(headline image: Perrate and ZA! – Photo by Alejandra Amere) The album Jolifanto (Lovemonk / El Volcán, 2025) by Perrate y Za! is the winner…
Perrate and Za! Win MIN 2025 Indie Award for Best Flamenco Album
Tag: world fusion
Maria João’s Abundância: A Bounty of Sound and Soul
Maria João – Abundância (Galileo Music Communication, 2025) Maria João returns with Abundância, a remarkable new album that bridges the musical traditions of Portugal and…
Tantalizing Sounds: Unearthing Egypt’s Lost Urban Folklore
Various Artists – Born in the City of Tanta: Lower Egyptian Urban Folklore and Bedouin Shaabi from Libya’s Bourini Records 1968-75 (Sublime Frequencies, 2025) Throughout…
African Connections
The sonic similarities between Kenyan and Congolese music have long been evident, and Hakuna Patata celebrates as much with a song called “Kuja Tuscheze” and…
Agbadja King Reigns Again: Gnonnas Pedro’s Legacy Restored
Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band – Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983 (Analog Africa, 2025) Gnonnas Pedro, the Beninese icon who modernized Agbadja (a percussive…
Elana Sasson Elegantly Bridges Traditional Folk and Jazz on In Between
Elana Sasson – In Between (PKMusik, 2025) With her beautifully crafted debut album In Between (PKMusik, 2025), Persian-Kurdish-American vocalist and composer Elana Sasson unveils an…
Versatile Flamenco Percussionist and Instrument Designer Nasrine Rahmani
Currently based in Madrid, Spain, Nasrine Rahmani is a professional percussionist specializing in flamenco and Latin percussion. Born in Australia to a mother from Mauritius…
Harvesting Spanish Folk: Violeta Veinte’s Fusion of Tradition and Modernity
Violeta Veinte – Alorí (self-release, 2024) Alorí takes its name from a childhood greeting between enchanting singer and fiddler Violeta Veinte and her grandfather, Argimiro,…
Multifaceted and Stirring Spanish Vocalist Desiré Paredes
Desiré Paredes is an eclectic singer from Madrid who is in love with music, emotional journeys, and the beauty of sounds. Her entire life has…
El Laberinto del Coco Clears the Air with “Todo Se Nubla”
El Laberinto del Coco, the Puerto Rican bomba fusion ensemble led by percussionist Héctor “Coco” Barez, has released a new single titled “Todo Se Nubla.”…