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).…
English Instrumental Folk Band Leveret Releases Inventions
Renowned English folk band Leveret has a new album titled Inventions on Rootbeat Records. The lineup includes Sam Sweeney on fiddle, Andy Cutting on…
Acclaimed Sitarist Roopa Panesar to Perform Today in New Jersey
Roopa Panesar, one of the rising sitar players in the classical Indian music world is set to perform Saturday September 16, 2017 at Sharp Theater…
Manu Chao & Chalart58 Release Second Music Video, La Vecina del Patio
Mestizo music star Manu Chao has released La Vecina del Patio, his second collaboration with Chalart58, featuring Sr. Wilson & Matah. The dub reggae song…
Entrancing Chadenn
Le Bour – Bodros – Chadenn (Paker Productions, 2016) Timothée Le Bour and Youen Bodros is a duo that performs contemporary acoustic music inspired by…
Southwestern Healing Flute
Jonah Littlesunday – Gratitude – Native American Flute Healing (Canyon Records, 2017) Gratitude – Native American Flute Healing is an album of meditative flute music…
The Fascinating Folk Music Traditions of Horňácko
Various Artists – Antologie moravské lidové hudby – CD 1 – Horňácko (Indies Scope, 2011) Antologie moravské lidové hudby – Horňácko is the first volume…
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal Announce Fall 2017 West Coast Tour
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal will be touring the West coast of the United States this fall. Malian kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist…
Rubén Blades’ Tribute to Legendary Latin Music Big Bands
Rubén Blades – Salsa Big Band (Rubén Blades Producciones, 2017) Rubén Blades, one of the undisputed masters of salsa music, has released his second album…
Claudia Aurora to Perform in London at Songlines Fado Series
Portuguese vocalist Claudia Aurora is set to perform at the Songlines Fado Series, on Friday, September 29, 2017 at The Pheasantry, Pizza Express in London.…
WOMEX Announces 2017 Film Program
The World Music Expo (WOMEX) program will be screening a set of world music-related film documentaries from around the globe to the delegates and public…