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: Thakur Chakrapani Singh
Thakur Chakrapani Singh is an innovative guitarist from India. During his childhood he was introduced to a blend Sur and Taal as his family always…
Artist Profiles: Tarun Bhattacharya
Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya was born December 23, 1957. He is one of India’s finest performers on the santur. As a child he began training on…
WOMEX 2018 Guide Rate Ends Tomorrow
The World Music Expo (WOMEX) Guide Rate deadline is midnight Friday, August 17 (CET). The benefits include a discounted Guide Rate price, a listing in…
Artist Profiles: Shashank
Master Shashank is phenomenal musical prodigy. Since his debut performance in Australia in 1990 (aged eleven), Shashank has soared to the upper ranks of the…
The Wholehearted Encounter of Guadeloupe and the Blues
Delgres – Mo Jodi (PIAS, 2018) Mo Jodi (Die Today) is the debut album of Delres, a French band that connects the music of Guadeloupe…
Artist Profiles: Shruti Sadolikar
Born in Kurundawad, Maharashtra, Shruti Sadolikar is one of the finest living vocalists in the Hindustani (North Indian) classical tradition. Her name means ‘knowledge transmitted…
Artist Profiles: Shweta Jhaveri
Shweta Jhaveri is a vocalist of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music. A celebrated singer of her generation performing Khayal, she is also adept in Thumri,…
Artist Profiles: Sisirkana Chowdhury
Dr. Sisirkana Chowdhury is known as a distinguished violinist throughout India and abroad. She had her first lesson on the violin from Ustad Moti Mian…
Artist Profiles: Sivamani
Sivamani, also known as the Prince of Percussion, plays dozens of instruments from drums and kanjira to cymbals, pots and pans ? all in one…
Artist Profiles: Subhankar Banerjee
Subhankar Banerjee is a tabla virtuoso from Kolkata (Calcutta), who has been on the concert circuit since he was sixteen and has performed regularly with…