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: Tabanka
Rotterdam-based band Tabanka plays lively music from Cape Verde. The band was inspired by artists from an earlier generation, such as Bulimundo and Américo Brito.…
Artist Profiles: Lingua Franca
A journey during which the rich eastern Mediterranean traditions and western music elements blend and compose colorful soundscapes using music as their common language. The…
Artist Profiles: Son Swagga
Son Swagga is a Dutch psychedelic fusion band based in Amsterdam. The band led by composer Felix Back plays instrumental music rooted in funk fusion,…
Artist Profiles: S. D. Batish
S. D. Batish was a leading figure the Indian music scene since 1936. His songs were broadcast from All India Radio nationwide. His old movies…
Artist Profiles: Ritesh Das
Born in Calcutta, India, Ritesh comes from a family of dancers. His parents directed one of India’s leading dance and music facilities and in this…
Artist Profiles: Ramesh Shotham
Ramesh Shotham was born in Madras, South India. He began his career as a drummer in a rock band that performed all over the Indian…
Early Psychedelia, Jazz and Beyond from the former Czechoslovakia
Various Artists – Czech Up! Vol. 2: We’d Be Happy (Vampisoul VAMPI 178CD, 2018) The Vampisoul label is bringing back music from various countries and…
Artist Profiles: Rajnarayan Bhattacharya
Early on Rajnarayan Bhattacharya received encouragement from his mother Smt. Nilima Bhattacharya, a disciple of Pt. Ramesh Bandopadhyay of Vishnupur Gharana, and started his musical…
Artist Profiles: Ram Narayan
Ram Narayan is one of India’s leading sarangi players and innovators. He developed the sarangi into a solo classical instrument in the North Indian repertoire.…
Artist Profiles: Rajeswari Satish
Rajeswari Satish is a carnatic vocalist currently based in the USA. Rajeswari has won critical acclaim for her many performances all over India, USA, UK,…