In a Jam and Loving it
My very rudimentary knowledge of Spanish is at least enough to grasp that a descarga is a musical jam session with distinct Cuban roots. Drummer…
Precious Midnight Melodies In Nidaros Cathedral
Iver Kleive & Knut Reiersrud – Vidunderligst av alt på jord (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2025) Vidunderligst av alt på jord (The most wonderful thing on earth)…
Be The Sky: Interview with Tibetan Artist Tenzin Choegyal
Australian-based Tibetan artist, Tenzin Choegyal has enjoyed many highlights across his decades-long career. The latest is a collaboration with his friend Philip Glass and a…
Three Harps, Two Friends: Inside “The Meeting Of Friends”
Cheshire-based composer and harpist Lauren Scott teams up with Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay on the new single “The Meeting of Friends,” a duet that traces…
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Pioneer and The Harder They Come Star, Dies At 81
(headline image: Jimmy Cliff – Photo credit: Vision Addict) Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer, songwriter, and actor whose work helped carry reggae into mainstream world…
Squeezeboxes Across Borders: The Accordion and Its Diaspora
(headline image: Making The Accordion Great Again: Liberty Bellows exhibition – Photo by Angel Romero) Few instruments move as fluidly through working-class dance halls, classical…
Devil’s Backbone Duo: Fiddlers Trace Fault Lines From Donegal To Argyll
“The Devil’s Backbone / Ark Of Tides” is the latest traditional single from Hamish Hepburn (flute) & Jack Houston (fiddle), assembled around a Lough Swilly–inspired…
Dean Mueller Teams With John Prine Alums For Wishes Never Gone
Dean Mueller – Wishes Never Gone (Ripping Glass Entertainment, 2024) Americana singer-songwriter Dean Mueller released Wishes Never Gone last year. It features production by Grammy…
A Long Rewarding Run
Jumping nimbly from reggae to Afrobeat within its lengthy running time, “Attic Night” shows Spain’s El Globo to be a band with chops and versatility.
Latin Jazz Spark: Ron Rieder Unveils Dia Precioso! with Boston All-Stars
Ron Rieder – Dia Precioso! (2025) Ron Rieder’s Dia Precioso! is an eight-track set developed during a year-long collaboration with producer andarranger Ricardo Monzón. The…