Alessandro Gaudio & Salvatore Pace – Passione Meridionale (Visage Music SAS, 2023) Salvatore Pace and Alessandro Gaudio are two young diatonic accordion players from the…
Soulful Accordion Sounds of Southern Italy
Category: Album reviews
Chaabi innovation Continues: Koum Tara’s ‘Baraaim El-louz’
Koum Tara – Baraaim El-louz (Obradek, 2023) After the runaway success of their first album together, Koum Tara and La Camerata present the sublime and…
Carlos Henriquez’s ‘A Nuyorican Tale’ Celebrates Puerto Rican Culture in NYC
Carlos Henriquez – A Nuyorican Tale (Carlos Henriquez, 2023) Bassist Carlos Henriquez’s A Nuyorican Tale delves deep into the heart of New York City, exploring…
The Rembrandt Trio and Mohammad Motamedi Deliver “Intizar” – A Transcendent Fusion of Persian and Western Music
Rembrandt Trio – Intizar (Just Listen Records, 2023) The Rembrandt Trio, renowned for their adventurous musical explorations, released their third album, Intizar, in collaboration with…
Fränder II Unleashes a Fusion of Nordic Tradition and Rock Energy
Fränder – Fränder II (Nordic Notes, 2023) Fränder is a youthful folk ensemble with members from Sweden and Estonia. In their sophomore album, Fränder II,…
Celebrated Percussionist Sammy Figueroa Unveils a Heartfelt Ode to His Father in ‘Searching For A Memory’
Sammy Figueroa – Searching For A Memory (Busco tu Recuerdo), Featuring Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola (Ashe Records, 2023) Iconic percussion virtuoso Sammy Figueroa pays…
Shakti’s Timeless Fusion: ‘This Moment’ Album Rekindles East-West Musical Magic
Shakti (John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V.Selvaganesh, Ganesh Rajagopalan) – This Moment (Abstract Logix, 2023) Shakti, the remarkable musical collaboration of John McLaughlin, Zakir…
Norwegian Folk Meets Jazz Brilliance in “Eventyrferd” by Camilla Hole Trio
Camilla Hole Trio (feat. Sigrid Moldestad & Torstein Slåen) – Eventyrferd (Taragot Sounds, 2023) Camilla Hole Trio, featuring the exceptional talents of two guests, fiddler…
Maher Cissoko’s “Kora World”: A Melodic Ode to Ancestry and Social Justice
Maher Cissoko – Kora World (ajabu!, 2023) Maher Cissoko’s Kora World (ajabu!, 2023) stands as a remarkable musical tribute to ancestry and social justice. Furthermore,…
Galician Roots to Mexican Rhythms: Marcos Coll’s ‘Nómade’ Unveils a World of Harmonica
Marcos Coll – Nómade (Galileo Music, 2023) Marcos Coll, a seasoned Spanish blues musician from Galicia with world music leanings, has released Nómade under the…