Teija Niku & Juha Kujanpää – Aamunkoitto (Rockadillo Records ZENCD2197, 2025) Finnish musicians Teija Niku and Juha Kujanpää reunite on Aamunkoitto, a splendid collaborative album…
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Back to the Quattro: BEV Reclaims Tradition with a Twist
Bonifica Emiliana Veneta – Quattro (Visage Music, 2025) Bonifica Emiliana Veneta’s Quattro marks the group’s first new recording in nearly two decades, a return shaped…
View More Back to the Quattro: BEV Reclaims Tradition with a TwistMeybahar’s Debut: A Daring Fusion of Greek and Hungarian Traditions
Meybahar – Meybahar (Fonó, 2019) Meybahar‘s self-titled debut album bridges Greek and Hungarian musical traditions through the interplay of the santuri (Greek hammered dulcimer) and…
View More Meybahar’s Debut: A Daring Fusion of Greek and Hungarian TraditionsWonderland: The Truth Hits Hard
Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (Alligator Records, 2025) Carolyn Wonderland cements her place in modern blues music with Truth Is, her latest album on Alligator…
View More Wonderland: The Truth Hits HardPull of the Past: Francis Bebey’s ‘Trésor Magnétique’ Unearths a Visionary’s Vault
Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique (Africa Seven ASVN076, 2025) Trésor Magnétique presents a carefully curated collection of rare and previously unreleased material from the archives…
View More Pull of the Past: Francis Bebey’s ‘Trésor Magnétique’ Unearths a Visionary’s VaultRoberta Gulisano’s A Ccu Apparteni Reclaims the Music of the Uprooted
Roberta Gulisano – A ccu apparteni (Mhodí Music Company, 2024) At first listen, A Ccu Apparteni by Roberta Gulisano feels like a dispatch from a…
View More Roberta Gulisano’s A Ccu Apparteni Reclaims the Music of the UprootedAvra Banerjee Weaves Time, Tradition, and World Fusion in Swar Lahari
Avra Banerjee – Swar Lahari (self-release, 2025) By seamlessly bridging centuries-old Indian classical forms with inventive rhythmic structures and modern instrumentation, Avra Banerjee’s Swar Lahari…
View More Avra Banerjee Weaves Time, Tradition, and World Fusion in Swar LahariAlex “Apolo” Ayala Expands Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz Frontiers
Alex “Apolo” Ayala & The Bámbula Project – Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz (PMC Records / Miel Music, 2025) Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz is the second album by…
View More Alex “Apolo” Ayala Expands Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz FrontiersRenegade Queens Highlights the Women of San Francisco Bay Area Latin Jazz Scene
Various Artists – Salsa de la Bahia Vol. 3: Renegade Queens (Patois Records, 2025) Spearheaded by trombonist-arranger Wayne Wallace and filmmaker Rita Hargrave, Salsa de…
View More Renegade Queens Highlights the Women of San Francisco Bay Area Latin Jazz SceneDuan Yaocai and the Enduring Spirit of the Bai Dabenqu Blues
Duan Yaocai – Fu’s Mother Died. Dabenqu Blues from the Bai in Yunnan (Pan Records, 2022) The “Anthology of Music in China #12: Duan Yaocai…
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