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).…
Dinastia Torres: Los Duendes de la Marimba Now Available
Palenque Records has released the album Dinastia Torres: Los Duendes de la Marimba. The Torres Dynasty is a family of well-known traditional musicians from Guapi,…
Vusa Mkhaya to Release Umanyanyatha – Songs from the Soul of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean artist Vusa Mkhaya is set to release his third solo album, Umanyanyatha – Songs from the Soul of Zimbabwe (ARC Music). The release date…
Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn Top the Transglobal World Music Chart in June 2020
The self-titled album Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn by Chinese composer and guzheng player Wu Fei and American composer and banjo player Abigail Washburn is…
Tamikrest Reaches Number 1 at the World Music Charts Europe in June 2020
The album Tamotait by Tuareg desert blues band Tamikrest is the number one world music album at the World Music Charts Europe in June 2020.…
Artist Profiles: Youssou N’Dour
Born in the medina section of Dakar, Senegal, in 1959, Youssou N’Dour is descended from a line of famous jelis (musician storytellers, also known as…
Artist Profiles: Wu Fei
Wu Fei was born on May 12, 1977 in Beijing, China. She is a classically trained composer, a prominent master of the guzheng (21-string Chinese…
Daby Touré Live from Montreal
On May 26th, Global Arts Live presented online a concert by Daby Touré. Mr. Touré is a singer/musician from Senegal; he broadcast the concert from…
John Armstrong Talks about Nkem Njoku and Igbo Highlife
An essential album titled Ozobia Special by Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Sound is now available. This was Nkem Njoku’s one and only album. The producers…
Make Your Move, Innovation Rooted in Estonian Folk
Trad.Attack! – Make Your Move (Trad.Attack!, 2020) Make Your Move is the fourth album from innovative Estonian band Trad.Attack! The trio plays a sizzling mix…
Joyful and Forward-Thinking Transglobal Underground
Transglobal Underground – Walls Have Ears (Mule Satellite Recordings, 2020) The masters of global fusion are back with a gem titled Walls Have Ears. Transglobal…