Various Artists – Italy – Sicily, Folk Music (Ocora Radio France, 2024) The traditional culture of Sicily is an intricate mosaic, formed through the stratification…
OCORA Radio France Presents An Anthology of Traditional Sicilian Music
Category: Album reviews
Bab L’ Bluz’s Swaken Adds More Fire Into the Mix
Bab L’ Bluz – Swaken (Real World Records, 2024) Bab L’ Bluz, the French-Moroccan power quartet, has unveiled their latest album, Swaken. The new project…
Reaching Out and Stepping Back
(headline image: Isaac et Nora – Photo by Jean-Marie Jagu) However one chooses to define “World” music, there are a few certainties applicable to the…
Faraualla Echoes the Rich Culture of Apulia
Faraualla – Culla e Tempesta (Zero Nove Nove, 2024) Faraualla’s latest album, Culla e Tempesta (Cradle and Storm) explores the themes of resilience. The album…
Jan Wouter Oostenrijk’s Cross-cultural Exchange Through the Guitar
Jan Wouter Oostenrijk, Feat. Nasser Salameh – Traveling East – The Acoustic Album (Mountain Records, 2023) On Traveling East – The Acoustic Album, Dutch musician…
Tablao de Tango Explores the Bedrock of Tango
Tablao de Tango – De Alcohol y Desamor (Geomuse – Caramba Records, 2024) Tablao de Tango delves deeply and beautifully into the origins of tango,…
‘Grass Roots’ Highlights the Energetic Spirit of Jamgrass Band, Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon – Grass Roots (Compass Records, 2023) Leftover Salmon, a Colorado-based band, has established a significant presence in the acoustic, progressive bluegrass and jamgrass…
The Riveting Accordion Confluence of Airboxes
Airboxes – Confluence (Trad Records, 2024) Airboxes is the name of a Belgian folk duo that specializes in innovative squeeze box music. Composers Guus Herremans…
Tresboliyu Folk Enthusiastically Merge Folk Traditions with Rock Beats
Tresboliyu Folk – Amigos del Folk (2024) Tresboliyu Folk has released its debut album, Amigos del folk (friends of folk), meaning friends of folk music.…
Brazilian Artist Raphael Gimenes Explores the Music of Denmark
Raphael Gimenes – Dinamarca (One World Records, 2024) Raphael Gimenes’ latest album, Dinamarca (Denmark in Portuguese and Spanish), offers a narrative of Gimenes’ life as…