Dagadana – Meridian 68 Meridian 68 is a beautifully-crafted production by Polish-Ukrainian band Dagadana. The ensemble is well-known for its fusion of Ukrainian and Polish…
Semer Ensemble – Rescued Treasure – Live at Gorki Berlin (Piranha Musik, 2016) The Semer Ensemble specializes in recreating the Jewish music of 1930s Germany.…
José Antonio Rodríguez – dAdiós Muchachos… (2016) It looks like 2016 is going to be a great year for guitar albums. Some of the finest…
Multi-ethnic band The Baboons is based in Miami and has absorbed many of the musical influences that characterize the most Latin American of US cities.…
Nii Okai Tagoe – West to West (Arc Music EUCD 2641, 2016) “We have to maintain dignity with each other whoever we are – from…
Josemi Carmona & Javier Colina – De Cerca (Universal Music Spain, 2016) Flamenco meets jazz in this intimate collaboration between flamenco guitarist Josemi Carmona and…
Maarja Nuut – Une Meeles (Maarja Nuut, 2016) Une Meeles dwells in the zone between Estonian contemporary folk music, the experimental and ambient-trance music. Fiddler,…
Alma Afrobeat Ensemble – It’s Time (Slow Walk Music, 2015) It’s Time is the new album by Spain-based Afrobeat band Alma Afrobeat Ensemble. The group…
Ana Alcaide – Leyenda (ARC Music EUCD2647, 2016) Ms. Alcaide sets high hurdles for herself. Beginning a few years ago when she mastered the Swedish…
Celina da Piedade – Em Casa (independent, 2012) One of the great discoveries this year is the talented Portuguese virtuoso accordionist, vocalist and composer Celina…