David William Ross – Amor Fati (Ravello Records, 2019) Guitarist David William Ross has a background in classical music and as a jazz guitarist, although…
Masterful Classical and Folk Guitar Melodies
Category: Album reviews
Albaluna, Charismatic Progressive World Music from Portugal
Albaluna – Amor, Ira & Desgosto (independent release, 2019) Albaluna is an outstanding Portuguese band that is hard to describe. Their sound is rooted in…
Enthralling Songs from Rising Iranian Artist Nelia Safaie
Nelia Safaie – Songs from Lands of Silence (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2019) Songs from Lands of Silence is the excellent debut album from Iranian singer-songwriter and…
Enchanting Argentine-Norwegian Tango
El Muro Tango & Juan Villareal – Nostálgico (Galileo Music Communication, 2018) El Muro Tango is a contemporary tango ensemble featuring Argentine and Norwegian musicians.…
The Spectacular Mongolian Roots Rock of The Hu
The Hu – The Gereg (Eleven Seven Music, 2019) The Hu is a sensational Mongolian band that combines Mongolian traditional music with rock, a style…
Djénéba & Fousco, Rising Griot Talent from Mali
Djénéba & Fousco – Kayeba Khasso (Lusafrica, 2018) Djénéba & Fousco is an award-winning griot duo from the Kayes region of Mali. Both artists won…
The Impressionist side of Django Reinhardt
French guitar maestro and composer Stephane Wrembel presents another side of Django Reinhardt on the album Django L’Impressionniste (Water Is Life Records, 2019). Wrembel goes…
The Magnificent Winds of Lithuania
Saulius Petreikis – Jūrėse (independent release, 2018) Jūrėse presents the work of Lithuanian multi-instrumentalist Saulius Petreikis. The album contains a set of beautiful melodic instrumental…
The Best of Kroke Indeed
If you haven’t heard about Kroke yet, this is one of the finest instrumental ensembles in the European music scene. The award-winning Polish trio includes…
Enthralling Tibetan Spiritual Impressions
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal and Jesse Paris Smith – Songs from the Bardo (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2019) Songs from the Bardo is a spellbinding recording…