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).…
Artist Profiles: Amine and Hamza M’Raihi
Amine and Hamza M’Raihi are Tunisian brothers, born respectively, in 1986 and 1987. They graduated in Middle Eastern music in 1999 and obtained the first…
Artist Profiles: Lela Soto
Lela Soto Heredia was born in 1992 in Madrid. She is one of the young flamenco voices with more projection of the current flamenco scene,…
Artist Profiles: Israel Fernández
Israel Fernández was born into a gypsy family in Corral de Almaguer (Toledo province, Spain). He performs flamenco in its purest form. His passion, his…
Portuguese Guitarist Marta Pereira da Costa Announces March 2019 U.S. Tour
Boundary-breaking Portuguese guitar player Marta Pereira da Costa will be touring North America in March 2019, with a monthlong, five city tour, that includes stops…
Artist Profiles: Chico Pérez
Chico Pérez was born in Jaén in 1994. He is a Spanish flamenco pianist, performer and composer. In 2016 he obtained the Superior Degree in…
Artist Profiles: Compagnie Solim
Compagnie Solim was founded in June 2000 in Lome, the capital of Togo. The group is primarily formed of artists dancers, dancers, percussionists, acrobats, magicians,…
Artist Profiles: King Mensah
Born in Togo in 1971, King Mensah is an artist with a range of personal and professional experience. An actor, dancer and singer who was…
Artist Profiles: Kodjo Senyo
Kodjo Senyo is a singer born in Lome, Togo currently living in Spain. A self-taught musician, Kodjo Senyo grew up in a family and an…
The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe Out in February 2019
The latest edition of The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe will be released February 22, 2019. The compilation includes Polish act Chłopcy…
Mundial Montréal to present showcases at Folk Alliance international Conference 2019
Next week, world music showcase Mundial Montréal will be at the 31st edition of Folk Alliance international, February 13-17, 2019. This year, the Folk Alliance…