Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vitor Santos Orchestra — Vila (2026) Fabiano Do Nascimento has a new recording titled Vila, an exquisitely-crafted collaborative album with a…
View More Fabiano Do Nascimento Teams With Vitor Santos Orchestra for Vila in 2026Category: Album reviews
A Mother Lode of Laouto
Vasilis Kostas — Léna (General Music, 2026) Vasilis Kostas is a master of the Greek lute known as the lauto (or laouto), and like any…
View More A Mother Lode of LaoutoAnalog Africa Revisits Antoine Dougbé, the Enigmatic Force Behind Three Rare Benin LPs
Antoine Dougbe et L‘Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou — Antoine Dougbe et L‘Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou (Analog Africa No. 44, 2026) Analog Africa has turned to…
View More Analog Africa Revisits Antoine Dougbé, the Enigmatic Force Behind Three Rare Benin LPsMirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive stories
Mahan Mirarab — Unspoken (ACT Music, 2026) Vienna-based guitarist Mahan Mirarab’s Unspoken is a Persian flavored, solo-focused album that presents an intimate set influenced by…
View More Mirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive storiesDida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals
Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…
View More Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful VocalsSky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live Album
Sky Smeed – Live at the Rock House (2026) Sky Smeed has released his 10th album, Live at the Rock House, a live recording captured…
View More Sky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live AlbumGuzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons Album
Bei Bei – Two Moons (Bei Bei Time Productions, 2026) Chinese guzheng star Bei Bei has a new album titled Two Moons, a 2026 collaborative…
View More Guzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons AlbumHome Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause
Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent – Home Grown (2025) Fiddler Matt Tighe and multi-instrumentalist Tad Sargent released Home Grown nearly five years after the project…
View More Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 PauseSongs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams
Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams (Seyir Muzik, 2025) In Displaced Dreams, Michalis Kouloumis articulates exile as a lived, trembling presence. The album is a precious…
View More Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced DreamsLovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta
Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…
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