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).…
Anita Aysola’s Captivating Wide Range of Influences
Anita Aysola – Beyond Our Dreams (Anita Aysola, 2018) Singer-songwriter and pianist Anita Aysola, an artist born in India and raised in the USA, bridges…
Malian Singer Sali Sidibé Dies at 59
Malian vocalist Sali Sidibé died on February 8, 2019 in Bamako at the age of 59. She was a significant artist from the Wassulu region…
Best Regional Roots Music Album 2018 Grammy Award Goes to Kalani Pe’a
No ‘Ane’i, the second album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Kalani Pe’a is the 2018 Grammy Award in the category of Best Regional Roots Music. This category…
Soweto Gospel Choir Wins the 2018 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
The album Freedom by South African ensemble Soweto Gospel Choir is the winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Nominees Deran…
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Wins Best Tropical Latin Album 2018 Grammy Award
The album Anniversary by legendary New York City salsa band Spanish Harlem Orchestra is the winner of the Best Tropical Latin Album 2018 Grammy Award.…
Chicago flamenco Festival 2019 Kick off with Guitarist Antonia Jiménez
Spanish flamenco guitarist Antonia Jiménez is set to perform on Friday, February 15, 2019 at Instituto Cervantes in Chicago. This concert is part of the…
Artist Profiles: Bäsk
Bäsk was a brilliant acoustic trio of three Swedish masters: Jonas Simonson on flute; Sten Källman on saxes and percussion; and fiddler Hans Kennemark. Bäsk…
Artist Profiles: Tony Guppy
Tony Guppy was born and raised in Success Village Laventille P.O.S (Trinidad). The youngest of five brothers, he was exposed to steel drum music at…
Artist Profiles: Desperadoes Steel Orchestra
Desperadoes Steel Orchestra hails from Laventille, Port of Spain, Trinidad and traces its beginnings back to the 1940s. Desperadoes is considered by many to be…
Artist Profiles: Amina
Amina Annabi was born in Carthage (Tunisia). Her family emigrated to France when she was 12. At home she listened to her mother’s North African…