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).…
Music for Everyone – Unique and Innovative Music Chakra
Mr. L.S. Ramesh, a Post Graduate from the reputed Indian Institute of Technology-I.I.T. Madras has designed an innovative Carnatic Music chakra (Sri Saraswathi 72 Melakarta…
Artist Profiles: Martires del Compas
Mártires del Compás pushed the boundaries of traditional flamenco. Since its storied 1995 debut, Flamenco Billy, Martires brought a rougher, rootsier sound and a more…
Artist Profiles: Martin Carthy
Martin Carthy is one of the greatest artists of contemporary British music. He is regarded as one of the finest singers and interpreters of…
Blues Harmonica Virtuoso James Cotton Dies at 81
Acclaimed blues harmonica player James Cotton died on March 16, 2017. He was a legendary musician who had performed with some of blues’ greatest musicians…
Artist Profiles: Martha Mavroidi
Martha Mavroidi is a lutist and singer from Greece. She plays folk lutes (lafta and saz) performing music from Greece and the Balkans. She has…
Artist Profiles: Marina Heredia
Marina Heredia Ríos, the daughter of flamenco singer Jaime El Parrón, was born in Granada on the 10th of April of 1980. She grew…
Artist Profiles: Mari Boine
Mari Boine (aka Mari Boine Persen) was born November 8, 1956, in Karasjok, Norway. She is feasibly the most famous Sami artist in the world.…
The Indomitable Voice, the Life of Mariem Hassan
The Indomitable Voice is the title of a new book about the late Mariem Hassan, one of the greatest singers from the Western Sahara in…
Music for St. Patrick’s Day 2017
There’s always a bit of a letdown when St. Patrick’s Day rolls around. Instead of celebrating a culture filled with the Celts’ vibrant art and…
Rejuvenated Portuguese Folk Music from Coimbra
Diabo A Sete – Figura de Gente (Sons Vadios, 2016) Figura de Gente is the third album by an excellent Portuguese contemporary folk music band…