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).…
L&T: The Robert Glasper Experiment
Robert Glasper Experiment – Artscience (Blue Note, 2016) I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies…
Two World Music Festivals Taking Place in China and South Korea
Two world music festivals, featuring over 80 international performances are taking place in China and South Korea. Chevrolet 2016 World Music Shanghai Festival started on…
Songs of Resilience
Simrit – Songs of Resilience (Simrit Kaur Music, 2016) Songs of Resilience is a crossover album by singer-songwriter Simrit. The Greek-born artist raised in the…
Heidi Talbot Releases “Here We Go 1, 2, 3”
Acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Heidi Talbot has a new album titled “Here We Go 1, 2, 3” (Navigator Records). ‘Here We Go 1, 2, 3’ is…
Pentangle Live in 2008
Pentangle – Finale – An Evening With… (Topic, 2016) Topic Records will be releasing Finale. An Evening With… Pentangle. In February of 2007 the original…
Galician Land of Dreams
Fuxan Os Ventos – Terra De Soños (Fol Musica, 2016) This is a special re-edition of the Fuxan Os Ventos’ album originally released in 2009.…
Results of 16th Annual Native American Music Awards
The 16th Annual Native American Music Awards were announced on Saturday September 17th, 2016. A special appearance was made by the family of nominee Joseph…
Zydeco Master Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural Dies at 68
Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural passed away on September 24 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was 68 years old. Stanley…
Length & Time: Ashleigh Smith
I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length…
Contemporary Polish Folk Music Band Lautari to Perform in New York City
Contemporary Polish folk music ensemble Lautari is set to perform on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Subrosa in New York City. Members of the band…