Mirsaeed Hosseiny Panah – I Wish I Were Water (Losen Records, 2022) Santur (also known as santoor) maestro and composer Mirsaeed Hosseiny Panah artfully interweaves…
Santoor Maestro Mirsaeed Hosseiny Panah Meets Western Classicism
Author: Claudia Taylor
Guillaume Barraud & Mathieu Bélis Unveil Estampes
Guillaume Barraud & Mathieu Bélis – Estampes (B&B Productions, 2022) After ten years of a fruitful partnership, this new project came about in the midst…
Cross-Cultural Marvel: Alam Khan, Arjun Verma, and Del Sol Quartet Join Forces with Jack Perla
Alam Khan, Arjun Verma, Jack Perla & Del Sol Quartet – The Resonance Between (Six Degrees & AMMP, 2023) The Resonance Between is a groundbreaking…
Pijpekruid’s Unreleased Folk Gems Finally Surface
Pijpekruid – 1978 -1981 (Pan Records, 2023) The album titled Pijpekruid – 1978-1981 (Pan 234, 2023) presents a notable addition to the extensive repertoire of…
Expatriated Greek Songs
Yannis Fyssas – Xenitemena Tragoudia (Hybrid Soundworks Inc, 2023) Greek musician and composer Yannis Fyssas, based in Canada since 1981, released his 3rd album titled…
Pausis: From Ancient Greek Lyre to Modern Innovation
Pausis – Pausis (Seikilo Ancient World Music, 2023) Pausis is a music collective that presents both ancient and modern musical instruments while performing inventive pieces…
Magos Herrera’s “Aire” Soars with Soulful Jazz and Latin American Rhythms
Magos Herrera – Aire (Sunnyside Records, 2023) Magos Herrera, a renowned Mexican jazz singer and composer, released her new album, Aire, on May 5th via…
Greek Multi-Instrumentalist Sokrates Votskos
Sokrates Votskos, a talented jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, educator, and bandleader hailing from Greece, is profoundly devoted to the exploration and revival of the folk…
Wilson Das Neves’ Musical Legacy Lives on with Powerful Album “Senzala e Favela”
Wilson das Neves – Senzala e Favela (FundiSom, 2023) The superb album Senzala e Favela is a project that began six years ago under the…
Lost in Tajikistan: A Musical Journey through the Pamir Mountains
Various Artists – Lost In Tajikistan (Riverboat Records, 2023) Nestled amidst the majestic mountains of Tajikistan lies an exquisitely rich musical heritage, a hidden gem…