Irish Band Aldoc Drops “Koboko” Single
Aldoc released the new single “Koboko” on November 7. Later this month, the band will celebrate a headline launch at Whelan’s, Dublin, on Sunday, November…
Desert Grooves and Electrifying Energy : Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett
Noura Mint Seymali – Yenbett (Glitterbeat Records, 2025) Visionary Mauritanian vocalist and ardin player Noura Mint Seymali returns with Yenbett. The album opens with two…
Tenzin Choegyal Unveils Be The Sky: a Call Toward Renewal, Courage, and Harmony
Tenzin Choegyal – Be The Sky (2025) Tibetan-Australian artist Tenzin Choegyal is set to release his new album Be The Sky (ནམ་མཁའ་རང་གི་ངང་དུ་ཞོག།) in Australia on…
Quite Cool
Puerto Rican-born and currently based in Ohio, guitarist Victor Samalot shows some expert chops of both the mellow and soaring kind throughout “Que Chilero,” a…
Heartbreak With A Banjo: Amanda Cook Drops “Out Of My Bones”
Bluegrass musician Amanda Cook has released “Out Of My Bones,” a follow-up to her recent single “Love Through Time.” The spirited track centers on the…
Aqtöbe And Stirred: Diaspora Songs With Local Gravity
Various Artists – Made in Aktobe: Romani, German and Korean Songs from Kazakhstan (Antonovka Records, 2025) Antonovka Records’ 2025 release Made In Aktobe: Romani, German…
ClubGot Soul
With the snap of nuevo flamenco and the tightness of jazz, “El Rocío” by Germany’s Bahama Soul Club moves and shakes impeccably. Listen and feel.
Sevdah With a Twist: Igor Božanić Turns Up the ‘Žega’
Igor Božanić – Žega (POP Depression, 2025) With Žega, singer-songwriter Igor Božanić introduces an innovative musical vision he calls sevdah noir, a fictional landscape where…
Winners Unveiled for the 2025 Aga Khan Music Awards
The Aga Khan Music Programme publicized November 3rd, 2025, the eleven winners of the prominent 2025 Aga Khan Music Awards, which will be held in…
Skipinnish Marks 25 Years With “The Silver Voyage,” Penned by Malcolm Jones
To celebrate 25 years of Skipinnish, the Scottish act has released “The Silver Voyage,” a new composition from Malcolm Jones of Runrig. The song’s accompanying…