Billy Strings & Don Julin – Fiddle Tune X (Don Julin & William Apostol, 2014) Fiddle Tune X features recreations of traditional bluegrass songs and…
Bluegrass Guitar and Mandolin Wizardry
Category: Album reviews
Accordion from Belgium and Elsewhere
KV Express – Zafon (Home Records, 2016) KV Express is the charming project of composer and virtuoso accordionist Sophie Cavez, a multi-faceted Belgian musician involved…
Nishkam Bhakti Songs
Francesco Jaya – Beyond Doubt (Pranaya, 2008) Beyond Doubt is an album for the new age and yoga market by Canadian musician Francesco Jaya. The…
A la Fresca
La Banda del Panda – A la Fresca (Kasba Music, 2013) A la Fresca was released in 2013 by a lively Barcelona band called La…
Remarkable Welsh Talent
Calan – Solomon (Sain Records, 2017) Calan is one of the finest contemporary folk music bands from Wales. The group sings in Welsh and English…
Las Cafeteras Building Musical Bridges
Las Cafeteras – Tastes Like L.A. (Las Cafeteras Music, 2017) Tastes Like L.A. is the new album by East Los Angeles band Las Cafeteras. The…
Kroke’s Alluring Musical Travels
Kroke – Traveller (Universal Music Polska, 2017) Kroke, the Polish world music band that is highly popular abroad, in countries like Germany and Spain, has…
Musical Beauty from the Steppes
Henri Tournier & “Epi” Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig – Souffles des Steppes – Steppes Breath (Accords Croisés, 2017) Souffles des Steppes is a fascinating encounter the world…
Exquisite Trebisonda
Aksak Project – Trebisonda (Aemme Records, 2017) Aksak Project is an Italian ensemble that has absorbed multiple musical influences. The group features several multi-instrumentalists who…
Azerbaijani Skweee
Ya Tosiba – Love Party (Asphalt Tango Records, 2017) Modern electronica, Central Asian melodies and Azerbaijani poetry come together in Love Party by Ya Tosiba.…