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).…
Remarkable Folk-Rock Renaissance
Offa Rex – The Queen of Hearts (Nonesuch Records, 2017) Offa Rex is a fascinating collaboration between English vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney and…
Artist Profiles: Matlubeh
Matlubeh is known as the turquoise of Uzbekistan. Her voice has such a large range that she is able to move freely from classical music…
Artist Profiles: Mary Youngblood
Native American flute player Mary Youngblood was born on June 24, 1958 in Kirkland, Washington. Mary has Aleut and Seminole ancestry. She is one of…
Artist Profiles: Mary Ann Kennedy
Mary Ann Kennedy, daughter of singer Kenna Campbell was born and brought up in Glasgow in a house where Gaelic was the language of the…
Artist Profiles: Dennis Cahill
Dennis Cahill was a virtuoso guitarist versed in classical, blues, rock and traditional Irish music. Cahill was born and raised in Chicago to parents from…
Artist Profiles: María Salgado
María Salgado was born in Toro in the province of Zamora, Spain. From the beginning she assimilated and became familiar with the basis and sources…
Artist Profiles: Manuel Flores
Flamenco percussionist Manuel Flores was born in Morón de la Frontera, Spain in 1969. Considered one of the masters of hand rhythm (compas) from Moron…
Artist Profiles: Malkit Singh
Malkit Singh was born on September 13, 1962 in Hussainpur, Punjab, India. He’s a Punjabi music icon that was catapulted from virtual obscurity in the…
Bravado Masala
James Asher and Mahesh Vinayakram – Bravado Masala (Times Music, 2008) This album sounds promising and exciting on the cover, which certainly has an element…
Le Trio Joubran to Perform at John Jay College in New York City
Acclaimed Palestinian brothers Samir, Wissam, and Adnan Joubran are set to perform at Saturday, July 29 at Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College.…