Violeta Parra’s Final Songs Masterpiece Returns in Original Form
Violeta Parra – Las últimas composiciones de Violeta Parra (Vampisoul, 2025) Vampisoul is reissuing in 2025 the album Las Últimas Composiciones de Violeta Parra (the…
Sitar and Synergy: Anoushka Shankar Celebrates 30 Years on Stage
(headline image: Anoushka Shankar – Photo by Carly Hildebrant) On Friday, March 28, 2025, Grammy-nominated sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar marks 30 years of performing with…
Sister Sadie’s Song for the Free-Spirited: “Do What You Want”
Sister Sadie’s latest single, “Do What You Want,” offers a lively shift from their previous release, the bluegrass ballad “If I Don’t Have You.” The…
Highlife in Disguise: Okwy Osadebe Honors Igbo Masquerade Tradition
Okwy Osadebe and Highlife SoundMakers – Music for Igbo Masquerade (Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque Records, 2025) Okwy Osadebe and Highlife SoundMakers’ latest album, Music for…
Come to the Water
Combining acoustic guitar with rhythmic splashing sounds, Spain’s Xurxo Mares creates a charming, Galician-rooted instrumental piece appropriately titled “Pandeirada da auga.” It’s fairly short but…
Silkroad Ensemble Amplifies Uplifted Voices on West Coast Tour
From March 28 to April 6, 2025, the Silkroad Ensemble will tour Uplifted Voices along the U.S. West Coast, featuring six distinguished performer-composers in an…
Tenzin Choegyal & Collaborators Explore Sound and Meditation in ‘Snow Flower’
Tenzin Choegyal, Matt Corby, Rohin Jones, Alex Henriksson – Snow Flower (Rainbow Valley Records, 2025) Tenzin Choegyal, Grammy-nominated Tibetan musician and composer, joins forces with…
Kairos Collective Delivers Striking Interplay of Eastern Mediterranean Modal Music and Western Elements
Kairos Collective – Ariadne (Kairos Collective, 2024) The Ariadne EP by contemporary modal ensemble Kairos Collective, released in 2024, is a captivating selection of live…
Salif Keita’s Soulful Serenade in ‘Chérie’”
(headline image: Salif Keita – Photo by Lucille Reyboz) Malian music icon Salif Keita has released “Chérie,” a track from his upcoming album So Kono,…
Timeless as ever Bossa Nova
U.K. pianist Michael Eastwood leads the way as a global cast of a dozen players glide through “Bo-sete-nova,” a bossa nova tune with a time…