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Author: JGurski

Sonic Interventions - Do You Remember? an abstrcat design with a row of keyboards and a blurry band photo in the upper left corner
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Sonic Interventions’ Debut Album: A Global Jazz Collective Explores Memory and Healing

JGurski November 9, 2024 No Comments Sonic Interventionsworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Sonic Interventions – Do You Remember? (Agogo Records, 2024) Berlin-based collective Sonic Interventions is set to release Do You Remember?, a debut album that beautifully…

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Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha - Äyskäri cover artwork. A photo of the band holding their musical instruments.
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Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha Return with “Äyskäri”: A Fresh Acoustic Revival

JGurski November 3, 2024 No Comments Finnish musicJaakko Laitinenworld music

Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Äyskäri (Playground Music, 2024) Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha, the Lapland-Balkan fusion band, released their seventh album, Äyskäri, on…

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Duo Peylet-Cuniot - Klezmer, niguns & co cover artwork. a nlack and white photo of the two artists sitting around a table smiling.
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Duo Peylet-Cuniot: A Retrospective of Klezmer and Hasidic Music

JGurski October 23, 2024 No Comments Duo Peylet-CuniotHasidicKlezmerworld music

Duo Peylet-Cuniot – Klezmer, niguns & co (Buda Musique, 2024) Duo Peylet-Cuniot, formed in 1980 by clarinetist Nano Peylet and pianist Denis Cuniot, is known…

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Tamada - 9 Deadly Sins for Tamada cover artwork. The artist sitting at a tarot table.
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Tamada Presents Innovative Georgian Folktronica

JGurski September 15, 2024 No Comments Georgian musicTamadaworld music

Tamada – 9 Deadly Sins for Tamada (Alt Orient, 2024) Following the success of his debut album Dionysus vs. Tamada, Georgian singer-songwriter and producer Tamada…

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Lele Lele Orchestra - aide, aide! Cover artwork. A photo of the band in the woods.
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Lele Lele Orchestra Transforms Bulgarian Folk for the Modern Age

JGurski September 5, 2024 No Comments Bulgarian musicLele Lele Orchestraworld music

Lele Lele Orchestra – aide, aide! (Aide Aide! Music & Dance, 2024) Since its inception in 2003, Lele Lele Orchestra, a dynamic Stockholm-based ensemble, has…

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ZRI - Café Danube cover artwork. A cubist painting of a person's face.
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ZRI’s ‘Café Danube’ Adeptly Combines Historical Authenticity with Modern Creativity

JGurski August 31, 2024 No Comments Romani musicwestern classical musicworld musicZRI

ZRI – Café Danube (Naxos World, 2024) Café Danube by ZRI brings forth Vienna’s deep musical ties to the Danube River. Vienna celebrated the Danube…

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Trio Grekow / Peev / Tsvyatkov - Balkan Grooves cover artwork. A photo of a scenic landscape with a peninsula in the middle surrounded by a meandering river or lake.
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Enchanting Balkan Mix of Gadulka, Guitar and Accordion

JGurski August 9, 2024 No Comments gadulkaHristiyan TsvyatkovJacek GrekowPeyo Peevworld fusionworld music

Trio Grekow / Peev / Tsvyatkov – Balkan Grooves (Amadeus, 2023) Trio Grekow / Peev / Tsvyatkov is an exceptional Polish-Bulgarian instrumental ensemble that masterfully…

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Mirza Redžepagić - Cycles cover artwork.
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Mirza Redžepagić’s Multifaceted, Flamenco-Balkan Guitar

JGurski August 7, 2024 No Comments FlamencoMirza Redžepagićworld fusionworld music

Mirza Redžepagić – Cycles (Rekord, 2024) Bosnian guitar virtuoso Mirza Redžepagić put together the album Cycles in collaboration with 16 musicians and 8 production team…

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Emil Kárlsen - Binnát cover artwork. Looks like an apartment building with four windows.
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Feel Good Modern Joik by Emil Kárlsen

JGurski July 23, 2024 No Comments Emil KárlsenNordic musicSami musicworld fusionworld music

Emil Kárlsen – Binnát (By Norse Music, 2024) Emil Ráste Karlsen, known as Emil Kárlsen, is a young Northern Sami multi-instrumentalist and artist from Omasvuotna/Omasvuonon/Storfjord…

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Söndörgő, Explorers of Hungarian and Balkan Traditions

JGurski June 17, 2024 2 Comments Hungarian musicHungarySöndörgöSöndörgőworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Söndörgő ©The Orbital Strangers Project) Söndörgő, a Hungarian band known for its mix of traditional music, classical sophistication, rock energy, and the pure…

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