Buzz’ Ayaz – Buzz’ Ayaz (Glitterbeat Records, 2024) Cyprus, a small yet culturally rich island in the Eastern Mediterranean, is a crossroads of Greek and…
Buzz’ Ayaz: A Daring Fusion of Cypriot Sounds
Category: Album reviews
Ashtyn Barbaree: Americana Singer-Songwriter Releases New Album
Ashtyn Barbaree – Sent Through the Ceiling (self-release, 2024) Ashtyn Barbaree is a Fayetteville, Arkansas-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist recognized for her smoky, magnetic vocals within…
Tar Virtuoso Hamed Sadeghi Jams with Australia’s Finest
Hamed Sadeghi – Empty Voices (self-release, 2024) Empty Voices, composed and arranged by Persian Australian tar (long-necked lute) virtuoso Hamed Sadeghi, features a seven-piece ensemble…
Wolverlei, Reissue of an Essential Dutch Folk Recording
Wolverlei – Wolverlei (Pan Records, 2024) Originally released as an LP by Stoof on the Munich Records label in 1978 (MU 7445), Wolverlei’s album, Wolverlei,…
Manu Chao Returns with ‘Viva Tu’: Stories of Community and Reflection
Manu Chao – Viva Tu (Because Music, 2024) The album Viva Tu is the long-awaited return of Manu Chao, an artist that releases few albums,…
The Sound of Silence: Another Noise Unites Deaf Artists in an Unprecedented Collaboration
Raymond Antrobus & Evelyn Glennie – Another Noise (2024) Another Noise marks the first collaboration between Raymond Antrobus, a Jamaican British poet, and Evelyn Glennie,…
Ceccoli & Risso Intertwine Guitar and Percussion in Echoes of a Drum
Ceccoli & Risso – Ecos de un Tambor (2024) Guitarist Claudio Ceccoli and percussionist Mariano Risso are musicians from different generations, but they share a…
Jiraan’s Sirto: A Transcendent Fusion of Middle Eastern and European Traditions
Jiraan – Sirto (Zephyrus Records, 2023) Under the visionary leadership of Syrian violinist and composer Shalan Alhamwy, Jiraan is a groundbreaking ensemble that redefines the…
Juana Luna: Engaging Storytelling Through Indie Neofolk
Juana Luna – Canciones en Blanco y Negro (Folkalist Records, 2024) Juana Luna, a Buenos Aires native living in the USA, is an artist whose…
Afro Celt Sound System, A Lasting Legacy
Afro Celt Sound System – OVA (Six Degrees Records, 2024) By the time he formed Afro Celt Sound System in 1995, multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and…