Kristo Rodzevski – Black Earth (defkaz records, 2023) Kristo Rodzevski’s Black Earth presents an alluring and joyous fusion of eleven traditional Macedonian songs with African…
Dobrila & Dorian Duo – Dobrila & Dorian Duo 2 (SJF Records, 2023) Dobrila Grasheska and Dorian Jovanovic introduce the listener to a fascinating exploration…
Paprika – Wild, Wild East (Crackling Records, 2021) Wild, Wild East is an excellent recording by Paprika, a UK-based band that performs vivacious Balkan music…
My Last Song – A Tribute to Macedonia’s Gypsy Queen (ARC Music) is a new album from Esma Redžepova and Nune Brothers, scheduled for release…
Afion (Macedonian: opium, poppy) is a Croatian-Macedonian band that plays western Balkan music (mostly from their homelands Croatia and Macedonia). Formed in 2003 in Zagreb,…
Afion has a new album titled Treći bilbil (Spona / Aquarius Records). It is a tribute to all the vocalists who sing in a “wrong…
The album Brasses for the Masses from Macedonian brass band Džambo Aguševi Orchestra tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2020. The ensemble from…
The album Gipsy Dance (ARC Music) by Esma’s Band – Next Generation continues the tradition of famed Macedonian Roma (Gypsy) singer Esma Redžepova, also known…
Blato Zlato – In The Wake (Blato Zlato, 2019) In The Wake is the second album from New Orleans-based Balkan music band, Blato Zlato. Although…
Baklava, from Skopje, North Macedonia, plays music that could be best described as traditional Macedonian folk music played with traditional instruments, but infused with contemporary…