Alí Bello & The Sweet Wire Band – Inheritance (Agba Music, 2021) Venezuelan violinist Alí Bello intertwines Venezuelan traditional music styles with Caribbean genres and…
Venezuelan Rhythms and Skillful Fiddle
Category: Album reviews
Ismael Rivera Salsa Classic Reissued on Audiophile Vinyl
Ismael Rivera con Kako y su orquesta – Lo Último en la Avenida (Craft Records, 2021 reissue) Lo Último En La Avenida is a perfect…
Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing
Joseph Spence – Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2021) Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing introduces the…
jamani duo’s Globe Trotting Beats
jamani duo – Timeline (jamani duo, 2021) Genre-defying jamani duo hails from western Canada. The two multi-instrumentalists play a wide range of musical instruments from…
The Passions of Fado and Sevdah
Maja Milinković – Kaftan D’Alma (Croatia Records/SevenMuses, 2021) Kaftan D’Alma brings together two passionate traditions, Portuguese fado and Bosnian sevdah. Maja Milinković was born in…
Fascinated by the Blues
Cristina Vane – Nowhere Sounds Lovely (Red Parlor, 2021) Nowhere Sounds Lovely is the excellent debut album from American slide guitarist, composer and singer-songwriter Cristina…
Inspiring Album from Rising Palestinian Female Artists
Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2021) The album Henna: Young Female Voices was conceived to inspire and support young female singers from…
A Beautiful Journey Further Downstream from the Roots
Teyr – Estren (Sleight of Hand Records, 2021) Innovative acoustic roots music band Teyr has a new album titled Estren. The trio plays a fabulous,…
A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Besh o droM
Besh o droM – 20 (Fonó, 2019) Hungarian band Besh o droM celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the album titled 20, released in 2019. The…
Songs Inspired by Persian Music and Zoroastrian Prayers
Ariana Vafadari – Anahita (Quart de Lune, 2020) Anahita is the musical creation that came out of the friendship and artistic collaboration of two French-Iranian…