George Robert Jazz Orchestra & Ivan Lins – Abre Alas (Mills Records, 2024) Although the album Abre Alas was recorded in 2009, it was not…
Jazz Orchestra Meets Ivan Lins’ Modern Brazilian Mastery
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Piano and Guitar Mastery, Jan Lundgren & Yamandu Costa
Jan Lundgren & Yamandu Costa – Inner Spirits (ACT, 2024) Pianist Jan Lundgren from Ystad, Sweden, and guitarist Yamandu Costa from Rio Grande do Sul,…
‘Vari’ Introduces an Enchanting Vocalist, Varijashree Venugopal
Varijashree Venugopal – Vari (GroundUP Music, 2024) Vari is the remarkable debut album of a superb vocalist named Varijashree Venugopal, produced by Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist…
Bedouin Burger’s Entrancing Middle Eastern Grooves
Bedouin Burger – Ma Li Beit / برجر بدوي – ما لي بيت (PopArabia, 2024) In a world where ancient nomadic traditions meet the globalized…
Okaidja Afroso’s “Àbòr Édiń” Resonates with Ancient Ghanaian Wisdom
Okaidja Afroso – Àbòr Édiń (Àbɔɔ Édíŋ) Echoes of Africa from the Ancient Sacred Tree (Chechekule Records, 2024) Àbòr Édiń/Àbɔɔ Édíŋ (Melanin Earth Garden in…
Remarkable Piano Ragas by Utsav Lal with Nitin Mitta
Utsav Lal with Nitin Mitta – Visangati: Indian Classical Music on the Piano (Utsav Lal , 2021) In 2021, Utsav Lal released Visangati, his seventh…
Andrew Gurruwiwi Band Distills Its Own World Fusion Sound
Andrew Gurruwiwi Band – Sing Your Own Song (Andrew Gurruwiwi Band, 2024) Four years after their formation, one of Australia’s most electrifying talents, the Andrew…
Erwan Keravec Recreates Philip Glass Classics with Bagpipes
Erwan Keravec – 8 Sonneurs Pour Philip Glass (Buda Musique, 2024) Erwan Keravec, a distinguished Highland bagpiper, composer, and improviser from France, has devoted his…
Scintillating Afro-Iraqi Music by Ahmed Moneka
Ahmed Moneka – Kanzafula: Afro-Iraqi Sufi Soul (LulaWorld, 2024) Ahmed Moneka’s engaging Kanzafula is a vibrant fusion of Afro-Sufi music, seamlessly intertwining influences from Iraq,…
Niloy Ahsan, Singing Ragas as a Powerful Method of Maintaining Health
Niloy Ahsan – Breathing Raga (Worlds Within Worlds, 2024) Breathing Raga is a mesmerizing and deeply satisfying album by Indian classical Dhrupad vocalist Niloy Ahsan.…