Tag Archives: world music

Wishamalii’s Al-Bahr, and Aylin’s Soulgarden’s Bu Bir Demdir

Posted on 15th November 2024 by Gary Whitehouse

The Finland based multi-cultural trio Wishamalii makes powerful and beguiling music that seamlessly blends genres. World renowned Finnish piannist Kari Ikonen joins with Palestinian-Jordanian singer, composer and oud virtuoso Nemat Battah, and Ethopian percussionist Abdissa “Mamba” Assefa on this soulful … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ Folk and World Music Galore Vol. 3

Posted on 14th November 2024 by Gary Whitehouse

The German label Folk Galore, part of the CPL-Music group, has put together this year’s compilation of top tracks from the group’s 2024 folk music releases. Folk and World Music Galore Vol. 3 is, as usual, a good way to … Continue reading →

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Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Sandeep Das’s Indian Delta

Posted on 13th November 2024 by David Kidney

Born in Rajasthan, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt studied traditional Indian music with the greatest teachers. He even spent time with Pt. Ravi Shankar. He even invented his own instrument. Combining the traditional Indian veena with a Hawaiian guitar, he created … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ The Music of Nubenegra

Posted on 13th November 2024 by Diverse Voices

Brendan Foreman wrote this review. In 1994 Manuel Dominguez, a longtime devotee to traditional Spanish music, began the Nubenegra label out of Madrid, Spain. Originally dedicating his label solely to Spanish and Cuban music, he soon expanded its coverage to … Continue reading →

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Lama Gyurme and Jean-Philippe Rykiel’s Rain of Blessings: Vajra Chants

Posted on 12th November 2024 by Gary Whitehouse

Patrick O’Donnell wrote this review. If it’s meditation or inner peace you seek, Rain of Blessings may be the perfect musical accompaniment. But if you’re after anything else — some quiet background music or an interesting listen, for instance — … Continue reading →

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Habib Koite and Bamada’s Muso Ko

Posted on 12th November 2024 by Diverse Voices

Patrick O’Donnell wrote this review. Habib Koite’s rich guitar playing and complex, poetic lyrics make Muso Ko an album of literary proportions. Throughout the 16 tracks, the immensely talented Koite tackles prostitution, work ethics and morals, politics, the dangers of … Continue reading →

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Trendafilka’s For the Olives

Posted on 8th November 2024 by Gary Whitehouse

“Chichovite Konye,” the opening track on Trendafilka’s second album For the Olives was a good choice for its first single, as it presents the vocal group’s two sides in microcosm, as it were. Beginning with a stately, slow traditional polyphonic … Continue reading →

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Arun Ramamurthy Trio’s New Moon

Posted on 11th September 2024 by Gary Whitehouse

Arun Ramamurthy Trio’s debut Jazz Carnatica was one of my favorite releases of 2014 (indeed, of the entire decade of the Teens), and I’m delighted to report that their follow-up, although a decade in the making, is even better. Their … Continue reading →

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Arun Ramamurthy Trio’s Jazz Carnatica

Posted on 7th September 2024 by Gary Whitehouse

I love jazz violin and I love Carnatic music — classical music from the south of India. So I figured I would love this album by Indian jazz violinist Arun Ramamurthy, and I was right. It’s been on heavy rotation … Continue reading →

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Metropolitan Klezmer’s Yiddish For Travelers, and Metropolitan Klezmer featuring The Isle Of Klezbos (teaser)

Posted on 18th July 2024 by Diverse Voices

Judith Gennett wrote this review. Some people — me for example — think of klezmer as great party music, even though they’ve never been to a Jewish party! I always think of partying when I hear klezmer, even if I … Continue reading →

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