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).…
Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger
Smithsonian Folkways has announced a new album titled ‘Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger.’ The release date is October 9th, 2020.…
Seductive Electronic Folk from Maracaibo
La Gallera Social Club – Trópico Salvaje (Tortuga Music, 2020) La Gallera Social Club is the musically colorful project of two Venezuelan twin brothers from…
Lonnie Park and the Earth Band Announce ‘My Earth Songs’
In June of 2020, more than 25 million viewers in 75 countries watched the My Earth Songs Virtual Live Concert, a global initiative with Vivendi…
K D Babu Kishan Releases Digital Edition of Gypsy India
Indian musician, composer and producer K D Babu Kishan has released a digital version of his album titled Gypsy India on B Network Music. Gypsy…
Brazil’s Mateus Aleluia Unveils Olorum
Mateus Aleluia, a distinguished 76-year old Brazilian singer has a new album titled Olorum. Aleluia is known for combining elements of chamber music and Afro-Brazilian…
The Deep Intensity and Expression of Oumou Sangare
Acoustic presents an intimate side of acclaimed Malian singer Oumou Sangaré. It features live acoustic versions of the songs that appeared in her album Mogoya,…
Bab L’Bluz Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart for August 2020
The album Nayda! by Moroccan-French band Bab L’Bluz topped the Transglobal World Music Chart in August 2020. Bab L’Bluz is fronted by singer and guembri…
Oumou Sangare Number One at the World Music Charts Europe in August 2020
Acoustic, the latest recording from Malian singer Oumou Sangare is the number one album One at the World Music Charts Europe in August 2020. Acoustic…
The Fantastic World of Polynesian Log Drums
Te Vaka – Te Vaka Beats Vol. 2 (Spirit of Play Productions, 2020) Te Vaka is a fabulous Polynesian band that is known for its…
Orchestra Baobab’s Percussionist and Vocalist Balla Sidibé Dies in Dakar
Bandleader Balla Sidibé, one of the founders of the famed Senegalese Afro-Latin band Orchestra Baobab, passed away on Wednesday, July 29 in Dakar, Senegal. In…