Mali in Their Roots: Songhoy Blues Embrace Tradition on “Héritage”
Songhoy Blues – Heritage (Transgressive Records, 2025) Malian band Songhoy Blues returns with Héritage, their fourth album and a significant departure from their previous work.…
Kitchen Fresh
Germany’s Epic Soul Kitchen is on a musical excursion entitled “Dip Trip,” and their Latinized jazz is cooked up right and tight. The solos are,…
Wild Mint, Wild Sound: Mila Trani’s Genre-Blending Hybridization
Mila Trani – Menta Selvatica (Segell Microscopi, 2025) Inspired by the mythological and medicinal properties of wild mint, Menta Selvatica (wild mint) is an exploration…
Aurelio Martínez, Prominent Garifuna Musician, Dies in Plane Crash in Honduras
Aurelio Martínez Suazo, a renowned Honduran musician and cultural ambassador of the Garifuna community, passed away on March 17, 2025, in a plane crash near…
Magnificent Seven
“Butterflies,” by a band called Intercontinen7al, may well be the first of its kind: a bossa nova song comprised of parts recorded on all seven…
Ana Carla Maza Brings Her Genre-Defying Sound to the U.S.
Cuban jazz singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Ana Carla Maza will make her U.S. debut tour this April, performing in Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Chicago,…
Celebrating Island-Based Artists: Orkney Folk Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup
The Orkney Folk Festival has announced its full lineup for 2025, featuring 60 acts from across the globe. Scheduled to take place from May 22…
Setting Sail on Celtic Sounds: Carlos Núñez Navigates Musical Currents
Carlos Núñez – Celtic Sea (Arfolk AR1208, 2023) Carlos Núñez’s album Celtic Sea is a musical voyage through the maritime connections that have bound Celtic…
Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta: The Viral Duo Revitalizing Irish Sean-Nós
Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta are renowned for their mastery of sean-nós, the traditional unaccompanied Irish singing style, as well as their distinctive vocal arrangements…
The Best of Irish and Irish-Diaspora Folk Music for 2025
To celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, we have compiled a list with some of the finest Irish folk music recordings that appeared recently on World Music…