World Music Central presents its list of Best World Music albums of 2023 in alphabetical order. Additionally, we include the Best Rising Artists, Best Compilation…
World Music Central’s Best World Music Albums of 2023
Tag: Kayhan Kalhor
Persian and Malian Traditions Converge in Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté’s ‘The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere
Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté – The Sky Is The Same Colour Everywhere (Real World Records, 2023) Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté, renowned musicians, have…
Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté Secure Number One Position on Transglobal World Music Chart for June 2023
The album “The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere” by Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté has landed at #1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart…
Eric Jacobsen, Kayhan Kahlor, Sandeep Das, and Karen Ouzounian Join The New York Gypsy All Stars On “Balkan Bollywood”
The upcoming album Blue As The Turquoise Night is a remarkable collaboration between acclaimed conductor Eric Jacobsen, Kayhan Kalhor, Sandeep Das, cellist Karen Ouzounian, the…
World Music Central’s Best World Music Albums of 2019
World Music Central presents the Top 20 World Music Albums of 2019 selected by our staff. Our favorites include the best 20 overall and best…
Otherworldly Autumn Soundscapes
Kayhan Kalhor, Rembrandt Frerichs, Tony Overwater and Vinsent Planjer – It’s Still Autumn (Kepera Records/Challenge Records International, 2019) Somewhere in the throes of baking in…
Iranian Musician Kayhan Kalhor Wins WOMEX Artist Award 2019
The World Music Expo (WOMEX) announced today that Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor (Iran/USA) is the winner of the WOMEX Artist Award 2019. Kalhor is…
Artist Profiles: Ghazal Ensemble
Created and led by Kayhan Kalhor and Shujaat Husain Khan, the Ghazal Ensemble has created an Indo-Persian fusion which blends two distinctive classical musics: Persian…
Artist Profiles: Kayhan Kalhor
Kamancha (also known as kamancheh) virtuoso and composer Kayhan Kalhor was born in Tehran (Iran). He began his musical studies at the age of seven.…
Indie Awards Finalists Announced
Whistesburg, USA – The Association for Independent Music (AFIM) has announced the finalists for the Indie Awards, the most important music awards for the independent…