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: Namgar Ayushievna Lhasaranova
Namgar Ayushievna Lhasaranova grew up in a Buryat family in the tiny village of Kunkur near the border crossing of Russia, Mongolia, and China. She…
Artist Profiles: Muddy Waters
Born in Issaquena County, Mississippi as McKinley Morganfield in 1913,Artist Profiles: Muddy Waters was deeply rooted in the Mississippi Delta blues. He got his nickname…
Artist Profiles: Mohd Kamrulbahri Hussin
Multi-instrumentalist Mohd Kamrulbahri Hussin (a.k.a. Kamrul) is the leader of Malaysian world music band Asika. As the head of Asika, Kamrul has performed as a multi-instrumentalist,…
Artist Profiles: Artist Profiles: Mohd Fuad Mohammad
Pianist and accordionist Mohd Fuad has graduated from National Arts Culture and Heritage Academy (ASWARA). He is currently a sessionist for many traditional and modern…
Artist Profiles: Missy Raines
Celebrated bluegrass bassist Missy Raines was born April 6, 1962, in Short Gap, West Virginia. She’s had a pioneering, courageous musical career as one of…
Ukrainian Flugery Lvova Festival Reveals 2017
Ukrainian spring music festival Flugery Lvova will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year. Flugery Lvova will take place April 29-May 1, 2017 at the patio…
Artist Profiles: Mick West
Mick West is a singer of traditional Scottish music and is considered by many to be one of the finest interpreters of traditional song, attracting…
Artist Profiles: Mick Moloney
Mick Moloney was born on November 15, 1944, in Limerick (Ireland). At 14, Moloney started to play skiffle songs and used a guitar. However, he…
Artist Profiles: Mia Hsieh
Mia Hsieh was born in a port city in Taiwan and now lives in Taipei city. She has been working in the art field and…
Artist Profiles: Mezcla
Mezcla has been an integral part of the Cuban music scene for the past decades. They perform frequently at Havana’s premier jazz club La Zorra…