will appear on a lavishly shot Qwest TV concert at the Arènes de Nîmes, a Roman-era amphitheater in…
Artist Profiles: Ibrahim Maalouf
Ibrahim Maalouf was born November 5, 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon. He left Lebanon as a child and grew up in France. Maalouf is internationally-renowned composer…
WOMEX 2020 Virtual Edition Wraps Up with Award Ceremony
The 26th edition of world music conference and showcase WOMEX ended on Sunday, October 26, 2020 with the online award ceremony. This was WOMEX’ first…
Black String Virtual Concert prerecorded in Seoul
On October 13, Global arts Live presented a virtual concert by the Korean quartet Black String. This extraordinary group works in the traditions of Korean…
Futuristic World Music and Tradition Keepers at WOMEX 2020 on October 24
The last set of WOMEX 2020 showcases took place on Saturday, October 24. Golnar & Mahan Trio The first act on stage left was…
Brilliant Showcase Set at WOMEX 2020 Digital Edition on October 23
The WOMEX showcases on Friday, October 23 continued the musical travels across the globe. The evening started with Ti’kaniki on stage left, a France-based group…
Satisfying Showcases and Successful Virtual Networking at WOMEX 2020
On Thursday, October 22, 20220 I attended my first day of the digital edition of WOMEX, the annual gathering of world music professionals. I was…
Gitkin Unveils New Video “Footsteps”
Multi-instrumentalist Gitkin has released a music video for the song “Footsteps” featuring Carol C. The song appears on his ‘Safe Passage’ (Wonderwheel Recordings) album. Safe…
WOMEX 2020 Digital Edition Showcase Sessions for October 23
World music showcases will continue today, Friday, October 23, 2020 at WOMEX. Times are in CEST (Central European Summer Time zone). Use this Time Zone…
WOMEX Conference and Network Sessions Scheduled for October 22
WOMEX 2020 will continue today, Friday, October in a virtual format. WOMEX has provided a Time Zone Converter tool to figure out exact times for…