Preserving Afro-Pacific Colombian Heritage: Cantares del Pacifico’s ‘Aguajes de Mar y Manglar’
Cantares del Pacifico – Aguajes de Mar y Manglar (2023) Aguajes de Mar y Manglar (Sea and Mangrove Tides) presents Cantares del Pacifico, an ensemble…
Oud Virtuoso Joseph Tawadros Releases Solo Master Work
Joseph Tawadros – To Those Who Came Before Us (self-released, 2023) Joseph Tawadros, an Australian-raised musician of Egyptian origin, oud player extraordinaire, masterfully merges ancient…
Cecilia Gauna Reveals Her New Video ‘Con mi padre’
Argentine singer, composer, and lyricist Cecilia Gauna has launched a new video titled “Con mi padre” (with my father). Cecilia says about this new release:…
Gimmie That Old and New Time Reggae
I’ll never lose sight (or sound) of reggae as a musical mainstay of mine, be it through amassing of vintage material or up-to-date reaffirming of…
A Fascinating Retrospective of Martin’s Kalotaszeg Collection
Erdőfű – Martin György Kalotaszegen (Fonó, 2022) Hungary’s Erdőfű Band selected 17 items from hundreds of hours of archival sound recordings to include on this…
Bossa Nova: The Sensual Fusion of Rhythms that Revolutionized Brazilian Music
Bossa Nova is a Brazilian musical genre that emerged in the late 1950s. It combined traditional Brazilian music and rhythms; American jazz; and Portuguese lyrics…
Flamenco Singer Rafael del Calli
National Prize for Flamenco Art of Córdoba 2022, Rafael del Calli is the artistic name of Rafael Plantón Heredia. He is a gitano (Spanish gypsy)…
Duo Caamaño&Ameixeiras: Confluence of Tradition and Innovation at its best
Loulé, Portugal – While some performances at the Med 23 Festival were lackluster (very few), the opportunity was to take refuge in the most intimate…
Syria, Iran, and India Unite in Musical Harmony with ‘Istehlal’ by Mohamad Zatari Trio
Mohamad Zatari Trio – Istehlal (Zehra Records Berlin, 2023) The Mohamad Zatari Trio’s album, Istehlal, is a unique musical fusion that showcases the talents of…
Flamenco Guitar Virtuoso Fermín Fernández
Born in Granada, Spain, in 1995, Fermín Fernández has meticulously carved a path for himself over time, emerging as one of the most promising young…