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).…
A Guitar Tribute to Women and Equity
Pablo Romero Luis – Desnudas de palabras (Pablo Romero Luis, 2019) Desnudas de palabras (bare of words) is a wonderful tribute to women. Madrid guitarist…
Enthralling Joik and Accordion
VILDÁ – Vildaluodda (Bafes Factory, 2019) On Vildaluodda (Wildprint) Finnish duo VILDÁ offers a contemporary amalgam of Sami transcendent yoiks, shamanic beats and improvisation along…
Artist Profiles: Mehdi Nassouli
Mehdi Nassouli was born in Tarudant, southern Morocco, engaged in Gnawa culture. A phenomenal musical talent, he learned to play various musical instruments at an…
Top Global Music Talent at Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival 2019
The acclaimed Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) will be back July 12-14, 2019 for its 22nd consecutive year. Announced as bigger than ever, organizers expect…
Yiddish Music Brooklyn Style
Michael Winograd – Kosher Style (OU People, 2019) Clarinet virtuoso and composer Michael Winograd explores the roots and evolution of Yiddish music on Kosher Style.…
Belize’s Garifuna Collective Reveals 2019 Tour Dates
The Garifuna Collective, Belize’s acclaimed Afro-Indigenous roots music band will be touring Europe and North America in support of its new album, Aban, this summer.…
First-Class Malian Music from Hama Sankare
Hama Sankare – Niafunke (Clermont Music, 2019) If you’ve ever heard Malian artists like Ali Farka Toure, Afel Bocoum, Le Troup Regionale de Nia funke,…
Artist Profiles: Alex Caton
Alex Caton grew up in England, Scotland and the East Coast of the United States. She first put a bow in her hands at the…
Nightwalker Stephan Micus Dedicates White Night to the Moonlight
Stephan Micus – White Night (ECM Records, 2019) Composer, multi-instrumentalist, global traveler, and musical instrument collector Stephan Micus is an extraordinary musician who creates mesmerizing…
Solju’s album Odda Áigodat Wins Canadian International Indigenous Release 2019
Odda Áigodat (Bafe’s Factory, 2018) by Solju is the winner of the The Indigenous Music Awards (IMA) – the Best International Indigenous Release 2019. The…