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: Espliego
Espliego was formed by two singer-songwriters, Pedro Chaparro (Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real) and José Ignacio Cordero (Talavera de la Reina, Toledo) from the Castille-La Mancha region…
Artist Profiles: Estrella Morente
Estrella Morente was born on August 14, 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada, Spain. She grew up in a family of flamenco singers and guitarists. She…
Artist Profiles: Ezequiel Benitez
Ezequiel Benitez was born in the district of Santiago, Jerez, in 1980. This flamenco singer has become one of the finest performers of the ancient…
Artist Profiles: Fía na Roca
Fía na Roca Fía na Roca was formed in 1990 by several former Xorima musicians with the intention to perform music with deep Galician traditional…
Artist Profiles: Felpeyu
Felpeyu was formed in 1991 by a group of students with similar musical tendencies. The band performed several concerts in halls and folk pubs, changing…
JM International Announces a New Character for Global Folk Music Program
The global youth-music nonprofit, JM International (JMI), has announced a new development to its Ethno program. 2019 will mark the beginning of a 3-year project…
Artist Profiles: Fernando De La Morena
Fernando Carrasco Vargas, better known as Fernando De La Morena, is the son of La Morena and brother of Curro de La Morena, both cantaores…
Artist Profiles: Fernando Terremoto
Fernando Fernández Pantoja, better known as “Fernando Terremoto” was born in Jerez de la Frontera on May 11, 1969. The son of the legendary Fernando…
Artist Profiles: Guadiana
Guadiana is a very versatile flamenco artist: he is the cantaor that most dancers prefer, the palmero sought after by Camarón, Morente, and other artists,…
Artist Profiles: Hevia
Jose Angel Hevia Velasco was born in Villaviciosa, Asturias in 1967. He first came into contact with the bagpipes when he was four years old…