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).…
WOMEX 2025 Dials Up Conference And Networking
World music conference WOMEX 2025 announced additional conference and networking sessions, underscoring a clear focus on inclusion and representation. Highlighted panels include “Bridging the Gap,”…
Pianist Harold López-Nussa Dazzles with ‘New Timba’
Harold López-Nussa – Nueva Timba (Blue Note, 2025) Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa returns with Nueva Timba, a fantastic album that combines jazz innovation with Cuban…
Folk Forward: FAI Rolls Out 2026 Showcase Lineup
Folk Alliance International (FAI) will host its 38th annual conference January 21–25, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2026 theme is Rise Up. The official…
Remedy Tree Releases Single “Say Darlin’ Say” Featuring Victor Furtado
Remedy Tree, the forward-thinking progressive bluegrass band based in Florida, has announced the release of their new single, “Say Darlin’ Say.” The song features acclaimed…
Beyond the Finnish Line
Combining traditional Finnish music with other global influences, a band called Solisee add a bit of Latin flavor to “Itkee havupuu,” a warm, trumpet-punctuated piece…
Noura Mint Seymali to Receive 2025 WOMEX Artist Award
Noura Mint Seymali of Mauritania will receive the 2025 Artist Award. Mauritania’s musical heritage remains less familiar internationally than that of neighboring Mali or Senegal,…
Sam Bennett… Legendary English fiddler
(headline image: Sam Bennet – Photo from The James Madison Carpenter Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, AFC 1972/001 Photo…
Remembering the Great Bluesman Cool John Ferguson
(headline image: “Cool John” Ferguson – Photo by Tim Duffy) Blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter John W. “Cool John” Ferguson died in his hometown on…
Meklit’s “Tizita” In Bloom
(headline image: Meklit Hadero – photo by Alexa Treviño) Ethiopian artist Meklit has released an original video for “Tizita,” featuring Brandee Younger on harp and…
Africa Express Heads West Across the Atlantic
Africa Express presents… Bahidorá (World Circuit Records, 2025) Eighteen years after its unannounced Glastonbury debut, Africa Express continues to defy categories and borders. The collective’s…