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: Homayun Sakhi
Homayun Sakhi (sometimes spelled Homayoun) is an outstanding Afghan rubab player, now living in Fremont, California, the American city with the largest concentration of Afghans.…
Artist Profiles: Daud Khan
Born in Kabul (Afghanistan), Daud Khan learned how to play the rubab (an Afghan string instrument) with master Ustad Muhammad Umar. After becoming a skillful…
Celtic Connections 2017 Announces First Acts
Acclaimed world, folk and roots music festival Celtic Connections 2017 has announced some of the acts scheduled to perform in 2017. Although the full program…
Traditional and Modern Sounds from the Pacific
Discover Music from the Pacific with ARC Music gives the listener an opportunity to learn more about the music from the various islands of the…
Artist Profiles: Aziz Herawi
Aziz Herawi is an expatriate Afghani currently living in California. He comes from a wealthy religious family in Herat. His father did not approve of…
Artist Profiles: Tausi Women’s Taarab
Zanzibar’s all-female Tausi Taarab orchestra was formed in 2009 and presents classical style music in the tradition of some of Zanzibar’s strongest women. Dating back…
Artist Profiles: Mim Suleiman
Mim Suleiman was born in Zanzibar (Tanzania) and lived in Shangani (Stone Town) for most of her childhood, where she attended Tumekuja School. Mim appeared…
Artist Profiles: Jhikoman
Jhikoman is one of the best known Tanzanian reggae artists. His lyrics in English and Kiswahili and unique singing style and have been touching people…
Artist Profiles: Busi Mhlongo
”I was always singing. At school, after school. I was the laziest one in my family because I just didn’t have time, my time was…
Artist Profiles: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
All the members of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars lived in or near Sierra Leone’s capital city before fleeing Freetown during the country’s decade-long civil…