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).…
Dazzling Global Diversity at the Rainforest World Music Festival 2019
The Rainforest World Music Festival took place July 12-14, 2019 in Kuching, Malaysian Borneo. The location of the events was the familiar Sarawak Cultural Village…
Artist Profiles: Hà Nội Duo
Hà Nội Duo started as a collaboration between two Vietnamese musicians, Nguyên Lê and Ngô Hồng Quang. The two artists come from different traditions. Nguyên…
Kaïssa’s Joy
Kaïssa greets me warmly at the door of her New York City apartment. She is a tall, thin, striking beauty with dark penetrating eyes. Born…
New Fiddle Colors in Irish Traditional Music
Martin Hayes and Brooklyn Rider – The Butterfly (In A Circle Records, 2019) The Butterfly brings together five extraordinary masters of bowed instruments, Irish fiddler…
Robert Browning Associates Announce 2019-2020 World Music Season in New York City
World music presenter Robert Browning Associates has revealed the 2019-2020 concerts and performances scheduled for New York City. The season begins with the spirited music…
Artist Profiles: Sandra Martins
Sandra Martins started studying the clarinet when she was five years old and the cello when she was seven, at the Academia Luísa Todi, in…
Artist Profiles: Cindy Gonçalves
Born in France, of Portuguese descent, violinist Cindy Gonçalves started her musical education in Tourcoing, her hometown, at the age of seven. Later, she moved…
Artist Profiles: Rui Filipe Reis
Pianist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and musical producer Rui Filipe Reis started his musical education at the Instituto Gregoriano and became a professional musician at the age…
Artist Profiles: Caixa de Pandora
Caixa de Pandora (Pandora’s Box) made its debut in 2013, with performances in Portugal and abroad. In 2014 the ensemble released its first CD Teias…
Innovative Korean Ensemble Kim So Ra to Perform at Carrboro ArtsCenter
South Korean ensemble Kim So Ra is set to perform A Sign of Rain on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, North…