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).…
Fiddler Trevor Stuart Dies at 47
American fiddler Trevor Stuart passed away suddenly at his home on March 2, 2016 at the age of forty-seven. Trevor Stuart was a member of…
Tucson Chicha
Southern Arizona-based band Xixa performs a mix of pop and rock inspired by chicha and even Tuareg desert blues. Most of their Bloodline album features…
Canadian Festival du Bois Reveals 2016 Program
The 27th edition of Festival du Bois will take place March 4-6, 2016 at Mackin Park in Maillardville/Coquitlam, British Columbia. Festival du Bois celebrates French-Canadian…
Alpine Americana
Austrian multi-instrumentalist Hubert von Goisern will be playing next week in the United States. He will present his latest album, Federn, which showcases mix of…
World Music Stars Vusi Mahlasela and Habib Koité Announce USA Tour
The Acoustic Africa Tour returns to the United States of America with two of the finest live world music acts from Africa, Malian musician Habib…
Exceptionally Expressive Modern Bluegrass
Frank Solivan – Family, Friends & Heroes (Compass Records, 2016) Multi-instrumentalist, chef and singer-songwriter Frank Solivan dedicates his solo album Family, Friends & Heroes to…
Transglobal World Music Chart for March 2016
The album Né So by Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traore is the number one album of the Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2016. March 2016…
Hip-Shaking Haitian Roots Music
Lakou Mizik – Wa Di Yo (Cumbancha Discovery, 2016) Wa Di Yo is the debut album from a fabulous multi-generational Haitian band called Lakou Mizik.…
Classic Augustus Pablo Reggae Album Original Rockers Reissued
Augustus Pablo’s classic reggae album Original Rockers, originally released in 1979, is now available as a reissue on digital, CD and vinyl. Augustus Pablo (1954-1999)…
Reissue of Horace Andy’s In The Light
In The Light, a classic 1977 reggae album by Horace Andy is now available through 17 North Parade. Originally released in 1977, In The Light…