Barrule Manannan’s Cloak (Wardfell Records, 2015) Barrule is a Celtic music superband formed by a trio of outstanding musicians from the Isle of Man and…
Celtic Powerhouse from the Isle of Man
Category: Album reviews
Piano and Bass Flamenco Sorcery
Dorantes and Renaud Garcia-Fons Paseo a dos (emotive EMO151, 2015) Two masters of European music got together to transform flamenco music into new acoustic music…
Senegalese Treasure Trove
Various Artists Senegal 70: Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings from the 70’s (Analog Africa AACD 079, 2015) Analagog Africa has been releasing some of…
Zik, a Musical Journey from the Mediterranean Sea to the Depths of the Sahara
Idirad Zik (Soundfact, 2015) Zik is the first album released by Idirad, an Amazigh (Berber) trio with Algerian and French band members, established in Brussels…
The Spellbinding Sounds of Dizu Plaatjies
Dizu Plaatjies and Friends Ubuntu – The Common String (Mountain Records Mou4554, 2015) Ubuntu – The Common String is the new solo album by one…
Vocal Exploration Beyond The Familiar
Bayarbaatar Davaasuren The Art of Mongolian Khoomii (ARC Music, 2015) Sometimes it is not so easy to step out of our comfort zone. That being…
Celebration of Strings of the Mediterranean and Beyond
Efrén López El Fill del Llop (Buda Musique, 2015) Spanish multi-instrumentalist Efrén López has released his first solo titled El Fill del Llop (the son…
Spellbinding Kantele
Vilma Timonen Quartet “Drops” (Bafe’s Factory, 2015) Vilma Timonen Quartet is releasing their third album, Drops later this month. This superb ensemble from Finland fuses…
A Little History of the tritikitixa
Kepa Junkera & Sorginak Trikitixaren Historia Txiki Bat – Una Pequeña Historia de la Trikitixa (Fol, 2014) After several recordings fusing Basque accordion music with…
Interlaced Sufi Musical Soundscapes
Karavan Sarai Woven Landscapes (Narayan Sijan, 2015) Woven Landscapes is an independent release by a project called Karavan Sarai developed by American musical explorer and…