Broes – Belgica (Self-released, 2025) History and music have long shared an intimate relationship, with melodies often serving as vessels for memory, storytelling, and cultural…
View More Sailing into Sound: Broes Charts a Musical Course with “Belgica”Category: Album reviews
Electric Healing: Zar Electrik’s Electro-World Innovation
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View More Living and Learning: Roberta Campos Embraces Artistic FreedomTrad-Inspired: On the Lash Ignites Irish Folk with Fireside
On the Lash – Fireside (2025) Midwest-based Irish folk quartet On the Lash will release their debut EP, Fireside, on April 4, 2025. The ensemble…
View More Trad-Inspired: On the Lash Ignites Irish Folk with FiresideSam Sweeney Reinvents English Folk Fiddle with ‘Escape That’
Sam Sweeney – Escape That (Hudson Records, 2022) Sam Sweeney, one of England’s most accomplished traditional musicians, makes a bold leap with Escape That, his…
View More Sam Sweeney Reinvents English Folk Fiddle with ‘Escape That’Violeta Parra’s Final Songs Masterpiece Returns in Original Form
Violeta Parra – Las últimas composiciones de Violeta Parra (Vampisoul, 2025) Vampisoul is reissuing in 2025 the album Las Últimas Composiciones de Violeta Parra (the…
View More Violeta Parra’s Final Songs Masterpiece Returns in Original FormHighlife in Disguise: Okwy Osadebe Honors Igbo Masquerade Tradition
Okwy Osadebe and Highlife SoundMakers – Music for Igbo Masquerade (Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque Records, 2025) Okwy Osadebe and Highlife SoundMakers’ latest album, Music for…
View More Highlife in Disguise: Okwy Osadebe Honors Igbo Masquerade TraditionTenzin Choegyal & Collaborators Explore Sound and Meditation in ‘Snow Flower’
Tenzin Choegyal, Matt Corby, Rohin Jones, Alex Henriksson – Snow Flower (Rainbow Valley Records, 2025) Tenzin Choegyal, Grammy-nominated Tibetan musician and composer, joins forces with…
View More Tenzin Choegyal & Collaborators Explore Sound and Meditation in ‘Snow Flower’Kairos Collective Delivers Striking Interplay of Eastern Mediterranean Modal Music and Western Elements
Kairos Collective – Ariadne (Kairos Collective, 2024) The Ariadne EP by contemporary modal ensemble Kairos Collective, released in 2024, is a captivating selection of live…
View More Kairos Collective Delivers Striking Interplay of Eastern Mediterranean Modal Music and Western ElementsÉ.T.É – Sur ces eaux: A Bold Evolution of Québécois Trad Music
É.T.É – Sur ces eaux (self-release CDÉ03, 2022) É.T.É’s Sur ces eaux (on these waters) delivers a striking fusion of tradition and innovation, seamlessly reinterpreting…
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