Alena Murang – Sky Songs (Wind Music International, 2021) Sky Songs is the second album from Alena Murang, a talented songwriter from Malaysian Borneo and…
Mesmerizing Modern Sarawakian Songs from Alena Murang
Category: Album reviews
Antonio Castrignanó Takes Ancient Pizzica to New Heights
Antonio Castrignanó – Babilonia (Ponderosa, 2022) It is no wonder that this beautifully crafted album reached number last month at the World Music Charts Europe.…
Folktronica from Deep Siberia
Misha Sultan – Roots (Hive Mind Records, 2022) Misha Sultan is a multi-instrumentalist originally from Novosibirsk in the heart of Siberia. His hometown’s location, in…
Rekindling Eccodek’s Spark
Eccodek – Recalibrate (Big Mind/Six Degrees, 2022) “Recalibrate” is the new album from Canadian world fusion band Eccodek. Just like Transglobal Underground and similar groups,…
Turkish clarinet Virtuoso Ramazan Sesler
Turkish clarinet maestro Ramazan Sesler grew up in a family of acclaimed Gypsy (Roma) musicians. He is the son of Selim Sesler, one of the…
Fantastic Introduction to Beja Music
Noori & his Dorpa Band – Beja Power! (Ostinato Records, 2022) “Beja Power!” presents the captivating music of Noori & his Dorpa Band, an ensemble…
Venezuelan Salsa Classic from Powerhouse Los Calvos
Los Calvos – …Y Que Calvos! (El Palmas Music, 2022) El Palmas Music has reissued “Y Que Calvos!” (and how bald), the second, and final,…
High Energy Trad from Hoven Droven
Hoven Droven – Trad (Heilo, 2021) Hoven Droven is one of the essential Swedish bands of the past decades. They popularized Swedish folk music with…
The Art of the Chinese Xiao and Hulusi
Heart of the Dragon Ensemble – The Art of the Chinese Xiao and Hulusi (Naxos World, 2022) The Heart of the Dragon Ensemble and Chinese…
ZZK Sound Vol. 4 , New Wave of Futuristic Talent from South America
Various Artists – ZZK Sound Vol. 4 (ZZK Records, 2022) ZZK Records, a label specialized in innovative and underground music from South America, has a…