Various Artists – Moon over City Ruins (Rhymoi Music, 2019) Chinese producer Ye Yunchuan brought together some of the finest musicians from China and Japan…
Moon over City Ruins, an Extraordinary Musical Bridge Between China and Japan
Category: Album reviews
The Modern Musical Poetry of Terez Sliman
Terez Sliman – When the Waves (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2020) Palestinian singer-songwriter and composer Terez Sliman creates modern music in Arabic, combining pop hooks, electronic dance…
Sauljaljui, Rising Indigenous Taiwanese Talent
Sauljaljui – Inside Revealed (Wind Music, 2020) Taiwanese artist Tai Siao-chun is better known as Sauljaljui. She’s an indigenous musician, songwriter and composer, part of…
Imaginative Woman-Led Cuban Alchemy
Okan – Sombras (Lulaworld Records, 2019) Okan is a highly talented Toronto-based world music ensemble rooted in Afro-Cuban music led by Cuban multi-instrumentalists and composers…
Absorbing Fingerstyle Guitar from Peppino D’Agostino
Peppino D’Agostino – Connexion (A-Train Entertainment, 2020) Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and composer Peppino D’Agostino has released “Connexion” his first solo album in six years. D’Agostino…
The Diverse and Uplifting World-Bending Sounds of Sultans of String
Sultans of String – Refuge (Sultans of String, 2020) Canadian world music ensemble Sultans of String celebrates the music and cultures of displaced peoples and…
The Mbira Visits Appalachia
The New Line – Can’t Hold The Wheel (independent release, 2013) American multi-instrumentalist and composer Brendan Taaffe founded The New Line, an ensemble that brought…
All-Female Ensemble Celebrates Middle Eastern Musical Connections
Divahn – Shalhevet (Divahn, 2020) Divahn is an all-female American ensemble based in New York City that specializes in Jewish music from the Middle East.…
Latin Folk and Storytelling from Cuñao
Cuñao – Rayuela (Ides of March Records, 2020) Rayuela is the second album from Los Angeles-based band Cuñao. The ensemble plays music rooted in acoustic…
Elegant Nordic Folk Jazz from Anders Jormin
Anders Jormin – Poems for Orchestra (Losen Records, 2019) Poems for Orchestra is a truly exquisite album from Swedish composer and double bass player Anders…