Efrén López and Christos Barbas – Atlas (Seyir Muzik, 2021) Two remarkable multi-instrumentalists and composers collaborate on ‘Atlas’ delivering exquisite, thoughtful performances on string and…
Acoustic Mediterranean Beauty Across Time
Category: Album reviews
New Desert Blues Talent from Tuareg Band Dag Tenere
Dag Tenere – Iswat On Iswat, Dag Tenere play assuf music, also known as desert blues. The musicians combine traditional Tamashek music with original material…
The Lovely Nordic Voices of Kongero
Kongero – Live in Longueuil (Nordic Notes, 2021) Live in Longueuil presents the live experience of a fabulous Swedish all-female vocal folk quartet called Kongero.…
In the Good Old New Summertime
Summertime is in full swing. And this being a summer like no other, what with the planet now presumably on the rebound from the virus…
The Colorful World of Belcirque
Belcirque – La Grande Fête (ARC Music, 2021/07/23) Genre-defying Belgian band Belcirque is back with its unconventional mix of jazz swing, folk and nostalgic barbershop-style…
Dazzling Nuevo Tango from the West Coast
Los Tangueros del Oeste – Alma Vieja (Avantango Records, 2021) Los Tangueros del Oeste (the tango players of the west) is a Nuevo Tango outfit…
Fadhilee Itulya, Champion of Kenyan Omutibo Guitar Music
Fadhilee Itulya – Shindu Shi (ARC Music, 2021/07/23) Kenyan guitarist and composer Fadhilee Itulya recorded his new album Shindu Shi inspired by the 1950s finger-picking…
Middle Eastern and Spanish Musical Connections
Darawish – Madar (Darawish, 2020) Madar is an album by an international band called Darawish. The name Darawish means dervish in Arabic. The band was…
Captivating Contemporary Thracian Folk Music
Evritiki Zygia – Ormenion (Teranga Beat, 2020) Ormenion is an album by Greek band Evritiki Zygia. The group comes from Evros, in northeastern Greece, which…
Manuela Salinaro Explores Global Percussion
Manuela Salinaro – Main Hands (Liburia Records, 2021) Italian percussionist and producer Manuela Salinaro started to work on her first solo project, “Main hand” in…