Gjermund Larsen Trio Embraces Tradition Beautifully with “Christmas Sessions”
Gjermund Larsen Trio – Christmas Sessions (Heilo, 2024) The Gjermund Larsen Trio presents here its first-ever Christmas album, Christmas Sessions. Using a chamber folk format…
World Music Central Announces the Best World Music Albums of 2024
World Music Central proudly unveils its curated selection of the top world music albums for 2024. This year’s list includes splendid original works, masterful contemporary…
A Star’s Light Does Fall: contemplative and comforting Holiday Jazz
Margaret Slovak & Chris Maresh – A Star’s Light Does Fall (Slovak Music, 2024) Guitarist Margaret Slovak and bassist Chris Maresh deliver an elegant holiday…
World Music Charts Europe Reveal the Best of The Year 2024
World Music Charts Europe has released the list of top 250 albums for the year 2024. This year there were 887 nominated releases. World Music…
Justin Adams & Mauro Durante Top Transglobal World Music Chart for December 2024
The album Sweet Release by Justin Adams (UK) & Mauro Durante (Italy) conquered the number one spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the…
Kokoroko Achieves Chart-Topping Success on NACC for the Week Ending November 26
The EP Get The Message (Brownswood Recordings) by London-based band Kokoroko is the number one album in the world music category on the North American…
Justin Adams & Mauro Durante Secure Number One Position on World Music Charts Europe for December 2024
The album Sweet Release by Justin Adams & Mauro Durante reached the number one spot on World Music Charts Europe for the month of December…
First-class Brazilian Reggae by Karola Nunes
There’s never been a shortage of top-notch Brazilian reggae, and “Botânica” by Karola Nunes is a great addition to the bumper crop, sporting layers of…
Sharon Isbin and Sarod Masters’ Live Collaboration: A Transcendent Fusion of Classical Traditions
Sharon Isbin, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash – Live in Aspen (ZOHO Music, 2024) Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin partners with…
Exceptional World Fusion by Fiddler Pooya Eshghinejad
Iranian violinist Pooya Eshghinejad applies an excellent melding of traditional and jazz inspirations throughout “Panjdari,” showcasing not only his own skills but those of his…