Sarah McQuaid – The St Buryan Sessions (Shovel and a Spade Records, 2021) The St Buryan Sessions is the sixth solo album from musician and…
Charming Career-Spanning Songs from Sarah McQuaid, Live from St Buryan
Category: Album reviews
Electrifying Tuvan Music from Khöömei Beat
Khöömei Beat – Changys Baglaash (Arc Music, 2021) Colorful Tuvan traditions and mesmerizing throat singing meet engaging modern elements in Khöömei Beat’s new album, Changys…
Moving Guqin and Xiao Rooted in Ancient Chinese Traditions
Cheng Yu and Dennis Kwong Thye Lee – Longyin – The Dragon Chants – 1930s’ silk-stringed guqin with xiao flute (ARC Music, 2019) The Dragon…
Groundbreaking Chinese Mountain Music
Shanren – Shan Dao (Pollux, 2021) Shan Dao is the third album from Shanren (山人乐队), one of the leading world music bands from China. The…
Remarkable encounter of Raw Electric guitar and Taranta
Justin Adams & Mauro Durante – Still Moving (Ponderosa Music, 2021) Justin Adams and Mauro Durante, two musicians from diverse backgrounds, have recorded a fantastic…
Up River Songs
José Alejandro Paredes y Juan Carlos Núñez – Río Arriba (Centro Nacional del Disco, 2014) José Alejandro Paredes and Juan Carlos Núñez represent two generations…
Beguiling and Innovative Afrobeat from Ogún Afrobeat
Ogún Afrobeat – Unite (2021) Ogún Afrobeat is a fantastic multinational Afrobeat band based in the Madrid melting pot led, by Nigerian vocalist and drummer…
Mandinka Values Expressed Through Exquisite Kora
Kadialy Kouyaté – Aado – Senegalese Kora (Naxos World/ARC Music, 2021) Senegalese kora maestro, composer and educator Kadialy Kouyaté has released Aado, an album of…
Bluegrass, Precious Stories and Bilingual Activism
Joe Troop – Borrowed Time (Free Dirt Records, 2021) Although Joe Troop has recorded various albums as part of various projects, Borrowed Time is his…
Profound and Transfixing Double Set from Opium Moon
Opium Moon – Night + Day (Starry Void, 2021) Night + Day is the new, fascinating double album from world fusion band Opium Moon. Each…