Tablao de Tango – De Alcohol y Desamor (Geomuse – Caramba Records, 2024) Tablao de Tango delves deeply and beautifully into the origins of tango,…
Tablao de Tango Explores the Bedrock of Tango
Category: Album reviews
‘Grass Roots’ Highlights the Energetic Spirit of Jamgrass Band, Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon – Grass Roots (Compass Records, 2023) Leftover Salmon, a Colorado-based band, has established a significant presence in the acoustic, progressive bluegrass and jamgrass…
The Riveting Accordion Confluence of Airboxes
Airboxes – Confluence (Trad Records, 2024) Airboxes is the name of a Belgian folk duo that specializes in innovative squeeze box music. Composers Guus Herremans…
Tresboliyu Folk Enthusiastically Merge Folk Traditions with Rock Beats
Tresboliyu Folk – Amigos del Folk (2024) Tresboliyu Folk has released its debut album, Amigos del folk (friends of folk), meaning friends of folk music.…
Brazilian Artist Raphael Gimenes Explores the Music of Denmark
Raphael Gimenes – Dinamarca (One World Records, 2024) Raphael Gimenes’ latest album, Dinamarca (Denmark in Portuguese and Spanish), offers a narrative of Gimenes’ life as…
CoolTrad Introduces Neotrad Québécois music, jazz, along with writings and poetry from the past
Nicolas Boulerice et Frédéric Samson – Cooltrad (La Compagnie du Nord, 2024) Nicolas Boulerice and Frédéric Samson’s latest collaborative effort, CoolTrad, departs from prevalent contemporary…
Remarkable Taiwanese Amalgamation by 3PEOPLEMUSIC
3PEOPLEMUSIC – Him, Her, It, and Three (Wind Music in 2024) Taiwanese ensemble 3PEOPLEMUSIC has released its third album “Him, Her, It, and Three. The…
Dana Cooper Celebrates over 50 years of songwriting and performing on The Ghost of Tucumcari
Dana Cooper – The Ghost of Tucumcari (2024) Dana Cooper’s 32nd studio album, The Ghost of Tucumcari, is scheduled for release on May 17, 2024.…
Delroy Wilson, Jamaica’s Influential Cool Operator
Delroy Wilson – The Cool Operator (Gorgon Records, 2024) This compilation, by Gorgon Records, shines the spotlight upon none other than Delroy Wilson, aka “The…
Slack Key ‘Ohana’s Tribute to Hawaiian Cowboy Culture
Slack Key ‘Ohana – Hawaiian Cowboy (Pacific Records, 2024) Slack Key ‘Ohana, a Hawaiian band based in Kaleponi (California), presents Hawaiian Cowboy, a fascinating album…