Frankie Archer – Pressure and Persuasion (2024) Northumbrian electro-folk artist Frankie Archer has unveiled her enthralling new EP, Pressure and Persuasion, which explores the experiences…
View More Frankie Archer’s ‘Pressure and Persuasion’ EP Delivers Powerful Tales of Women’s StrugglesCategory: Album reviews
Dewangga Sakti, Malay Music for Modern Times
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View More Dewangga Sakti, Malay Music for Modern TimesClassic Bluegrass Collaboration: Arthur Smith & Don Reno’s Feudin’ Again Goes Digital for the First Time
Arthur Smith and Don Reno – Feudin’ Again (CMH Records, 1979/2024 digital reissue) CMH Records is set to release the 1979 bluegrass classic Feudin’ Again…
View More Classic Bluegrass Collaboration: Arthur Smith & Don Reno’s Feudin’ Again Goes Digital for the First Time“Del Tiempo y la Distancia” A Cross-Continental Collaboration
Gabo Naas – Del Tiempo y la Distancia (Gabo Naas, 2023) In November 2023, Gabo Naas released Del Tiempo y la Distancia, an album that…
View More “Del Tiempo y la Distancia” A Cross-Continental CollaborationLa Déferlance: A High Energy Mix of French Canadian Traditions
La Déferlance – Le Feu aux Poudres (self-released, 2022) Formed in 2018, La Déferlance has quickly established itself as a leading act in the Quebec…
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Carmen Souza – Port’Inglês (Galileo Music, 2024) Carmen Souza’s Port’Inglês mixes traditional Cape Verdean rhythms with jazz, highlighting the country’s colonial history and cultural hybridization.…
View More Carmen Souza’s “Port’Inglês” Explores Cape Verde’s Colonial Legacy Through African JazzSimon Mayor’s ‘Winter with Mandolins’: A Seasonal Masterpiece with Strings Attached
Simon Mayor – Winter with Mandolins (Acoustics, 1992) Simon Mayor’s Winter with Mandolins, first released in 1992, presents a grand mélange of carols and seasonal…
View More Simon Mayor’s ‘Winter with Mandolins’: A Seasonal Masterpiece with Strings AttachedClive Carroll Plays the music of John Renbourn
Clive Carroll – The Abbot – Clive Carroll Plays the music of John Renbourn (self-released, 2023) Clive Carroll’s The Abbot – Clive Carroll Plays the…
View More Clive Carroll Plays the music of John RenbournDuo Peylet-Cuniot: A Retrospective of Klezmer and Hasidic Music
Duo Peylet-Cuniot – Klezmer, niguns & co (Buda Musique, 2024) Duo Peylet-Cuniot, formed in 1980 by clarinetist Nano Peylet and pianist Denis Cuniot, is known…
View More Duo Peylet-Cuniot: A Retrospective of Klezmer and Hasidic MusicIbrahim Maalouf’s Trumpets of Michel-Ange: A Celebration of Lebanese Heritage and Innovation
Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpets Of Michel-Ange (Mister Ibe, 2024) French-Lebanese trumpet maestro and composer Ibrahim Maalouf has unveiled his 18th studio album, Trumpets of Michel-Ange,…
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