Merchen Ensemble of Tolbazy Village – Avărkas: Chuvash Music from Bashkortostan (Antonovka Records, 2024) The Aurgazinsky District, known in Bashkir as Awırğazı rayonı and in…
Lively Chuvash Music from Bashkortostan
Category: Album reviews
Groove Terminator and Soweto Gospel Choir: Electrifying Dance Hits with a Soulful Twist
Soweto Gospel Choir x Groove Terminator – History of House (Music is Fun/House of Latroit/Gallo Records, 2024) The Soweto Gospel Choir, a three-time GRAMMY-winning group…
Great Music, Format Notwithstanding
Admitting with utmost candor that I liked it best when compact discs were the norm, I just as freely admit that the march of time…
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)…
Albaluna’s Thrilling Hurdy-Gurdy Fueled Progressive World Music
Albaluna – Ennead (West Wave Production, 2024) Albaluna is one of my favorite Portuguese bands. Their unconventional fusion of Iberian folk, world music and a…
M G Boulter Masterfully Explores Suburban Mysteries in Days of Shaking
M G Boulter – Days of Shaking (Hudson Records, 2024) M G Boulter, a prominent Essex singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, continues to solidify his reputation as…
Sandra Sangiao Discovers True Intimacy by First Connecting with Herself
Sandra Sangiao – SiS (Satélite k, 2024) Spanish singer Sandra Sangiao, known for her tenure with the Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra, has ventured into a…
Essential Reggae Album by The Travellers Reissued
The Travellers – Black Black Minds (VP Records, 2024 reissue) Black Black Minds, the debut and only album by The Travellers, was originally released in…
‘Strand og hav’ Bridges Cultural Divides with Grace and Compassion
Anja Skybakmoen – Strand og hav (Skippy Records, 2024) Anja Skybakmoen’s latest album, Strand og hav (Skippy Records, 2024), highlights her talent as a songwriter…
Guitar Precision and Passion on Gabriele Leite’s ‘Territórios’ Album
Gabriele Leite – Territórios (Rocinante, 2023) Brazilian musician Gabriele Leite is a rising star in the world of classical guitar. Her debut album, Territórios, features…