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).…
John Prine to perform at Merlefest 2016
Country and American folk singer-songwriter John Prine is set to perform MerleFest 2016. This will be his first appearance in a decade at the festival.…
The Healing Power of Music
Manish Vyas – Atma Bhakti – Healing Sounds of Prayer (New Earth Records, 2015) Let me say at the outset you not only want Manish…
Roma Brass Meets Klezmer
Cocek! Brass Band is a 5-piece brass band led by composer, vocalist and trumpeter Sam Dechenne. The group plays original music inspired by Balkan Gypsy…
Senegal Got the Blues
The West African Blues Project brings together Senegalese vocalist and percussionist Modou Toure (son of Toure Kunda singer Ousmane Toure) and British blues guitarist Ramon…
Mathias Duplessy & Mukhtiyar Ali to Perform at Udaipur World Music Festival
Mathias Duplessy and Mukhtiyar Ali will present a fusion of Sufi and French music at Udaipur World Music Festival. The festival takes place February 13…
Traveling Pipa
Gao Hong and Friends – Pipa Potluck, Lutes Around the world (Innova, 2015) Chinese pipa master Gao Hong currently lives in Minnesota and gathered a…
Scythian to perform at Merlefest 2016
Celtic rock band Scythian is set to perform at MerleFest 2016. Based in Washington, D.C., Scythian merges classical ability with thunderous energy to give crowds…
The Birth Of British Blues Boxed Set
Proper Box has released a 4CD box set titled The Birth Of British Blues. The collection highlights the pioneering artists who laid the groundwork for…
Radio Friendly Idan Raichel
Although Israeli composer and singer-songwriter has collaborated with world music artists like Vieux Farka Touré, his solo works have very few connections with roots music.…
Tuareg Musician Bombino to Release New Album: Azel
Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter Bombino has a new album titled “Azel” scheduled for release on April 1, 2016 on Partisan Records. The Nigerien artist has…