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).…
Artist Profiles: Graham Rorie
Graham Rorie is a fiddler and mandolinist from the Orkney Islands in Scotland. He currently lives in Glasgow. In 2018, Graham graduated from the Royal…
Artist Profiles: Ellie Beaton
Vocalist Ellie Beaton is from Rothienorman in Aberdeenshire (Scotland). She became interested in traditional music from a young age. Ellie studied Classical Voice at Aberdeen…
Artist Profiles: Bradley Parker
Bagpiper Bradley Parker is from County Down, Northern Ireland. He started playing the Highland Bagpipes at a young age and won the ‘Young Musician of…
Kotoko Brass Live from Starlight Square presented by Global Arts Live
Kotoko Brass is an ensemble whose music is inspired by the drumming of the Assante Kingdom in Central Ghana. They mix it with Caribbean and…
Pipa Masters Lin Shicheng and Gao Hong Unveil Hunting Eagles Catching Swans
Lin Shicheng and Gao Hong – Hunting Eagles Catching Swans (ARC Music, 2020) Two of China’s finest pipa players have released Hunting Eagles Catching Swans.…
Transfixing Scottish Music Inspired by St. Kilda
Garefowl – Cliffs (Penny Fiddle Records, 2020) Scottish multi-instrumentalist Ewan Macdonald put together Garefowl, an international collective of talented musicians. The group recorded Cliffs, a…
Laura Esparza and Carlos Esteban win the 13th Sons de la Mediterrània Contest
Laura Esparza and Carlos Esteban from Valencia (Spain) are the winners of the 13th edition of the Concurs Sons de la Mediterrània. The contest final…
Fabiana Cozza Celebrates Afro-Brazilian Music on Dos Santos
Fabiana Cozza has a new album titled Dos Santos. Cozza is one of the great Brazilian performers of her generation, and has already found her…
Artist Profiles: Modeste Hugues
Modeste Hugues is an award-winning singer songwriter and skilled guitarist from eastern Madagascar. His music is a fine mix of traditional Madagascan sounds. He creates…
Zanzibar’s Sauti za Busara 2021 Festival to Feature African Music 100% Live
Sauti za Busara, the leading East African music festival, will take place in Stone Town (Zanzibar, Tanzania) during February 12-13, 2021. Sauti za Busara will…