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Category: Album reviews

The cover presents a folkloric design built around a central oval frame. A golden deer stands inside a dark oval field dotted with bright circles, small plants, and a red sun crowned by a blue star-shaped emblem. Soft cream tones form the background, while Svitanok and Murmurosi appear in English and Ukrainian along the sides. A red circle in the corner highlights the phrase “Ukrainian Folk Reinvented.”
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Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

JGurski December 22, 2025 No Comments MurmurosiUkrainian musicworld music

Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

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The cover for Uádi by Raia presents a dark scene where scattered blue droplets drift across a shadowed sky. A glowing, layered rock formation rises on the right, outlined in pale lines that resemble natural striations. Sparse green plants cling to its edges. A sweep of turquoise water and earthy terrain appears on the left.
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Raia’s Uádi Pours Desert Rains Over The Viola Campaniça

Iliana Cabrera December 21, 2025 No Comments PortugalPortuguese musicRaiaviola campaniçaworld music

Raia – Uádi (Lusitanian LUS058, 2025) Portuguese musician António “Tó-Zé” Bexiga recently released Uádi, the new album from his solo project Raia. The record highlights…

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An orange sky hangs over a sweeping, black-ink landscape where a lone figure sits facing a rippled expanse. Hand-drawn lettering spells “Spove” at the top.
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From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments Adrian MyhrInger HannisdalNawara AlnaddafNorwegian musicSilje Risdal LiahagenSpoveSyrian musicworld fusionworld music

Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

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Zemog El Gallo Bueno cover artwork. Conga drums in front an inflatable castle.
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Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

Angel Romero December 19, 2025 No Comments Zemog El Gallo Bueno

Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

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Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments Cory Henryfunkgospeljazz-funkneosoulsoulworld music

Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

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The album cover for Maame by Cheikh Lô shows the artist seated with a guitar, smiling as he plays. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and patterned robe, set against a surreal desert landscape with red sand, rocky formations, a barren tree, and a glowing full moon in a starry night sky. The design combines earthy tones with cosmic blues and purples.
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Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort

Madison Quinn December 17, 2025 No Comments Cheikh Lôworld music

Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…

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Roger Glenn - My Latin Heart cover artwork. an illustration of Roger playing flute.
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Roger Glenn Returns With My Latin Heart with Vibes, Flute, And Fire

Iliana Cabrera December 15, 2025 No Comments Latin jazzworld music

Roger Glenn – My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025) Veteran multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn released My Latin Heart in 2025, his first new album…

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The cover for Scarrow by Salt House presents a weathered landscape where blurred streaks of blue, gold, and brown drift across the frame like layered horizons. A dark, low ridge anchors the bottom edge, and a small white animal silhouette stands near the corner.
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Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon

Angel Romero December 14, 2025 No Comments Andy BellAnna HughesBen NichollsEnglish Folk musicEwan MacPhersonJenny SturgeonMagnus LundmarkSalt Houseworld music

Salt House – Scarrow (Hudson Records, 2025) The outstanding English folk trio Salt House return in 2025 with Scarrow, their fifth studio album for Hudson…

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Zaïko Langa Langa - Makinu cover artwork. A photo of the band leader.
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Kings of Congolese Rumba Zaïko Langa Langa Unveil New EP, Makinu

Tyler Bennet December 14, 2025 No Comments Congolese musicworld musicZaïko Langa Langa

Zaïko Langa Langa – Makinu (2025) Zaïko Langa Langa, a true legend of African music, celebrates fifty years of their career with their new maxi…

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The cover presents a woman with pale skin, dramatic eye makeup, and glossy black gloves against a black background. She holds an ornate circular frame that glows with warm light around the title The Ring. The band name Ashavahishta appears below.
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Ashavahishta Channels Rumi On Trance-Driven The Ring

Angel Romero December 12, 2025 No Comments AshavahishtaBalochi musictrance musicworld fusionworld music

Ashavahishta – The Ring (X Dot 25 Music, 2025) World fusion trance group Ashavahishta released its new album The Ring on October 31, 2025. The…

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