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Category: Album reviews

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Sidiki Camara’s Presents Remarkable Cross-Cultural Malian Music in ‘Return to the Traditions

Douglas Sanders December 18, 2023 1 Comment Malian musicSidiki Camaraworld fusionworld music

Sidiki Camara – Return to the Traditions (Global Sonics, 2023) Sidiki Camara’s latest masterful work, Return to the Traditions, is a profound musical exploration that…

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Gustavo Pazos Conde - Rincón de las Penas. Guitar works from Uruguay III artwork
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Gustavo Pazos Conde Explores Uruguay’s Guitar Traditions in “Rincón de las Penas”

Iliana Cabrera December 17, 2023 No Comments Gustavo Pazos CondeUruguayUruguayan musicworld music

Gustavo Pazos Conde – Rincón de las Penas. Guitar works from Uruguay III (Saphrane Records, 2023) Guitarist Gustavo Pazos Conde’s new solo album is yet…

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Genticorum Takes you to The Heart of Dawn

Angel Romero December 13, 2023 No Comments Canadian musicGenticorumQuebecois musicworld music

Genticorum – Coeur de l’Aube (Genticorum, 2023) Just when the darkness gives way to the dawn, the birdsong reaches a crescendo. It is the “dawn…

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Okan’s Third Album ‘Okantomi’ Echoes Afro-Cuban Heritage and Immigrant Experiences

Iliana Cabrera December 12, 2023 No Comments Afro-Cuban musicCuban musicOkanworld music

Okan – Okantomi (Lulaworld Records, 2023) Okan’s third album, Okantomi on Lulaworld Records in 2023, is infused with the profound influence of their African heritage,…

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Rowan Leslie’s Journey Through Ireland’s Traditions in ‘The Kesh’

Angel Romero December 11, 2023 No Comments Celtic musicfiddleIrish folk musicRowan Leslieviolinworld music

Rowan Leslie – The Kesh (2023) Rowan Leslie, an Irish fiddle virtuoso and composer from County Antrim unveils his latest EP, The Kesh. This musical…

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“Gifts of Light” Explores the Beauty and Live Brilliance of Spell Songs

Angel Romero December 10, 2023 No Comments Celtic musicEnglish Folk musicScottish musicSpell Songsworld fusionworld music

Spell Songs – Gifts of Light (Hudson Records, 2023) Gifts of Light by Spell Songs seamlessly combines music, literature, and art, inspired by Robert Macfarlane…

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Enchanting Harmonies and Powerful Messages: The Henry Girls Set to Soar with “A Time To Grow”

Angel Romero December 9, 2023 No Comments Celtic musicThe Henry Girlsworld music

The Henry Girls – A Time To Grow (2024) Superb Irish folk trio The Henry Girls is set to release their new album A Time…

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Arja Kastinen’s Kantervo Unveils the Soul of Karelian Kantele Music

Sonia Keller December 8, 2023 No Comments Arja KastinenFinnish musickanteleKarelian musicworld music

Arja Kastinen – Kantervo (Temps Oy, 2023) Kantervo is Arja Kastinen’s sixth solo album. This spellbinding, meditative set of recordings is part of her research…

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No Mad - Des Oiseaux la nuit album cover
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No Mad’s Latest Album is a Journey to the Heart of Human Experience

Lisa Miller December 7, 2023 No Comments French musicNo Madworld music

No Mad – Des Oiseaux la nuit (La Curieuse, 2023) No Mad’s latest release, Des Oiseaux la nuit (Birds at Night) unveiled in 2023 on…

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Somnath Roy and Sudeshna Bhattacharya - Mousson de Calcutta artwork
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‘Mousson de Calcutta’ – Where Hindustani and Carnatic Music Unite

Claudia Taylor December 6, 2023 No Comments Carnatic musicHindustani musicIndian classical musicSudeshna Bhattacharyaworld music

Somnath Roy and Sudeshna Bhattacharya – Mousson de Calcutta (Losen Records, 2023) Sudeshna Bhattacharya and Somnath Roy, both virtuosos in their own right, came together…

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