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(headline image: Hames Bitar at Casa Árabe in 2016) Syrian oud player and composer Hames Bitar currently lives in Madrid, Spain. His artistic trajectory is…
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You might think a tune called “Mountain Dance,” from the album Earth and Wind, is unfettered booty-shaking music, but it’s actually a layered, nuanced, very…
View More Laid Back “Mountain Dance”New Song by Volume Five “We Just Disagree”
Bluegrass band Volume Five has released the new single “We Just Disagree” (Mountain Fever Records). The lyrics address familiar crossroads in relationships; who is wrong…
View More New Song by Volume Five “We Just Disagree”Funkgrass Band Armchair Boogie Reveals ‘Hard Times & Deadlines’
Armchair Boogie, renowned for their unique blend of bluegrass infused with funk, has a new album titled Hard Times & Deadlines. The talented quartet from…
View More Funkgrass Band Armchair Boogie Reveals ‘Hard Times & Deadlines’Irish Folk Masters Lúnasa Impress with ‘Live in Kyoto’ Album
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’ AlbumTlapalería Don Chuy’s Outstanding Mix
Mixing 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 MixA Chat with Ali Doğan Gönültaş
(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 Unveils Extraordinary Tribute to Donegal
Altan – Donegal (Compass Records, 2024) Altan has just released an album titled Donegal that celebrates the cherished Irish county where the band was formed.…
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