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Author: JGurski

Barbora Botošová - Roshambo cover artwork. Barbora laying on a couch holding her fiddle.
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Barbora Botošová Fuses Slovak and Roma Traditions with Global Influences

JGurski March 7, 2024 No Comments Barbora BotošováRoma musicSlovak musicworld fusionworld music

Barbora Botošová – Roshambo (Ornament, 2023) Barbora Botošová, a renowned versatile violin virtuoso, has extensive expertise spanning traditional, classical, Balkan, and jazz improvisation. Following in…

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Arifa - Danubian Voyage. Cover artwork. Blue color design showing the river.
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Arifa Navigates the Sounds of the Danubian Region

JGurski March 4, 2024 1 Comment Arifaworld fusionworld music

Arifa – Danubian Voyage (O-Tone Music, 2022) At its core, Danubian Voyage encapsulates the essence of the Danube, Europe’s second-longest river, meandering over three thousand…

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Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis - Dram bam burtai cover artwork. Headshots of the two artists.
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Dram bam burtai, a mystical Lithuanian folktronica project

JGurski February 29, 2024 No Comments Baltic musicEdita GumauskaitėfolktronicaLithuanian musicMarius Narbutisworld fusionworld music

Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis – Dram bam burtai (2023) Lithuanian artists Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis collaborate on Dram bam burtai, a captivating fusion…

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Sole - Elos cover artwork
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Sole Cultivates a Transcendent Dialogue Between Past and Present Slovak Music

JGurski February 12, 2024 No Comments Balkan musicSlovak musicSoleworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Sole – Elos (CPL-Music, 2024) Bratislava ensemble Sole is a pioneering force in Slovak world jazz scene, bridging diverse traditions with innovative flair. Their debut…

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Širom - The Liquified Throne of Simplicity cover artwork. Illustration of the front face of a shark.
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Širom’s Voyage of Slovenian Folklore and Reflection

JGurski February 4, 2024 No Comments ŠiromSlovenian musicworld fusionworld music

Širom – The Liquified Throne of Simplicity (tak:til / Glitterbeat Records, 2022) Širom’s The Liquified Throne of Simplicity presents a sound that emerges at the…

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Trio Ravnogor - Mountain Blue acover artwork. The trio playing musical instruments.
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Trio Ravnogor Unleashes Bulgarian Mountain Blues

JGurski January 30, 2024 No Comments bluesBulgarian musicTrio Ravnogorworld fusionworld music

Trio Ravnogor – Mountain Blue (Aide Aide! Music & Dance, 2022) Trio Ravnogor’s Mountain Blue is a captivating fusion of acoustic Bulgarian mountain blues, a…

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Dunjaluk - Dunjaluk cover artwork
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Dunjaluk Presents Sevdah for Today’s World

JGurski January 12, 2024 No Comments Bosnian musicDunja BahtijarevićDunjalukLuka Čapetasevdahworld music

Dunjaluk – Dunjaluk (Cantus, 2023) This self-titled album puts the spotlight on Dunjaluk, a relatively new act from Croatia that has gracefully reconstructed sevdah music.…

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Dunja Knebl & Adam Semijalac - Moje srce se reskoli cover artwork
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Dunja Knebl & Adam Semijalac Explore Rare Traditional Croatian Folk Songs that Relate to War

JGurski January 6, 2024 No Comments Adam SemijalacCroatian musicDunja Kneblwar songsworld music

Dunja Knebl & Adam Semijalac – Moje srce se reskoli (self released, 2023) Dunja Knebl and Adam Semijalac have released a joint album titled Moje…

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