Sharon Isbin, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash – Live in Aspen (ZOHO Music, 2024) Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin partners with…
Iranian violinist Pooya Eshghinejad applies an excellent melding of traditional and jazz inspirations throughout “Panjdari,” showcasing not only his own skills but those of his…
The SGAE Foundation concludes its Nuevos Territorios series with an electrifying showcase of contemporary flamenco on December 13 and 14 at Sala Berlanga in Madrid…
Joy Lapps & Larnell Lewis – The Caribbean Christmas Mixtape vol.1 (KGR, 2024) The Caribbean Christmas Mixtape Vol. 1 is a fresh and highly enjoyable…
PJ Far-West & Ras Mundele deliver longstanding reggae consciousness and a sound to match, bringing together Congolese, Belgian and (most resoundingly) Jamaican musical aesthetics on…
Sam Redmore – Modulate (Jalapeno Records, 2024) Sam Redmore, who garnered a dedicated following with his inventive remixes, made a splash in 2022 with his…
Diego Amador & José María Bandera – Paqueando (Toque Records, 2024) The artists behind Paqueando are two of flamenco’s finest musicians, Diego Amador and José…
Deep roots Afro-Cuban drumming, reggae-tested effects, West African mallet percussion and chanted intonations combine to make ”Rumbadub” by Los Hermanos del Alma (a Cuban/Swiss collaboration)…
Santeri Dobrynin, Egor Masaltsev, Olga Plekhanova – Karjalan Jouhikko (Antonovka Records, 2023) The album Karjalan Jouhikko spotlights the jouhikko, a bowed lyre central to Karelian…
Maouzoun, Inger Hannisdal, Shble Saleem – Maouzoun (Fiol, 2024) Maouzoun, the collaborative project by Syrian oud player Shble Saleem and Norwegian violinist Inger Hannisdal, intertwines…