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).…
Enthralling Fiddle Traditions of the North
Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Deliverance (Nordic Fiddlers Bloc NFBCD001, 2016) Northern Europe is a land with a great fiddling tradition. The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc brings…
Transglobal World Music Chart for November 2016
Mauritanian musician, vocalist and innovator Noura Mint Seymali is the Transglobal World Music Chart’s number 1 artist this month. 1. Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina…
Trio Da Kali and South African Guitarist Derek Gripper to Perform at Zankel Hall
On Saturday, November 12 at 8:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall in New York city will present a two-part program in Zankel Hall, featuring renowned South African…
Silence Flooded Trance
Monk Party has just released Silence Flooded Trance. Made up of father and son duo, Pragunya and Nelson Myers-Daly their influences include the kirtan devotional…
L&T: Abed Azrie
I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time. It’s…
Diego El Cigala to Perform in Miami
Spanish flamenco star Diego El Cigala is set to perform tomorrow, Saturday, October 29th, 2016 at Fillmore Miami Beach. Cigala will present his new album…
Seiva’s Folk Innovations
Seiva – Seiva (Bigorna, 2015) Seiva recreates Portuguese traditional music throughout the use of new arrangements and the incorporation of some electronic effects and world…
Reggae Specialists VP Records to Release Strictly the Best Vol. 54
The reggae compilation Strictly the Best Vol. 54 (VP Records) features some of the best-known roots and lover’s rock singers. The set, scheduled for release…
‘Music is pure energy’ – interview with guitarist-composer Amit Heri
Guitarist Amit Heri composes and performs a creative blend of Indian classical music and jazz. He cites John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, U Srinivas, and Ravi…
African Music Festival Sauti za Busara Announces 2017 Program
African music festival Sauti za Busara announced today the 2017 lineup. The festival will take place February 9 – 12, 2017 in Stone Town, Zanzibar…