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).…
Gitano With The Groove: Celeste Sanazi Unites Afro-Pop And Flamenco
Argentine singer-songwriter and actress Celeste Sanazi has released “Gitano,” a cross-cultural single that links Afropop rhythms with flamenco elements. The track features deep percussion, flamenco…
One Earth, One Love at Rainforest World Music Festival 2025 in Sarawak
Rainforest World Music Festival (Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, June 20-22, 2025) This year’s ‘Rainforest’ fest (RWMF) introduced another colorful line-up of acts from across the globe.…
Rough Reggae En Francais
With a lot of modern reggae sounding a trifle too polished and polite, France’s Angelo Rascool goes refreshingly in the opposite direction. His “Réchauffement” is…
Zambia’s WITCH Looks Ahead on ‘Sogolo’
WITCH – Sogolo (Partisan Records, 2025) WITCH, the pioneering Zamrock band from Zambia’s Copperbelt, continues its 21st-century resurgence with Sogolo, an exciting, groove-driven follow-up to 2021’s Zango.…
From Salento to Santiago: A Transcontinental Musical Bridge
Cocoa Thrill – Subtropical (Linfa, 2025) Cocoa Thrill, an instrumental quintet based in Apulia, Italy, explores global rhythms through a distinctly Southern lens on their…
L. Shankar Headlines Indian Masters At Roulette
L. Shankar is set to perform at Roulette on Saturday, September 27, 2025. The master violinist, vocalist, and composer, co-founder of Shakti and creator of…
Cuba’s Harold López-Nussa Recasts “Gitanerías”
Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa has released “Gitanerías,” his interpretation of Ernesto Lecuona’s piece and the latest single from his Blue Note Records album Nueva Timba,…
Mountain Echoes, Village Voices: Ravnogorski Biseri Bring Ravnogor to Life
Ravnogorski Biseri – Images from Ravnogor (Aide Aide Music & Dance, 2025) Images from Ravnogor offers an unfiltered window into the traditional music of southern…
Partial Culpability
An American singer by the name of Mckey brings a touch of bossa nova, both vocally and in the arrangement, to “Most of the Blame,” a…
The Earth Moves with Zhenya Wind’s Fourth Album
Zhenya Wind — The Earth is Moving (Self-released, 2025) In her fourth album, The Earth is Moving, St. Petersburg’s multi-genre artist Zhenya Wind steps fully…