A Finnish Klezmer View of East Helsinki
Sampo Lassila Narinkka – Suomiklezmer 2 – East Helsinki Suite (Narinkaattori Records NARI003, 2024) The third release from the pioneering Finnish klezmer ensemble, Sampo Lassila…
Lúnasa – Live in Kyoto (Lúnasa Records, 2024) Lúnasa, the acclaimed Irish ensemble renowned for its major influence in traditional music, is set to unveil…
View More Irish Folk Masters Lúnasa Impress with ‘Live in Kyoto’ AlbumMixing jazz and R&B with an Afrobeat-like sense of syncopation, Mexico’s Tlapalería Don Chuy score big on all counts with “De Allí Pa’llá.”
View More Tlapalería Don Chuy’s Outstanding Mix(headline image: Ali Dogan Gönültas performing live at Polirítmia, 2023 – Photo by María Carbonell) In May 2022, the first album of Ali Doğan Gönültaş…
View More A Chat with Ali Doğan GönültaşAltan – Donegal (Compass Records, 2024) Altan has just released an album titled Donegal that celebrates the cherished Irish county where the band was formed.…
View More Altan Unveils Extraordinary Tribute to DonegalCeltic Woman – 20th Anniversary (Manhattan Records, 2024) The popular Celtic Woman act returns with a brand-new album, titled 20th Anniversary, to celebrate two decades…
View More Masterful Quartet Celtic Woman Delivers Exquisite 20th Anniversary AlbumValeria Matzner – Tamborilero (Lulaworld Records, 2023) Valeria Matzner’s latest musical venture, Tamborilero (drummer in Spanish) intertwines her Uruguayan roots with a splash of contemporary…
View More Tamborilero Expertly Mixes Uruguayan Tradition and Innovation“Cerrado Cigano” by American guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Vini De Groove brilliantly fuses Brazilian baião and chorinho rhythms. The artist has spent considerable time soaking up musical influences…
View More Vini De Groove Skillfully Mixes Brazilian baião and chorinho BeatsEchoes of Earth, describing itself as ‘India’s greenest music festival,’ wrapped up its debut Goa edition this month. See our coverage of its earlier Bangalore…
View More Echoes of Earth wraps up debut Goa edition of its music festival – and completes a sustainability report(headline image; Kevin Burke, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’Leary) Irish traditional singer and flutist Nuala Kennedy and Dublin/New York singer and guitarist Eamon O’Leary have…
View More Irish Musicians Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’Leary Release New Song “Liffeyside”Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones – Let The Free Birds Fly (Warfield Music, 2022) Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, from Dublin,…
View More Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones Present Irish Ballads in a New Package