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).…
Olcay Bayir’s Long Musical Road
Olcay Bayir – Rüya – Dream for Anatolia (Arc Music, 2019) Rüya is the second album from Olcay Bayir, an Alevi Turkish singer-songwriter and composer…
Blues on the Fox Announces 2019 Lineup
Blues festival Blues on the Fox will take place June 14 and 15, 2019 in Aurora, Illinois. The lineup includes guitarist and vocalist Ana Popovic,…
Artist profiles: Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, ethnomusicologist, and award-winning artists. His music includes elements of Afro-Caribbean music, blues, folk, hula, funk and other influences.…
Unsigned Only Contest Extended Deadline Ends April 30, 2019
Unsigned Only will continue to receive submissions until April 30, 2019. Unsigned Only includes a world music category and is looking for talented, unsigned artists…
Songs Inspired by the Strong, Resilient Stories of Women
Taína Asili – Resiliencia (Taína Asili , 2019) Resiliencia is the new album from bilingual singer-songwriter and social justice activist Taína Asili (Taina Del Valle).…
Bakalina Velika Releases Prvi krajec
Prvi krajec is the new album of Slovenian act Bakalina Velika. Bakalina was initially a duo featuring singer-songwriter, farmer and poet Jani Kutin and accordionist…
WOMAD UK Festival Announces full Line-Up
Pioneering world music festival WOMAD UK has announced the complete list of artists set to perform at the 2019 festival. WOMAD will take place at…
Olah Gypsy Maestros Romano Drom to Release Give Me Wine
Acclaimed Hungarian Gypsy band Romano Drom is set to release its new album, Give Me Wine, on May 31, 2019 through Riverboat Records. Romano Drom…
Mara Aranda Releases Sefarad en el corazón de Turquía
Spanish singer Mara Aranda has released “Sefarad en el corazón de Turquía” , the second volume of a pentalogy titled “Diaspora”, dedicated to the Judeo-Spanish…
Latingrass Phenomenon Che Apalache to Perform in Carrboro
Che Apalache, a remarkable group featuring North Carolinian and Argentine Musicians is currently touring the United States and is set to perform on Friday, April…