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Category: Album reviews

Azuka Moweta - Kenechukwu cover artwork. An illustration of Azuka sitting on a large regal chair.
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Azuka Moweta Honors Asaba Highlife Roots On Kenechukwu

Madison Quinn June 11, 2026 No Comments Azuka MowetaHighlifeNigerian musicworld music

Azuka Moweta — Kenechukwu (Palenque, 2026) Nigerian singer Azuka Moweta performs in Igbo on Kenechukwu, with his Anioma Brothers Band of Africa. The project weaves…

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Pooja Goswami Pavan - The Mind, Ecstatic – Songs of Kabir cover artwork. A cover rendered in muted grays and earthy tones. It depicts a bearded mystic seated beneath twisting trees with hands raised in meditation or devotion, while a white bird emerges from his chest.
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Pooja Goswami Pavan Interprets Kabir’s Poetry on The Mind, Ecstatic – Songs of Kabir

Angel Romero June 9, 2026 No Comments Indian classical musicPooja Goswami Pavanworld music

Pooja Goswami Pavan – The Mind, Ecstatic – Songs of Kabir (Neuma Records, 2026) Hindustani vocalist, composer, and scholar Dr. Pooja Goswami Pavan latest work…

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Ramblin’ Ricky Tate - The Magnolia Sessions coer artwork. A black and white photo of Rocky with a guitar, sitting on a bench, surrounded by a flower pattern.
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Ramblin’ Ricky Tate Joins The Magnolia Sessions

Ryan Emmert June 7, 2026 No Comments American folk musicRamblin’ Ricky Tateworld music

Ramblin’ Ricky Tate – The Magnolia Sessions (Anti-Corp, 2026) The Magnolia Sessions, the Nashville-based live series recorded outdoors beneath a large magnolia tree at Anti-Corp/Black…

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Angelique Kidjo - Hope!! covr artwork. Black and white photo of Angelique smiling with her fists on her ears.
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Angelique Kidjo’s Hope!! Brings Star Power and Heart

Madison Quinn June 5, 2026 No Comments Angelique Kidjoworld music

Angelique Kidjo – Hope!! (Parlophone/Warner Music, 2026) Angélique Kidjo’s Hope!!, her joyful 16-track Afropop set spiced with neosoul, Afrobeats and other popular music influences features…

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Shahab Tolouie playing his triple neck guitar.
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Shahab Tolouie Recasts Goldoni’s World On Ci Vediamo, Goldoni!

Tyler Bennet June 4, 2026 No Comments Shahab Tolouie

Shahab Tolouie – Ci vediamo, Goldoni! (self-released, 2026) Czech-Iranian musician Shahab Tolouie’s latest work is Ci Vediamo, Goldoni!. The 10-track project takes Tolouie in a…

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A collage-style cover with a retro look. Across the top, the tet “Estudiantina of Melbourne – Ta Nisia” is set against a green background with rows of circular graphic dots. A small circular inset shows a performer playing an accordion. The lower half shifts into a torn-paper collage of food imagery: greens, tomatoes, and a cooked dish.
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Estudiantina Of Melbourne’s Ta Nisia: Greek Roots Continuity and Transformation

Tyler Bennet June 3, 2026 No Comments Estudiantina of MelbourneGreek musicrebetikosmyrneikaworld music

Estudiantina of Melbourne – Ta Nisia [The Islands] (self-release, 2026) Estudiantina Of Melbourne presents its second album, Ta Nisia (The Islands), an independently-released recording. The…

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Slowe - In Moments cover artwork. Slowe standing with her eyes closed.
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Slowe’s In Moments, a Lovely, Warm and Glowing Recording

Madison Quinn June 2, 2026 No Comments contemporary jazzneosoulSlowe

Slowe – In Moments (Tru Thoughts TRU480D, 2026) Slowe’s In Moments glows with intimate and hard-earned clarity. The Bristol (UK) artist deepens the neo-soul and…

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CAMiNOS - CAMiNOS cover artwork. A watercolor-style cover combines yellows, oranges, and greens with flowing contour-like lines. A black mountain outline arches above the large title “CAMiNOS.”
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CAMiNOS Introduces Mediterranean-Focused Debut EP

Angel Romero May 30, 2026 No Comments CAMiNOSFlamencoFrench musicMediterranean musicworld fusionworld music

CAMiNOS – CAMiNOS (Piment Rouge Production / ACEL WORLD WIDE / InOuïe Distribution, 2026) Marseille-based group CAMiNOS recently released its self-titled EP titled CAMiNOS (paths…

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Neta Elkayam - Arenas cover artwork. A yello cover with Neta's face behind a transparent veil or cloth.
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Neta Elkayam Remakes Moroccan Jewish Memory On Arénas

Tyler Bennet May 27, 2026 No Comments Moroccan musicNeta Elkayamworld music

Neta Elkayam – Arénas (self-released, 2026) Neta Elkayam revisits North African Jewish musical traditions on Arénas, a delightful, absorbing and refreshing seven-track album that brings…

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Valerio Cairone - Kairos cover artwork. A black and white surreal image of a musician playing a large musical instrument surrounded by flowers and other patterns.
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Valerio Cairone Returns with Folktronica Debut Solo Album “Kairos”

Iliana Cabrera May 25, 2026 No Comments Italian musicSicilian musicValerio Caironeworld music

Valerio Cairone — Kairos (self-released Novee Arte Lab, 2025) Italian vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and “sound painter” Valerio Cairone released his first solo album, Kairos, in…

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