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Author: Sonia Keller

Daisam Jalo - Cycles cover artwork. a painting with blues and reds.
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World Jazz compositions for oud, piano, bass, and drums

Sonia Keller April 7, 2024 No Comments Daisam Jaloworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Daisam Jalo – Cycles (Daisam Jalo. 2023) Daisam Jalo’s debut album, Cycles, features eight compositions that masterfully blend Eastern Mediterranean music and jazz-fusion, presenting the…

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Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble cover artwork. It shows a saz lute vertically leaning on a wall.
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Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble

Sonia Keller April 4, 2024 No Comments Elana Sassonworld fusionworld music

Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble – Golestan (Elana Sasson, 2024) Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble’s album Golestan presents an alluring fusion of Eastern and Western…

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Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori - Our Sorrow cover artwork. A circular pattern in black surrouded by red. The pattern incorporates four faces of women.
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Maliheh Moradi and Ehsan Matoori Celebrate the Resilience of Iranian Women

Sonia Keller April 2, 2024 No Comments Ehsan MatooriIranian musicMaliheh MoradiPersian musicworld fusionworld music

Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori – Our Sorrow (ARC Music, 2024) Maliheh Moradi and Ehsan Matoori present Our Sorrow, set to release on April 12th,…

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Celtic Woman - 20th Anniversary cover artwork
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Masterful Quartet Celtic Woman Delivers Exquisite 20th Anniversary Album

Sonia Keller March 13, 2024 No Comments Celtic musicCeltic WomanEmma WarrenMairéad CarlinMuirgen O’MahonyTara McNeillworld music

Celtic Woman – 20th Anniversary (Manhattan Records, 2024) The popular Celtic Woman act returns with a brand-new album, titled 20th Anniversary, to celebrate two decades…

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Various Artists - Africatown, AL Ancestor Sounds cover artwork. Shows a factory chimney putting out smoke.
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The Persevering Spirit and Resilience of Africatown Captured in Live Recordings

Sonia Keller March 8, 2024 No Comments African American musicAfricatownworld music

Various Artists – Africatown, AL Ancestor Sounds (PM Press/Free Dirt Records, 2024) Africatown, AL Ancestor Sounds is a seminal compilation of recordings highlighting the vibrant…

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Giuliano Gabriele - Basta! cover artwork by Jules Lahana
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Giuliano Gabriele Delves Into Cathartic Journeys and Southern Italian Influences on Basta!

Sonia Keller February 24, 2024 No Comments accordionGiuliano GabrieleItalian musicworld fusionworld music

Giuliano Gabriele – Basta! (Coming Musicart / InOuïe Distribution, 2024) Giuliano Gabriele‘s latest recording, Basta! is a cathartic exploration of the rhythms from the vibrant…

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Giuliano Gabriele playing the accordion - Photo by Lorenzo Albanese
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Accordionist and Italian Folk Innovator Giuliano Gabriele

Sonia Keller February 4, 2024 No Comments accordionGiuliano GabrieleItalian musicItalyworld music

Giuliano Gabriele is an Italian-French songwriter, singer, and accordionist, born on February 18, 1985, in Sora, Italy. His musical journey began at the age of…

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Lily Neill & Vesa Norilo – Tales and Golden Histories cover artwork
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Charming Harp and Cello by Lily Neill & Vesa Norilo

Sonia Keller January 23, 2024 No Comments Celtic musicFinnish musicIrish folk musicScandinavian folk musicSwedish folk musicworld music

Lily Neill & Vesa Norilo – Tales and Golden Histories (2023) Harp player Lily Neill and Cellist Vesa Norilo skillfully craft a beautiful set of…

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Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek - Dost 2 album artwork
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Entrancing Anatolian Folk and Psychedelia from Berlin

Sonia Keller January 18, 2024 No Comments Anatolian musicDerya Yıldırım and Grup ŞimşekpsychedeliaTurkish musicworld fusionworld music

Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek – Dost 2 (Bongo Joe Records/Catapulre Records, 2022) Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek’s latest musical venture, Dost 2, marks the…

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Clark Tenakhongva - Hon Muru (Bear's Ears) album artwork, Clark Tenakhongva watching a magnificent southwestern landscape
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Clark Tenakhongva’s Musical Tribute to Nature’s Sanctuary Bears Ears

Sonia Keller January 11, 2024 No Comments Clark TenakhongvaGary StroutsosHopi musicMatt Moon NelsonNative American musicworld music

Clark Tenakhongva – Hon Muru (Bear’s Ears) (Ongtuqpa Music, 2023) Hon Muru (Bear’s Ears) is a moving, mystical and evocative musical tribute to the picturesque…

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