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Category: Album reviews

The cover for Medzotermina by Mimika Orchestra presents a weathered landscape split into two contrasting zones. A large gray, skull-like rock formation dominates the upper half against a barren horizon, while the lower half glows in warm pink and orange tones around an eroded canyon or sinkhole. An inset detail box highlights textured terrain patterns. At the bottom right, two small silhouetted children stand beside a dog.
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Mimika Orchestra Completes Album Trilogy With Medzotermina

JGurski May 18, 2026 No Comments Croatian musicworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Mimika Orchestra – Medzotermina (Menart, 2025) Mimika Orchestra has released Medzotermina, its fifth studio album. The 20-piece ensemble, conducted by composer Mak Murtić, recorded most…

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Karen Marshalsay - Eadarainn A’ Chruit: Between Us The Harp cover artwork. A photo ofKaen holding a small harp.
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Karen Marshalsay Connects Scottish And Irish Harp Traditions On Eadarainn A’ Chruit

Ryan Emmert May 15, 2026 No Comments Celtic musicharpKaren MarshalsayScottish musicworld music

Karen Marshalsay – Eadarainn A’ Chruit: Between Us The Harp (Cramasie Records, 2025) Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay released her brilliant second album, Eadarainn A’ Chruit:…

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Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express - Ranjha cover artwork. A black and white photoof the musicians posing outdoors.
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Ranjha, a Window into a Phenomenal Desert Tradition

Madison Quinn May 13, 2026 No Comments Indian musicJonny GreenwoodRajasthan ExpressRajasthani musicShye Ben Tzurworld fusionworld music

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express — Ranjha (World Circuit, 2026) A decade after Junun, Ranjha is a recording with deeper confidence…

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Saied Silbak — Oud for Palestine. A black and red design wityh an original Tatreez-inspired artwork featuring an oud encasing an olive tree.
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Saied Silbak Finds Beauty, Tradition, and Resilience in Oud for Palestine

Angel Romero May 12, 2026 No Comments Arabic musicGazaoudPalestinePalestinian musicSaied Silbakworld fusionworld music

Saied Silbak — Oud for Palestine (self-released, 2025) Saied Silbak has emerged as a prominent London-based oud player and composer whose music is deeply influenced…

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Martin Cooper — American Portraits cover artwork. A man in a cowboy hat watching an art gallery exhibition.
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Marty Cooper Revisits His Catalog On American Portraits

Ryan Emmert May 10, 2026 No Comments American folk musicMartin Cooper

Martin Cooper — American Portraits (Howlin Dog Records, 2025) American Portraits by folk singer-songwriter Marty Cooper gathers Cooper’s own versions of songs long associated with…

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Nasibo & Zigwiton - Stopover cover artwork. A colorful illustration of both musicians playing their musical instruments.
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“Stopover” a Delightful Meeting of Mbira and Guitar

Madison Quinn May 9, 2026 No Comments world music

Nasibo & Zigwiton – Stopover (Nasibo Mutize – Zigwiton / Raphael Joly, 2025) Released in May 2025, Stopover is a charming six-track EP born from…

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Abdel Benaddi — A Dream In Essaouira cover artwork. Gnawa musicians wearing blue robes and playing karkabas marching down a street, followed by drummers.
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Abdel Benaddi: Gnawa Tradition, Captured Live In Essaouira

Tyler Bennet May 8, 2026 No Comments Abdel BenaddiGnawaGnawa musicMoroccan musicworld music

Abdel Benaddi — A Dream In Essaouira (Worlds Within Worlds, 2024) Abdel Benaddi is a hereditary Gnawa musician from Essawira, Morocco, a coastal city known…

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Johnette Downing, Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha Chas - My Little Snap Bean: Zydeco for Children cover artwork. A photo of the two artists. holding musical instruments.
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Johnette Downing And Nathan Williams Unite For Louisiana-Focused Children’s Zydeco Album

Madison Quinn May 7, 2026 No Comments Johnette DowningLouisiana musicNathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha Chasworld musicZydeco

Johnette Downing, Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha Chas: My Little Snap Bean: Zydeco for Children (Wiggle Worm Records, 2026) Johnette Downing’s My Little Snap…

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A black-and-white cover featuring an ornate hamsa hand with a single eye at its center, set against a glowing circular burst that resembles an eclipse or halo. “Baklava Express” appears in metallic lettering across the top, while Sababa sits below in matching script.
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Expressive and Impressive

Tom Orr May 6, 2026 No Comments Baklava ExpressBalkan musicMediterranean musicMiddle Eastern musicoudworld fusionworld music

Baklava Express – Sabába (self-released, 2026) For those of us who were quite taken by Baklava Express’s debut album Davka from three years ago, it’s…

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A grainy, greenish-toned photo shows an elderly man leaning in a doorway, partially obscured by a wire mesh fence in the foreground. At the top, text reads “Spinettango,” while a parody-style warning label near the bottom says “Precaución: Contiene Tango Explícito,” (caution explicit tango) with additional collaborator credits beneath.
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Spinettango Recasts Luis Alberto Spinetta Timeless Classics

Angel Romero May 5, 2026 No Comments Daniel MelingoDurazno SangrandoLitto NebbiaLos AltiyerosLuis Alberto SpinettaMimi Mauratangoworld music

Various Artists — Spinettango (Nacional Records, 2022) Nacional Records released Spinettango in 2022, a splendid tribute that recast songs by Luis Alberto “El Flaco” Spinetta…

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