Ahmed Moneka – Kanzafula: Afro-Iraqi Sufi Soul (LulaWorld, 2024) Ahmed Moneka’s engaging Kanzafula is a vibrant fusion of Afro-Sufi music, seamlessly intertwining influences from Iraq,…
Scintillating Afro-Iraqi Music by Ahmed Moneka
Category: Album reviews
Niloy Ahsan, Singing Ragas as a Powerful Method of Maintaining Health
Niloy Ahsan – Breathing Raga (Worlds Within Worlds, 2024) Breathing Raga is a mesmerizing and deeply satisfying album by Indian classical Dhrupad vocalist Niloy Ahsan.…
Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats Release Spanish Children’s Album, “Creciendo”
Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats – Creciendo (2024) Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats have released their first full-length Spanish children’s album, Creciendo. The…
Feel Good Modern Joik by Emil Kárlsen
Emil Kárlsen – Binnát (By Norse Music, 2024) Emil Ráste Karlsen, known as Emil Kárlsen, is a young Northern Sami multi-instrumentalist and artist from Omasvuotna/Omasvuonon/Storfjord…
Tarwa N-Tiniri Celebrate Amazigh Music and Desert Culture
Tarwa N-Tiniri – Akal (Tarwa N-Tiniri, 2024) Tarwa N-Tiniri’s Akal is the second album by the Amazigh band, meaning “Land” in the Tamazight language. The…
Lovely Songs and Guitar Work by Donal Donohoe
Donal Donohoe – As Night Falls on Dublin Town (self-release, 2024) As Night Falls on Dublin Town presents the enthralling songs and music of Irish…
Alxaraf: Bridging Sephardic and Flamenco Music | Debut Album Exodus (2024)
Alxaraf – Exodus (digital dos, 2024) The members of the Alxaraf group were immersed in flamenco from a young age, traveling the world with their…
The Exquisite Kurdish Alevi Songs of Olcay Bayir
Olcay Bayir – Tu Guli (Arc Music, 2024) Olcay Bayır’s latest album, Tu Guli, presents moving songs deeply grounded in Anatolian culture and her Kurdish…
Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz Launch First Album as Duo
Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz – Simple Motion (Red Beet Records, 2024) Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz recently released their debut album, Simple Motion, under…
Lovely Debut EP by Shetland Islands’ Vicky Gray
Vicky Gray – Atlaness (Stitch Records, 2021) Atlaness is the delightful Celtic-flavored debut EP by highly talented fiddler and composer Vicky Gray, from the Shetland…