(headline image: Ali Dogan Gönültas performing live at Polirítmia, 2023 – Photo by María Carbonell) In May 2022, the first album of Ali Doğan Gönültaş…
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Altan Unveils Extraordinary Tribute to Donegal
Altan – Donegal (Compass Records, 2024) Altan has just released an album titled Donegal that celebrates the cherished Irish county where the band was formed.…
Masterful Quartet Celtic Woman Delivers Exquisite 20th Anniversary Album
Celtic Woman – 20th Anniversary (Manhattan Records, 2024) The popular Celtic Woman act returns with a brand-new album, titled 20th Anniversary, to celebrate two decades…
Tamborilero Expertly Mixes Uruguayan Tradition and Innovation
Valeria Matzner – Tamborilero (Lulaworld Records, 2023) Valeria Matzner’s latest musical venture, Tamborilero (drummer in Spanish) intertwines her Uruguayan roots with a splash of contemporary…
Vini De Groove Skillfully Mixes Brazilian baião and chorinho Beats
“Cerrado Cigano” by American guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Vini De Groove brilliantly fuses Brazilian baião and chorinho rhythms. The artist has spent considerable time soaking up musical influences…
Echoes of Earth wraps up debut Goa edition of its music festival – and completes a sustainability report
Echoes of Earth, describing itself as ‘India’s greenest music festival,’ wrapped up its debut Goa edition this month. See our coverage of its earlier Bangalore…
Irish Musicians Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’Leary Release New Song “Liffeyside”
(headline image; Kevin Burke, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’Leary) Irish traditional singer and flutist Nuala Kennedy and Dublin/New York singer and guitarist Eamon O’Leary have…
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones Present Irish Ballads in a New Package
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones – Let The Free Birds Fly (Warfield Music, 2022) Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, from Dublin,…
Second Week of Mujeres en Vivo 2024 Performances
The second week of Madrid’s Mujeres en Vivo 2024 (Women Live 2024) begins Wednesday the 13th with the indie-folk of Rivers & Suns at Café…
Shulùq Ensemble Navigates the Sounds of Mediterranean Cultures
Shulùq Ensemble – The Dream of Ibn Hamdìs (Visage Music, 2022) The Dream of Ibn Hamdis by the Shulùq Ensemble, released under Visage Music in…