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Category: Album reviews

Wesli
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Pleasure as Usual

Tom Orr October 21, 2022 No Comments DogoHezron ClarkeManu DibangoOkaidja AfrosoReggaeRicardo LemvoSundubWesliworld fusionworld musicYoni Avi Battat

I’ve managed to accept the fact that padded envelopes containing CDs are likely never going to drop through my front door with the regularity they…

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Cover of the album Sonbonbela by Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band
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Sensational Sonbonbela by Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band

Angel Romero October 19, 2022 No Comments AfrobeatBaba Commandant and The Mandingo BandBurkinabe musicglobal musicWest African musicworld fusionworld music

Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band – Sonbonbela (Sublime Frequencies, 2022) Sonbonbela is the third album by the formidable Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band,…

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Cover of the album Delirio by Lo Ke Ba
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The Cuban Grooves of Lo Ke Ba

Angel Romero October 18, 2022 No Comments Afro-Cuban musicCuban musicLo Ke Baworld fusionworld music

Lo Ke Ba – Delirio (Yeti Boy Records, 2022) Lo Ke Ba has released “Delirio”, an album of original Cuban music that features a tasty…

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Hans Fredrik Jacobsen - Svadilja
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The Beauty of Willow Flutes and the Songbirds of Norway

Angel Romero October 15, 2022 1 Comment fluteNorwegian folk musicwillow fluteworld music

Hans Fredrik Jacobsen – Svadilja (Heilo, 2022) Distinguished Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Hans Fredrik Jacobsen focuses on the delightful sounds of the willow flute on his fifth…

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Cover of the album Pentangle - Through The Ages 1984-1995
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Fantastic Boxed Set by Legendary Folk-Rock Pioneers, Pentangle

Angel Romero October 13, 2022 1 Comment English Folk musicfolk-rockPentangle

Pentangle – Through The Ages 1984-1995 (Cherry Red, 2022) Through The Ages 1984-1995 is a must-have 6 CD boxed set that includes the superb reunion…

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Lodestar Trio - Bach To Folk
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Lodestar Trio’s Bach To Folk

Angel Romero October 12, 2022 No Comments Baroque musicErik RydvallHardanger fiddleMax BaillienyckelharpaOlav Luksengård Mjelvawestern classical musicworld fusionworld music

Lodestar Trio – Bach To Folk (Naxos, 2022) Bach To Folk is the fascinating debut album by Lodestar Trio, a groundbreaking ensemble that includes Max…

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Cover of the album Música de Las Américas by Miguel Zenón
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Miguel Zenón‘s Vision of the history of the American Continents

Angel Romero October 8, 2022 No Comments Miguel ZenónPuerto Rican musicsaxophoneworld jazz

Miguel Zenón – Música de Las Américas (Miel Music, 2022) “Música de Las Américas” (Music of the Americas), the latest album from acclaimed Puerto Rican…

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Acoustic Syndicate - All In Time
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Acoustic Syndicate ‘s Flavorful American Roots Music

Angel Romero October 7, 2022 1 Comment Acoustic SyndicateAmericanaBluegrasssouthern rockworld music

Acoustic Syndicate – All In Time (Organic Records, 2022) Acoustic Syndicate, one of the finest American roots music bands in the current scene, has a…

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Simon Shaheen - The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab
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The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, a Masterful Arabic Music Recording by Simon Shaheen

Angel Romero October 5, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicEgyptian musicMiddle Eastern musicMohamed Abdel WahaboudSimon Shaheenworld music

Simon Shaheen – The Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Zehra, 2022) The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab is a remastered reissue of one of Simon…

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Jarek Adamów & Marcin Kozak - In Search of Sources
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Jarek Adamów & Marcin Kozak’s Quest for Sources

Angel Romero October 4, 2022 No Comments Jarek AdamówMarcin KozakPolish musicworld music

Jarek Adamów & Marcin Kozak – In Search of Sources (Folken Music, 2022) In Search of Sources brings together two highly respected multi-instrumentalists from the…

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