Double Take: Vocal Harmonies Echo the Hardanger Fiddle on Tostemt
Øyonn Groven Myhren & Marit Karlberg – Tostemt (Heilo, 2025) Øyonn Groven Myhren and Marit Karlberg reimagine Norwegian fiddle traditions through two-part vocal arrangements on…
Sibling Synergy: Matthieu and Camille Saglio Top Iberian Roots Chart on 2nd Quarter of 2025
Al Alba (at dawn in Spanish), the latest collaboration between France-born cellist Matthieu Saglio and his brother, vocalist Camille Saglio, has reached number one on…
WOMEX 2025 Update: Full Showcase and Club Summit Lineups Announced for Tampere
Piranha Arts, the organizers of world music expo WOMEX, have announced the full list of Jury-selected Showcase artists and Club Summit performers for the 31st…
Trombonist Papo Vázquez Explores Puerto Rican Roots on ‘Songs del Yucayeke’
Papo Vázquez – Songs del Yucayeke (Pícaro Records, 2024) Papo Vázquez returns with his 11th album, Songs del Yucayeke, backed once again by his longtime…
Makgona Tsohle Band Reclaims the Groove on Makgona Tsohle Reggi
Makgona Tsohle Band – Makgona Tsohle Reggi (Umsakazo Records, 2020) In the lexicon of South African music, few names carry the sheer weight of legacy…
Guéreh on the Dancefloor: Noura Mint Seymali Revives a Forgotten Classic
After a nine-year recording hiatus, Mauritanian musician and storyteller Noura Mint Seymali returns with “Guéreh”, the first single from her upcoming album Yenbett, due in…
Hidden Truths, Revealed Grace
Bruna Black and John Finbury – Vã Revelação (Green Flash Music, 2024) The first time I heard Vã Revelação, Bruna Black’s voice curved around the…
Festival MED 25: Loulé, a City Filled with the Sounds of the World
Loulé cast aside its provincial character and, for three days, became a vibrant musical capital of the world. Around 25,000 people gathered to celebrate another…
Raise Your Voice, Save the Wild: A Folk-Powered Ode to Finnish Biodiversity
Various Artists – Nouse Luonto – Lauluja Monimuotoisuudesta (Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup, 2025) Nouse Luonto (“Rise, Nature”) is a remarkable collaborative album that brings together…
John Wright and the Art of the Jaw Harp
John Wright – Promenade (Guimbarde-Jews Harp) (Buda Musique, 2025) John Wright (1939–2013) was a pioneering English musician who elevated the jaw harp (also known as…