Barbaros Bozkir Releases Last Man in the Dream World
Turkish multi-instrumentalist Barbaros Bozkir has a new album titled Last Man in the Dream World. He plays world music with a cinematic feel. Each song…
Enthralling Mix of Nordic Winds and Arabic Atmosphere
Anders Hagberg & Ahmad al Khatib – Melodic Melange (Footprint Records, 2014) Melodic Melange delivers a remarkable mix of Nordic jazz and Middle Eastern maqam…
Rising star of Melodic Reggae
Mortimer – Fight the Fight (Easy Star Records, 2019) Fight The Fight is an excellent modern reggae EP from rising reggae artist Mortimer. The young…
Vinyl Reissue of Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara
The album Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara, originally released in 1960, will be reissued on vinyl and digital in January 2020 on Smithsonian Folkways.…
Smithsonian Folkways to Reissue Gambian Griot Kora Duets
Smithsonian Folkways has announced the reissue of the album Gambian Griot Kora Duets on vinyl and digital. Originally released in 1979, the album highlighted Gambian…
Manhu: Voices Of The Sani, the Sounds of Southwestern China
The album Voices Of The Sani will present the living tradition of Manhu in Yunnan province, China. The album is set for release on January…
Hungarian Band Terra Profonda Publishes For The Sake Of the Mountains
Terra Profonda, a Hungarian act that describes itself as a ‘shamanistic folk-blues’ band has a new album titled For The Sake Of The Mountains (Fonó…
Portuguese Multi-instrumentalist Madalena Palmeirim Releases Right as rain
“Right as rain” is the first solo album from Portuguese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Madalena Palmeirim, an artist with a 10-year long career. Lyrics are in…
Artist Profiles: Roosevelt Collier
Sacred steel guitar maestro master Roosevelt Collier started out playing in the House of God Church in Perrine, southern Florida, together with his uncles and…
Boundary-blurring Contemporary Malian Songs
Kankou – Kuma (Cannery Row Records, 2019) Rising Malian singer-songwriter Kankou joins forces with Scottish guitarist Mark Mulholland on Kuma. Kankou Kouyate is a member…