Sondorgo Tamburocket Hungarian Fireworks (Riverboat Records, 2014) Forget all the violin saturated Hungarian music you’re used to because Sondorgo’s latest release Tamburocket Hungarian Fireworks is…
Mark O’Connor MOC4 (Mark O’Connor Musik International, 2014) American violin maestro Mark O’Connor has performed a wide range of musical genres in the past decades,…
Various Artists Celebrate Brazil – Songs from Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Porto Alegre (ARC Music EUCD 2505, 2014) The title indicates that the…
Hanneke Cassel Dot the Dragon’s Eyes (Cassel Records, 2013) Hanneke Cassel has developed into a superb fiddler, composer and educator, specialized in various forms of…
The Bombay Royale The Island of Dr. Electrico (Hope Street Recordings, 2014) I’ll admit right up front that The Bombay Royale’s upcoming The Island of…
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca La Rumba Soyo (Cumbancha, 2014) Angolan salsa, rumba and soukous singer Ricardo Lemvo and his band Makina Loca have hit…
Hadoukly Yours (Naive Records, 2014) As the new name of the ensemble indicates, the celebrated Hadouk trio has become a quartet. The world fusion group…
Anne-Mari Kivimäki Aikapyörä – The Wheel of Time (Sibelius Akatemia, 2013) The Wheel of Time by Finnish accordionist and composer Anne-Mari Kivimäki presents a collection…
Bio Ritmo Puerta Del Sur (Vampisoul, 2014) Heaped with a slew of congas, timbales and enough brass to soothe your inner salsero, Bio Ritmo’s Puerto…
See-I Knowledge Shine Bright (Fort Knox Recordings, 2014) Following up on their 2011 self-titled release See-I, the Washington DC-based See-I is back with 12 new…