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Author: Douglas Sanders

Gabriele Leite - Territórios cover artwork. The artist sitting on a chair next to her guitar case.
Album reviews

Guitar Precision and Passion on Gabriele Leite’s ‘Territórios’ Album

Douglas Sanders August 21, 2024 No Comments Brazilian musicGabriele Leitewestern classical music

Gabriele Leite – Territórios (Rocinante, 2023) Brazilian musician Gabriele Leite is a rising star in the world of classical guitar. Her debut album, Territórios, features…

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La Falfula Groove Revives the Rich Tradition of Iraqi Maqam with “Walla Ajabni Jamalak”

Douglas Sanders August 18, 2024 1 Comment Iraqi musicLa Falfula Groovemaqamworld music

La Falfula Groove Iraqi – Walla Ajabni Jamalak (La Falfula Groove Iraqi, 2024) La Falfula Groove, an ensemble of five musicians and one dancer, is…

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Lestvitsa Ensemble - Ikos’-prikos’ / Ансамбль Лествица - Икось-Прикось cover artwork. A closeup of a wooden roof with trees in the distance.
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Lestvitsa Ensemble’s Passion for Eastern European Folkore

Douglas Sanders August 13, 2024 No Comments Lestvitsa EnsembleRussian folk musicworld music

Lestvitsa Ensemble – Ikos’-prikos’ / Ансамбль Лествица – Икось-Прикось (Lestvitsa ensemble, 2024) Lestvitsa Ensemble is a folk group firmly dedicated to studying and popularizing Russian…

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Erwan Keravec - 8 Sonneurs Pour Philip Glass cover artwork. A blasck background with the artist name and album title in white and blue.
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Erwan Keravec Recreates Philip Glass Classics with Bagpipes

Douglas Sanders July 29, 2024 No Comments Breton musicErwan KeravecPhilip Glassworld fusionworld music

Erwan Keravec – 8 Sonneurs Pour Philip Glass (Buda Musique, 2024) Erwan Keravec, a distinguished Highland bagpiper, composer, and improviser from France, has devoted his…

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Niloy Ahsan - Breathing Raga cover artwork. The artist singing in a forest.
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Niloy Ahsan, Singing Ragas as a Powerful Method of Maintaining Health

Douglas Sanders July 27, 2024 No Comments Indian classical musicNiloy Ahsanworld music

Niloy Ahsan – Breathing Raga (Worlds Within Worlds, 2024) Breathing Raga is a mesmerizing and deeply satisfying album by Indian classical Dhrupad vocalist Niloy Ahsan.…

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Amy Laurenson - Photo by Euan Robertson
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Talented and Innovative Shetland Isles Pianist Amy Laurenson

Douglas Sanders July 11, 2024 No Comments Amy LaurensonCeltic musicpianoScotlandScottish musicworld music

Amy Laurenson, a distinguished pianist from the Shetland Isles, currently residing in Glasgow, embodies a profound connection to her cultural heritage. Her musical career is…

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Various Artists - Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93 album cover. Geometric patterns in yellow, black and white.
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Ghana Special 2 Presents Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora

Douglas Sanders July 6, 2024 No Comments Ghanaian musicworld fusionworld music

Various Artists – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93 (Soundway, 2024) The album Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife &…

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Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian - From China to Appalachia cover artwork. A photo of the three artists holding their musical instruments.
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Lively Appalachian Strings Meet Chinese Dulcimer

Douglas Sanders July 2, 2024 No Comments BluegrassCathy FinkChao TianChinese musicMarcy Marxerold timeworld fusionworld music

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian – From China to Appalachia (Community Music, Inc. and Redeye Distribution, 2024) Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalists Cathy Fink…

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Muwashshah Specialists Fatima Zahra Qortobi and Abdelkader Ghayt

Douglas Sanders June 20, 2024 No Comments Abdelkader GhaytFatima Zahra QortobimoaxajamuwashshahSufi musicworld music

The muwashshah, also known as moaxaja, is a distinguished poetic genre conceived and refined by Muqaddam ibn Muafá al-Cabri (alternatively spelled Moukaddam Ibn Mouafa of…

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Sain Zahoor: A Sufi Musical Virtuoso from Pakistan

Douglas Sanders June 20, 2024 No Comments PakistanPakistani musicSain ZahoorSufi musicworld music

Born in 1936 the village of Haveli Lakhan in southern Punjab, Pakistan, Sain Zahoor (vocals, tumbi) embarked on a spiritual and musical journey at the…

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