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: Federico Ramos
Federico Ramos was born in the small town of 33 (Treinta y Tres) in Uruguay. He mastered the flamenco guitar at the Royal Conservatory of…
Artist Profiles: José Luis Pérez
Jose Luis Perez, a master candombe drummer, began to study this unique African rooted drumming style at the age of 1 in Montevideo Uruguay where…
Artist Profiles: Pere Joan & Manel Martorell
The Martorell brothers, Pere Joan and Manel have been active in the traditional dance festivals in the villages of Mallorca (Spain) since they were very…
Artist Profiles: Pequeño Johnny Rivero
Little Johnny Rivero was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. As a young boy he was drawn to the sounds and rhythms…
Artist Profiles: Penpa Tsering
Penpa Tsering a world class musician, singer and dancer, was born in Chamdo Kham (eastern Tibet) in 1963. In the 1970s and 1980s Tsering studied…
Artist profiles: Peatbog Faeries
Based on the Isle of Skye, The Peatbog Faeries have played to audiences all over the world. They incorporate many influences which take them from…
Artist Profiles: Paco Fernandez
Francisco Fernández Vargas “Paco Fernández” was born in Triana (Sevilla) in 1967. He grew up in a family of singers, guitar players and dancers. At…
Artist Profiles: Paco De Amparo
Flamenco guitarist Paco De Amparo was born in 1969 in Morón de la Frontera, Spain, into a family with a long lineage of great flamenco…
Saeid Shanbehzadeh’s Pour-Afrigha at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in November 2017
Pour-Afrigha, an album by Iranian musician Saeid Shanbehzadeh reached Number 1 this month at the Transglobal World Music Chart. Pour-Afrigha brings together Afro-Iranian and Baluchi…
Carmen Linares, Flamenco Legend 2017
Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez, better known as Carmen Linares, has received the 6th Flamenco Legend Award. The award is bestowed by Venta de Vargas, La Fragua…