Della Mae – Magic Accident (Compass Records, 2026) Della Mae returns with Magic Accident, the band’s first full-length album since 2021’s Family Reunion. The release…
Americana and Bluegrass Drive Della Mae’s Magic Accident
Category: Album reviews
Johan Tobias Bergstrom Returns With Jazz-Folk Crossover Album Stella
Johan Tobias Bergstrom – Stella (Losen Records, 2026) Norwegian guitarist Johan Tobias Bergstrom presents his second album, Stella. Bergstrom is known for a delightful Django…
Pipa Power Meets Orchestra: Gao Hong’s Symphony Of Self
Gao Hong – Symphony Of Self (Naxos World, 2026) Pipa performer and composer Gao Hong’s Symphony Of Self is a symphonic project featuring the Royal…
Suonno D’Ajere Go Electric On Live In Quartet EP
Suonno D’Ajere – Live In Quartet (Agualoca Records, 2026) Neapolitan trio Suonno D’Ajere has released a new seven-track live EP, Live In Quartet. The project…
Kazayak Dört Köseli Documents Gagauz Village Songs
Sevda Ensemble of Cazaclia Village – Kazayak Dört Köseli: Gagauz Songs from Moldova (Antonovka Records, 2025) Antonovka Records released Kazayak Dört Köseli: Gagauz Songs From…
Bellanöva Reimagines Italy’s Four Provinces Sound Through Chamber Folk
Bellanöva – Bellanöva (Felmay Records, 2020) Italian label Felmay Records released Bellanöva in 2020, a collaboration that brings together the traditional piffero-and-accordion duo of Stefano…
Balafon Goes Chromatic: Aly Keïta’s Balafon Evolution
Aly Keïta – Balafon Evolution (One World Records, 2026) Ivorian balafon player Aly Keïta presents Balafon Evolution with his Berlin-based trio. The set connects West…
Garden Of Silence Returns With Debut Album Neither You Nor I
Garden of Silence – Neither You Nor I (Bazaarpool, 2025) Swiss-based ensemble Garden Of Silence released its debut album Neither You Nor I on Bazaarpool…
Cane Bagpipe Comeback: Xavier Blanco Revives A Lost Galician Sound
Xavier Blanco — A Gaita de Cana de Moaña (Several Records, 2001) Xavier Blanco Nogueira, a Galician piper from Moaña in the Morrazo region of…
Oumou Sangaré’s Ko Sira Brought Wassulu Power To The World Stage
Oumou Sangare – Ko Sira (World Circuit/Rounder, 1993) Malian singer Oumou Sangaré cemented her international profile with Ko Sira, her second widely distributed release, delivered…