A new edition of Brasil Calling brings together 20 tracks that reflect the breadth of contemporary Brazilian music, where tradition meets experimentation and regional identity…
Brasil Calling Vol. 24 Tunes Into A Wider Frequency
Category: New CDs and digital releases
Carolina Bubbico Rolls Out Vocal Orchestra Album, Vocália
Vocália, the fourth album by Carolina Bubbico, is a multilingual and completely vocal “orchestra” crafted after the profound emotional transformation of becoming a mother. Inspired…
Skye Act Falasgair Debuts Just Noise
Falasgair, a six-piece band from the Isle of Skye, first performed together at the Skye Live Festival in 2022. Now, the group has introduced its…
Scotland’s Folk Band Astro Bloc Presents First Album
Scottish band Astro Bloc released its self-titled debut album, Astro Bloc, in January 2026. The band described the album as more than a collection of…
Agent Starling Presents Surrealista Enigma Musica: Myth, Drones, and A Hurdy-gurdy
Agent Starling is set to release its fourth album, Surrealista Enigma Musica, on Friday, March 13, 2026. The project features Quentin Budworth (hurdy-gurdy), Lou Duffy-Howard…
Peter Street Steps Out With A Spirited First Album
Peter Street is the first release from Peter Street, a new Irish traditional music quartet with roots in formal study and live performance. The Celtic…
Confortini & Mackenzie to Unveil Brazilian Mosaico on March 2026
Vocalist Francesca Confortini and arranger Ryan Mackenzie are set to release Mosaico (Tessera Records) on March 20, 2026. The album is a Brazilian-focused project that…
Craig Taborn Unveils Dream Archives, a New Trio Album on ECM
Dream Archives is the trio debut from pianist-composer and 2025 MacArthur Fellow Craig Taborn with cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Ches Smith. The album was…
Harp Virtuosa Ailie Robertson Revives 1800s Torloisk Tunes
Harp player Ailie Robertson has released Echoes From Torloisk: Music From The Maclean Clephane Manuscripts. The Maclean Clephane manuscripts were compiled by Anna-Jane and Margaret…
Grupo Um’s “Lost” 1977 Album Finally available
São Paulo avant-gardists Grupo Um has released a previously unheard album titled Nineteen Seventy Seven (Far Out Recordings). The group recorded the project in 1977.…