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).…
Interview with Roberto Paolo Riggio of World Music Esemble Atash
World music ensemble Atash will be performing today in New York City along along with the St. Stephen’s Global Ensemble. Roberto Paolo Riggio, Atash’s…
Highly Emotional Music From Man of La Mancha
Eliane Elias – Music From Man of La Mancha (Concord Jazz, 2018) Brazilian pianist Eliane Elias’ new album consist of unreleased pieces from the musical…
Artist Profiles: Croatian Radiotelevision Tamburitza Orchestra
The Croatian Radiotelevision Tamburitza Orchestra is a unique instrumental ensemble founded in 1941 as a professional orchestra of Zagreb Radio. Since its founding, the orchestra…
Artist Profiles: Tamara Obrovac
One of the most important artists on the Croatian music scene, Tamara Obrovac was born in 1962 in the Croatian city of Pula. This singer,…
Artist Profiles: Patria
Patria was founded in 1993 in the town of Zupanja located in Croatia’s heartland of tamburica music, Slavonija, when the musicians were only sixteen. This…
Artist Profiles: Lidija Bajuk
Lidija Bajuk is a Croatian writer whose poetry and books are based on the rich heritage of Slavic mythology. But above all, she is a…
Artist Profiles: Kries
Mojmir Novakovic is in a constant pursuit of all that is unpredictable in the Croatian roots music scene. He is the frontman of the legendary…
Artist Profiles: Ensemble Lado – National Folk Dance Ensemble Of Croatia
Lado, the state ensemble of Croatian folk songs and dances, is the Croatian professional folklore ensemble established in 1949 for the research, collection, artistic interpretation…
Artist Profiles: Orquesta de la Papaya
Since its creation in February 2002, the Orquesta de la Papaya (Papaya Orchestra) has become Central America’s most distinctive calling card. Meeting for the first…
Artist Profiles: Manuel Obregón
An intense desire to experiment has led Manuel Obregón down the paths of theater, cinema, and dance. Jazz has been his platform for musical ideas,…