Colette Michaan – Earth Rebirth (Creatrix Music, 2023) Colette Michaan’s latest musical offering, Earth Rebirth, is an enchanting Latin Jazz album featuring superb flute work.…
Mama Sissoko – Live (Mieruba, 2023) Mama Sissoko is a highly talented guitarist and composer from Mali. He has released a brand new, superb live…
France-based world music showcase Babel Music XP has announced the artists set to perform at the 2024 edition. The lineup includes a vast array of…
Juliana Martina – Laman (Juliana Martina/AudioMaze, 2023) Juliana Martina’s latest album, Laman is a real gem! I stumbled upon this incredibly talented vocalist recently, and…
“Spheres,” a fusion of jazz and Indian influences by American guitarist Scott Emmerman, is a crafty, enjoyable mix in terms of both sources and production…
In Transmusicality, Mastering a Music from Another Culture (Croatian Musicological Society, 2022), Bruno Deschênes, a Canadian musician, composer and master Japanese shakuhachi player, takes a…
Labryenco – Morir y Nacer (-I-C-U-B4-T-, 2023) Labryenco, the dynamic flamenco ensemble led by Netherlands-based guitarist and composer Alain Labrie, has released its third album,…
Mama Sissoko was born in 1949 in Nioro du Sahel, 450 km north of Bamako, Mali. As a teenager, his parents entrusted him to his…
Influential world music showcase globalFEST will return to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) in New York City in 2024. The full day of…
Blanca Altable – Las Formas del Agua (Microscopi, 2023) Blanca Altable’s Las Formas del Agua (the shapes of water) unfolds with a profound dedication to…