Júlia Kozáková – Manuša II (CPL-Music, 2025) With Manuša II, Slovak singer Júlia Kozáková extends her Manuša project that centers on Romani (Gypsy) music from…
Joy In Motion: Júlia Kozáková’s Manuša II Celebrates Romani Roots
Author: JGurski
Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok
Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…
Sevdah With a Twist: Igor Božanić Turns Up the ‘Žega’
Igor Božanić – Žega (POP Depression, 2025) With Žega, singer-songwriter Igor Božanić introduces an innovative musical vision he calls sevdah noir, a fictional landscape where…
DANTCHEV:DOMAIN To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D
DANTCHEV:DOMAIN – To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D (Glomama Music, , 2025) The Finnish-Bulgarian ensemble DANTCHEV:DOMAIN has released its…
Mountain Echoes, Village Voices: Ravnogorski Biseri Bring Ravnogor to Life
Ravnogorski Biseri – Images from Ravnogor (Aide Aide Music & Dance, 2025) Images from Ravnogor offers an unfiltered window into the traditional music of southern…
Trobozanke Present Šokačko Kolo: Music from Eastern Croatia
Trobozanke – Šokačko Kolo: Music from Eastern Croatia (Antonovka Records, 2025) In traditional Slavonian villages, trobozanke referred to the most skilled female church singers, typically…
Brassed Off the Map: Balkan Voodoo Orchestra Rewrites the Rules
Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village (Asphalt Tango Records, 2025) The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra is a genre-defying ensemble led…
Exceptional Accordionist Yegor Zabelov
(headline image: Yegor Zabelov – photo by Ana Maria Dinis) Belarusian musician Yegor Zabelov is widely recognized as one of the most innovative accordionists in…
Gordan Electrifies Balkan Tradition with Radical Abstraction
(headline image: Gordan – Photo by Christoph Voy) Blending folklore with fierce experimentation, Gordan is a transnational trio (Serbia/Germany/Austria) that reimagines Balkan traditions through a…
Marc Crofts Reimagines Klezmer With Urban Myths
Marc Crofts Klezmer Ensemble – Urban Myths (Frémeaux & Associés, 2025) Swiss violinist Marc Crofts makes a bold entrance into the klezmer scene with Urban…