Lily Henley – Oras Dezaoradas (Lior Éditions, 2022) “Oras Dezaoradas” presents Sephardic Jewish ballads beautifully performed with new arrangements and melodies by American vocalist, fiddler,…
Composer, improviser, pianist, vibraphonist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brittany Anjou was born on May 15, 1984, in Minot, North Dakota, USA. Anjou has recorded and led…
Alfred Kpebesaane is a skilled percussionist, master xylophonist, expert in Ghanaian gyil (xylophone) and songwriter. He grew up in the upper west region of Ghana,…
Eva Väljaots – Hundinuiaõis – Bulrush Bloom (self-released, 2022) “Hundinuiaõis – Bulrush Bloom” presents the mesmerizing sounds of the traditional kannel, a plucked zither from…
José Conde – Souls Alive in the 305 (PiPiKi Records, 2022) Cuban American artist José Conde likes to change directions in his recordings. Sometimes he…
Tango is a genre that originally involved dance, music, poetry and singing. Indeed, tango expresses a way of conceiving the world and life and nourishes…
Acclaimed Chilean ensemble Chico Trujillo started as an offshoot of punk/ska band La Floripondio in 1999. Eventually, Chico Trujillo became Chile’s leading crossover cumbia band.…
Los Hermanos Ballumbrosio (the Ballumbrosio brothers) are members of one of the key families of El Carmen, Chincha, a cotton-producing province located 200 km south…
Dario Acosta Teich – Folklore (Tiger Turn, 2022) Folklore is Dario Acosta Teich’s tribute to Argentine folk music. Although Argentine guitarist and composer Acosta is…
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is continuing its long history of honoring the United States of America’s rich, artistic heritage with the announcement…