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).…
The Best of Lau 2007-2017
Lau – Decade – The Best of Lau 2007-2017 (Reveal Records, 2017) The Best of Lau 2007-2017 is a great opportunity to discover the music…
Thunderous and Passionate Farafina
Farafina – Bolomakote (Intuition, 1992) The raw, percussion-driven but still melodic sounds of Farafina burst forth on this 1992 release. Layers of drumming provide a…
World Music Showcase from Montreal International Jazz Festival 2017!
The Montreal International Jazz Festival, now in its 39th year, is regarded as the world’s largest jazz festival. The music line-up includes ambassadors of jazz…
Jocelyn Medina’s Global Diversity
Jocelyn Medina – Common Ground (Running Tree Records, 2007) Common Ground is Jocelyn Medina’s third album. She’s a talented jazz singer and composer who incorporates…
Nua Teorainn
Various Artists – Nua Teorainn – New Celtic Music from Green Linnet (Green Linnet, 2000) The “new” in the title of this fine compilation is…
Bokanté’s Stimulating Global Exchange
Bokanté – Strange Circles (Ground Up Music, 2017) Strange Circles is the superb debut album of Bokanté, a new supergroup that features a multinational and…
Dazzling Fiddlin’
Frigg – Frost on Fiddles (Frigg, 2017) The Finnish fiddle wizards are back with another remarkable album. Frost on Fiddles takes you into a wild…
WOMEX 2017 Reveals First Set offWOMEX Showcase Artists
World Music Expo WOMEX has revealed the first batch of offWOMEX showcase artists. These acts will be performing October 25-29, 2017 in Katowice, Poland. Additional…
Sitar that Grooves
Sitar Joe – Venus Tribe (Sitar Joe, 2010) Seductive trance-like electronic dance music beats, Indian and Middle Eastern melodies and the lead sounds of the…
Cuban Star Daymé Arocena to Perform at Skirball Cultural Center 2017 Sunset Concerts Series
Acclaimed Cuban vocalist Daymé Arocena is set to perform on Thursday, August 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. A singer, composer, and choir director, Arocena’s…