Tenzin Choegyal – Be The Sky (2025) Tibetan-Australian artist Tenzin Choegyal is set to release his new album Be The Sky (ནམ་མཁའ་རང་གི་ངང་དུ་ཞོག།) in Australia on…
View More Tenzin Choegyal Unveils Be The Sky: a Call Toward Renewal, Courage, and HarmonyCategory: Album reviews
Aqtöbe And Stirred: Diaspora Songs With Local Gravity
Various Artists – Made in Aktobe: Romani, German and Korean Songs from Kazakhstan (Antonovka Records, 2025) Antonovka Records’ 2025 release Made In Aktobe: Romani, German…
View More Aqtöbe And Stirred: Diaspora Songs With Local GravitySevdah With a Twist: Igor Božanić Turns Up the ‘Žega’
Igor Božanić – Žega (POP Depression, 2025) With Žega, singer-songwriter Igor Božanić introduces an innovative musical vision he calls sevdah noir, a fictional landscape where…
View More Sevdah With a Twist: Igor Božanić Turns Up the ‘Žega’Ocora Readies ‘Musique Inuit’—Jean Malaurie’s Arctic Field Recordings
Various Artists – Musique Inuit – Inuit Music (Ocora, 2025) Ocora Radio France released Musique Inuit – Inuit Music – From Thule to the Bering…
View More Ocora Readies ‘Musique Inuit’—Jean Malaurie’s Arctic Field RecordingsMalawi’s The Kasambwe Brothers Claim Their Moment
The Kasambwe Brothers – The Kasambwe Brothers (MASS MoCA Records, 2025) A kick drum stitched from bottle tops, a babatone that functions like a well-worn…
View More Malawi’s The Kasambwe Brothers Claim Their MomentLes Abranis’ Coveted 1983 ‘Album No. 1’ Returns
Les Abranis – Album No. 1 (WeWantSounds, 2025) WeWantSounds has reissued Les Abranis’ sought-after 1983 LP Album No. 1, also known as Id Ed Was,…
View More Les Abranis’ Coveted 1983 ‘Album No. 1’ ReturnsShakti Veterans L. Shankar & Vikku Vinayakram Reunite On Over The Stars
L. Shankar, Vikku Vinayakram, V. Selvaganesh and S. Swaminathan – Over The Stars (XDot 25 Music, 2024). L. Shankar and Vikku Vinayakram, two original members…
View More Shakti Veterans L. Shankar & Vikku Vinayakram Reunite On Over The StarsEchoes of the Woods: La Déferlance Intertwines Quebec’s Past and Present in Song
La Déferlance – Âmes des bois (Club MID, 2025) La Déferlance continues to shine on Âmes des bois (Souls of the Woods), an excellent album…
View More Echoes of the Woods: La Déferlance Intertwines Quebec’s Past and Present in SongSpirited Jotas: Nuevo Mester’s Joyful 1986 Spin
Nuevo Mester de Juglaría – Coplas del Tío Sidín (Philips, 1986) Folk traditions meet precision on the album Coplas del Tío Sidín, a brisk, well-shaped…
View More Spirited Jotas: Nuevo Mester’s Joyful 1986 SpinLoko Gasy Brings Together Regional Madagascan Traditions on ‘Mifankatiava’
Loko Gasy – Mifankatiava (AudioMaze, 2025) Antananarivo quartet Loko Gasy has a new album, Mifankatiava (Love each other). The highly talented group, founded in 2023…
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