Balsam Range and Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble – Mountain Overture (Mountain Home Music Company, 2018) Balsam Range, one of the finest acts in the current…
Symphonic Bluegrass
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The Wild Brass of Downtown New York City
Hungry March Band – Running Through with the Sadness (Imaginator Records, 2018) Hungry March Band has the format of a classic American marching band with…
Golden Harps of Galicia
Rodrigo Romaní Trío – Fios de ouro no ár (Altafonte, 2018) Spanish musician Rodrigo Romaní is one of the leading harp players in Galicia. He’s…
Charming Old Style Braguesa Guitar
Chico Gouveia – Moda Velha (Tradisom, 2016) Guitarist Chico Gouveia showcases one of Portugal’s beautiful musical instruments, the viola braguesa (Braguesa guitar), from northwestern Portugal.…
Exceptionally Good Recreations of Czech Folk Songs
BraAgas – O ptácích a rybách (Indies Scope, 2018) BraAgas is an all-female ensemble and one of the finest performers of contemporary Czech folk music.…
Sacred Sikh Vocals with a Global Appeal
Manika Kaur – Sacred Words (Suriya Recordings, 2018) Sacred Word is an album by a very successful kirtan performer named Manika Kaur. Kirtan is a…
Masterful and Electrifying Ne La Thiass
Cheikh Lo – Ne La Thiass (World Circuit, 2018), reissue In 1995, while Coolio’s “Gansta Paradise,” TLC’s “Waterfalls,” Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose” and Madonna’s…
Chinese Buddhist Music from Beijing Zhi Hua Temple
Bao Jian, Jian Bing and Gao Hong – Chinese Buddhist Temple Music (ARC Music, 2018) Three virtuoso Chinese musicians, performing traditional musical instruments, deliver a…
Masterful String Intensity by Kittel & Co.
Kittel & Co. – Whorls (Compass Records, 2018) Whorls is the debut album of a superb string band led by fiddler Jeremy Kittel, who was…
The Varied Cutting Edge Musical Landscapes of Cachaito
Orlando ‘Cachaito’ López – Cachaito (World Circuit, 2018), reissue Do you have a copy of World Circuit Record’s 2001 release of Cachaito in your music…