Constantinople & Benedicte Maurseth – Nordic Lights in Persian Sky (Glossa, 2025) In Nordic Lights in Persian Sky, Montreal-based ensemble Constantinople joins forces with Norwegian…
View More Nordic Lights in Persian Sky Bridges Traditions with Dazzling DialogCategory: Album reviews
Mystic Rebels With a Cause: A Sacred Sound Journey
Enten Hitti – Mistiche Ribelli (Lizard Records, 2025) Mistiche Ribelli (mystic rebels) is the latest musical project from Pierangelo Pandiscia and Gino Ape, performed by…
View More Mystic Rebels With a Cause: A Sacred Sound JourneyIsland Suite Symphony: Tanya Ekanayaka’s “Piano Isles” Maps New Terrain
Tanya Ekanayaka – Piano Isles (Naxos Records, 2025) Outstanding Sri Lankan composer and pianist Dr. Tanya Ekanayaka explores uncharted musical ground with Piano Isles, a…
View More Island Suite Symphony: Tanya Ekanayaka’s “Piano Isles” Maps New TerrainBrass Meets Class: The Devil Rides Again Is No One-Hit Wünderkind
Adrian Raso featuring Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again (Asphalt Tango Records, 2025) More than a decade after Devil’s Tale took the European World…
View More Brass Meets Class: The Devil Rides Again Is No One-Hit WünderkindHarare Hits the High Notes: Analog Africa Digs Deep with ‘Roots Rocking Zimbabwe’
Various Artists – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare Townships 1975–1980 (Analog Africa, 2025) Analog Africa returns to its roots with Roots Rocking…
View More Harare Hits the High Notes: Analog Africa Digs Deep with ‘Roots Rocking Zimbabwe’Dawn Duet: Niku and Kujanpää Break New Ground With Aamunkoitto
Teija Niku & Juha Kujanpää – Aamunkoitto (Rockadillo Records ZENCD2197, 2025) Finnish musicians Teija Niku and Juha Kujanpää reunite on Aamunkoitto, a splendid collaborative album…
View More Dawn Duet: Niku and Kujanpää Break New Ground With AamunkoittoBack to the Quattro: BEV Reclaims Tradition with a Twist
Bonifica Emiliana Veneta – Quattro (Visage Music, 2025) Bonifica Emiliana Veneta’s Quattro marks the group’s first new recording in nearly two decades, a return shaped…
View More Back to the Quattro: BEV Reclaims Tradition with a TwistMeybahar’s Debut: A Daring Fusion of Greek and Hungarian Traditions
Meybahar – Meybahar (Fonó, 2019) Meybahar‘s self-titled debut album bridges Greek and Hungarian musical traditions through the interplay of the santuri (Greek hammered dulcimer) and…
View More Meybahar’s Debut: A Daring Fusion of Greek and Hungarian TraditionsWonderland: The Truth Hits Hard
Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (Alligator Records, 2025) Carolyn Wonderland cements her place in modern blues music with Truth Is, her latest album on Alligator…
View More Wonderland: The Truth Hits HardPull of the Past: Francis Bebey’s ‘Trésor Magnétique’ Unearths a Visionary’s Vault
Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique (Africa Seven ASVN076, 2025) Trésor Magnétique presents a carefully curated collection of rare and previously unreleased material from the archives…
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