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: Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri’s musical career spanned several decades as a bandleader of salsa and Latin jazz orchestras. His discography included over 30 albums and various Grammy…
Dutch Tangueros
El Juntacadaveres – Twists and Turns (Zimbraz/Music & Words, 2015) El Juntacadaveres (the corpse gatherer) is a Netherlands-based band led by Argentine multi-instrumentalist Enrique Noviello.…
San Francisco’s Zanzibar
Zanzibar – Zanzibar (Zanzibar, 2014) American band Zanzibar delivers a rhythmically powerful mix of Afro-Funk, Afro-Latin music and rock. The vocals by this San Francisco-based…
Latin Afrojam from Chicago
¡ESSO! Afrojam Funkbeat – Juntos (2017) Juntos is the new album by a Chicago-based collective with rotating members named ¡ESSO! (El Sonido Sonic Octopus). The…
The Black Seeds Cross Over
Black Seeds – Fabric (Easy Star, 2017) Black Seeds, one of the most successful international reggae bands, changes course on Fabric. While there is still…
Jazz and Egyptian Intersections
Quadro Nuevo & Cairo Steps – Flying Carpet (Fine Music/Justin Time, 2017) Flying Carpet is a project that brings together two German ensembles, Quadro Nuevo…
Maria Pomianowska & Reborn Announce Second Part of 2017 American Tour
Renowned Polish musicians and composer Maria Pomianowska and Reborn will be performing in the American Midwest in September and October 2017, including stops at Bloomington,…
Petr Doružka Winner of 2017 WOMEX Professional Excellence Award
Czech journalist Petr Doružka is 2017’s recipient of the WOMEX Professional Excellence Award. He produces world music shows on both Prague Radio and Czech National…
Rainforest World Music Festival 2017: 20 years of celebrating music heritage!
The annual Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia) featured a special lineup of performances, workshops and cultural activities on the occasion of…
Tasty San Francisco Choro
Grupo Falso Baiano – Depois (Massaroca Records, 2017) Depois is the third album by Grupo Falso Baiano, an American ensemble specialized in choro, an early…