A band from Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Jorge Aguilar y Sus Embelecos, is joined by Senegalese guitarist Tapha Gaye for “Eres Tú Mi Rosa,” a reconnection…
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Johan Tobias Bergstrom Returns With Jazz-Folk Crossover Album Stella
Johan Tobias Bergstrom – Stella (Losen Records, 2026) Norwegian guitarist Johan Tobias Bergstrom presents his second album, Stella. Bergstrom is known for a delightful Django…
View More Johan Tobias Bergstrom Returns With Jazz-Folk Crossover Album StellaSilkroad Sets “Sanctuary” Tour For March 2026
Silkroad will launch its next flagship touring program, Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual, on stages across the United States from March 10–28, 2026.…
View More Silkroad Sets “Sanctuary” Tour For March 2026Balafon Goes Chromatic: Aly Keïta’s Balafon Evolution
Aly Keïta – Balafon Evolution (One World Records, 2026) Ivorian balafon player Aly Keïta presents Balafon Evolution with his Berlin-based trio. The set connects West…
View More Balafon Goes Chromatic: Aly Keïta’s Balafon EvolutionGarden Of Silence Returns With Debut Album Neither You Nor I
Garden of Silence – Neither You Nor I (Bazaarpool, 2025) Swiss-based ensemble Garden Of Silence released its debut album Neither You Nor I on Bazaarpool…
View More Garden Of Silence Returns With Debut Album Neither You Nor ITaking the Fifth
La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing, 2025) Two of the innumerable things I’m no good at are defining what exactly is meant…
View More Taking the FifthKunbe Brings The Power of Afro-Rock Fusion to Fanga
Kunbe – Fanga (Adjololo Records, 2025) Fanga, the second album from Kunbe, continues the collaboration between Malian musicians and the Livenais brothers, longtime figures in…
View More Kunbe Brings The Power of Afro-Rock Fusion to FangaBashElan’s Titkon Weaves Hungarian folk, Balkan rhythms, and Roma traditions
BashElan – Titkon (Fonó, 2025) BashElan, a stellar young ensemble led by founder Zsombor Herédi, crafts its cathartic sound from traditional sources. The group mixes…
View More BashElan’s Titkon Weaves Hungarian folk, Balkan rhythms, and Roma traditionsHirundo Maris: A Fusion of European and Ottoman Early Music Traditions
Hirundo Maris – Looking for New Horizons, Book I (Seyir Müzik, 2025) Looking for New Horizons is the lovely debut album by Hirundu Maris, a…
View More Hirundo Maris: A Fusion of European and Ottoman Early Music TraditionsMallorca Updating
The U.K.’s ever-inventive Periscopi Invertit has another winner in “L’amo de son carabassa,” a folk tune from the Mediterranean island of Mallorca that’s been seasoned…
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