Nesrine – Kan Ya Makan – Once Upon a Time (ACT, 2024) Franco-Algerian singer and cellist Nesrine will release her latest album, Kan Ya Makan…
Nesrine Unveils “Kan Ya Makan”: A Deeply Personal Fusion of Arabic and European Cultures
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The Vital Songs of the Bhutan Balladeers
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Polyphème: A Fusion of Balinese and Middle Eastern Rhythm and Tradition
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V Koromysle Ensemble presents Russian Songs from Siberia’s Irkutsk Region
(On the album cover from left to right: Nina Grasenkova, Ulyana Galantseva, Svetlana Sedova, Yulia Dronova, and Ekaterina Dupliy.) V Koromysle Ensemble – Golden Twig:…
Tar Virtuoso Hamed Sadeghi Jams with Australia’s Finest
Hamed Sadeghi – Empty Voices (self-release, 2024) Empty Voices, composed and arranged by Persian Australian tar (long-necked lute) virtuoso Hamed Sadeghi, features a seven-piece ensemble…
The Sound of Silence: Another Noise Unites Deaf Artists in an Unprecedented Collaboration
Raymond Antrobus & Evelyn Glennie – Another Noise (2024) Another Noise marks the first collaboration between Raymond Antrobus, a Jamaican British poet, and Evelyn Glennie,…
Jiraan’s Sirto: A Transcendent Fusion of Middle Eastern and European Traditions
Jiraan – Sirto (Zephyrus Records, 2023) Under the visionary leadership of Syrian violinist and composer Shalan Alhamwy, Jiraan is a groundbreaking ensemble that redefines the…
Rabab Virtuoso Qais Essar Breaks New Ground in Echoes of the Unseen
Qais Essar – Echoes of the Unseen (Worlds Within Worlds, 2024) Qais Essar, an Afghan-American composer and virtuoso rabab player, is set to release his…
Lively Chuvash Music from Bashkortostan
Merchen Ensemble of Tolbazy Village – Avărkas: Chuvash Music from Bashkortostan (Antonovka Records, 2024) The Aurgazinsky District, known in Bashkir as Awırğazı rayonı and in…
Jyotsna Srikanth’s ‘Carnatic Nomad’ A Transcendent Violin Exploration of South Indian Music
Jyotsna Srikanth – Carnatic Nomad (Naxos World, 2024) Jyotsna Srikanth is a distinguished British-Indian violinist devoted to advancing the presence of Carnatic (South Indian classical)…