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Category: Album reviews

Joy Lapps & Larnell Lewis – The Caribbean Christmas Mixtape vol.1 cover artwork. An image of a green cassette tape over a red background.
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Joy Lapps & Larnell Lewis Deliver a Steelpan Twist to Holiday Music with The Caribbean Christmas Mixtape Vol. 1

Angel Romero November 29, 2024 No Comments steelpanworld fusionworld music

Joy Lapps & Larnell Lewis – The Caribbean Christmas Mixtape vol.1 (KGR, 2024) The Caribbean Christmas Mixtape Vol. 1 is a fresh and highly enjoyable…

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Sam Redmore - Modulate cover artwork. The title of the album in large colorful letters with red background.
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Sam Redmore Unveils ‘Modulate’: A Fusion of Global Rhythms and Live Energy

Iliana Cabrera November 28, 2024 No Comments global electronicaSam Redmoreworld fusionworld music

Sam Redmore – Modulate (Jalapeno Records, 2024) Sam Redmore, who garnered a dedicated following with his inventive remixes, made a splash in 2022 with his…

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Diego Amador & José María Bandera - Paqueando cover artwork. A photo of the two artists playing live.
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Paqueando: A Sensational Modern Flamenco Tribute to Paco de Lucía

Angel Romero November 27, 2024 No Comments Diego AmadorFlamencoJosé María BanderaPaco de LuciaPaqueandoworld fusionworld music

Diego Amador & José María Bandera – Paqueando (Toque Records, 2024) The artists behind Paqueando are two of flamenco’s finest musicians, Diego Amador and José…

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Santeri Dobrynin, Egor Masaltsev, Olga Plekhanova - Karjalan Jouhikko cover artwork. The three artists holding jouhikkos.
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Karjalan Jouhikko: An Exploration of Karelian Folk Music

Tyler Bennet November 26, 2024 No Comments Karelian musicworld music

Santeri Dobrynin, Egor Masaltsev, Olga Plekhanova – Karjalan Jouhikko (Antonovka Records, 2023) The album Karjalan Jouhikko spotlights the jouhikko, a bowed lyre central to Karelian…

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Maouzoun: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Classical Arabic Music in a Modern Oslo

Tyler Bennet November 25, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicMaouzounworld fusionworld music

Maouzoun, Inger Hannisdal, Shble Saleem – Maouzoun (Fiol, 2024) Maouzoun, the collaborative project by Syrian oud player Shble Saleem and Norwegian violinist Inger Hannisdal, intertwines…

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Biomigrant - Aguaceros y Sequías cover artwork. a lush illustration with a forest fire on the left and stomrs on the right. Yo can see th sun coming out in the center, crows on both sides, flowers, snails, and an overturned car.
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Biomigrant’s Aguaceros y Sequías: An Immersive Fusion of Electronica and Folk Rhythms

Iliana Cabrera November 24, 2024 No Comments Biomigrantfolktronicaworld fusionworld music

Biomigrant – Aguaceros y Sequías (Biomigrant, 2024) Biomigrant, the project of producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Alfred Wagner, returns with Aguaceros y Sequías (Downpours and Droughts),…

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La Sonora Mazurén - Magnetismo Animal cover atwork. an illustrationof a levitating man surrounded by two red hands with long fingernails.
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La Sonora Mazurén: A Cathartic Fusion of South American Rhythms in Magnetismo Animal

Iliana Cabrera November 23, 2024 No Comments Colombian musicLa Sonora Mazurénworld fusionworld music

La Sonora Mazurén – Magnetismo Animal (Barbés Records, 2024) La Sonora Mazurén, a rising name in Colombia’s indie-tropical scene, has released Magnetismo Animal under Barbés…

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Leahy Live in Concert cover artwork. A photo of the band playing live on stage.
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Leahy Live In Concert: A Joyful Celebration of a Celtic Music Dynasty

Ryan Emmert November 22, 2024 No Comments Celtic musicLeahyworld music

Leahy – Leahy Live in Concert (North 28 Music, 2024) Leahy, one of Canada’s most celebrated Celtic music groups and musical families, has captivated audiences…

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Br​Ï​me de Ürz - Br​Ï​me de Ürz cover artwork. An aerial photo of a golden rural field.
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Brime de Urz: A New Take on Castilian Folk Music

Angel Romero November 21, 2024 No Comments Brime de UrzCarlos BeceiroCastilian folk musicSpanish musicworld music

Br​Ï​me de Ürz – Br​Ï​me de Ürz – Br​Ï​me de Ürz (2024) Brime de Urz, a small village in Zamora with just over a hundred…

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Annarella and Django -  Jouer cver artwork. a photo of the two musicians in orange and blue.
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Jouer: A Congenial Mix of West African and Scandinavian Traditions

Tyler Bennet November 20, 2024 No Comments AnnarellaDjangoworld fusionworld music

Annarella and Django –  Jouer (We Are Busy Bodies / Sing a Song Fighter, 2024) Jouer, the debut album from Annarella and Django explores the…

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