Sutaras – Prakalbinti atvirukai (Kukū Records SMF 063, 2024) Lithuanian folk band Sutaras presents Prakalbinti Atvirukai (Postcards Brought to Life), a groundbreaking album inspired by…
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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…
View More Gjermund Larsen Trio Embraces Tradition Beautifully with “Christmas Sessions”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…
View More A Star’s Light Does Fall: contemplative and comforting Holiday JazzCharming Version of Christmas Song
If you think you already know what a song entitled “Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad” sounds like, a listen to stateside artist Don Gato’s so-named delightful…
View More Charming Version of Christmas SongThe Delightful World of Christmas Carols by Kroke
The World of Christmas Carols (2021) presents an exquisite set of cherished tunes masterfully and exquisitely performed by Poland’s Kroke, one of the finest ensembles…
View More The Delightful World of Christmas Carols by Kroke2019 World Music Central Holiday Music Guide
We didn’t even hit Thanksgiving this year and already a tidal wave of mall Christmas trees had been lofted skyward, stores sporting holiday gear are…
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Do you remember last January when you said, “Hey, just throw all them in that big plastic bag,” and the other person did exactly that?…
View More 2017 Holiday Music GuideMagical Latin Christmas
Various Artists – Latin Christmas (Putumayo PUT 363-2, 2016) Thank you, Dr. Poinsett, for bringing the “Flor de Noche Buena” back to the US from…
View More Magical Latin Christmas2016 Christmas Music Guide
Perhaps you’ve just ventured to the darkest part of the attic or basement, plucked out those dusty boxes from under the bags of horded, hideous…
View More 2016 Christmas Music Guide2011 Holiday Music
For a spicy holiday splash check out Asalto Navideño by Willie Colón and Hector Lavoe digitally remastered on the Fania label. This tropical holiday fare…
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