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- What’s New for the 26th of July:
- A Kinrowan Estate story: chicken pot pieces
- What’s New for the 19th of July: Charles de Lint’s Ottawa novels with a quote from Drink Down the Moon, Gary’s review of Nordic fiddle music, It’s Michele Walther and Irina Behrendt playing Aaron Copland’s ‘Hoe Down’ from his Rodeo album
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Midsomer Odd Things
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Library and Its Librarian
- What’s New for the Fifth of July: Remembering Jane Yolen; some new Americana and jazz music; Fishing Blues
- A Kinrowan Estate Story: Recursive Loops
- What’s New for June 21: Jennifer Stevenson’s ‘Solstice’
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Turkish Coffee
- What’s New for the 7th of June: Foxes in literature, live Balkan music, comforting jazz, Americana jazz, and wonderfully weird fusion jazz; and John Fogerty live
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Bloodied Kings
- What’s New for the 24th of May: Gary’s Review of Elizabeth Bear’s White Space novels, iain’s review of the Lonely Signal Burns novellas by her, she reading her own story, ‘The Chains That You Refuse’, and I see Gary has some tasty music reviews fir us as well
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Our Greensward
- What’s New for the 10th of May: books reviewed by Jennifer Stevenson, music by Teddy Thompson, Americana music from all over, and some live music from John Fogerty
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Walk
- What’s New for the 26th of April: the nature of Stories; some new and newish SF, plus new world, jazz, folk and Americana music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Spring Day
- What’s New for the 12th of April: Some new and recent SF; new Americana, Norwegian folk rock and jazz; and thoughts on War For The Oaks
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Unified Theory of Libraries (A Letter to Anna)
- What’s New for the 29th of March: Beer and spirits, in song and text, some new Scandinavian fiddle music and jazz flute music, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian
- What’s New for the 15th of March: some DeLint stories for early spring; lots of polskas, Serbian folk rock, progressive jazz, and Nordic music from the archives
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Hedge Witches
- What’s New for the 1st of March: Emma Bull’s War for The Oaks, Rosanne Cash’s ‘Runaway Train’, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, plus new Americana and jazz music
- A Kinrorwan Estate story: Cranachanh
- What’s New for the 15th of February: Some Seanan McGuire fantasy, Alison Bechdel’s latest, Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin; Nordic sounds, old time, Americana and Tex-Mex music
- What’s New for the 1st of February: Kage Baker retrospective; new Americana, Buddhist chants and Finnish songs, new and reissued jazz, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Fireplaces in Kinrowan Hall
- What’s New for the 18th of January: World music and fiction by Amal El-Mohtar
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Bridges and Paths plus a Troll
Tag Archives: world music
David Lyndon Huff’s Worldbeat: World Music for a New Millennium
This CD is the sort that one finds in the bookstores of retreat centers catering to middle aged, middle income, New Age types. It is a solo effort, where session musician Huff samples vocals from several traditions. Unfortunately, none of … Continue reading
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Various artists’ Latin Noir
I’m not sure that the title of this collection is entirely accurate, particularly because my favorite cut, “La Distancia” by Colombian singer and vallenato accordionist Alfredo Gutiérrez seems to me to be a joyful celebration. True, it’s in a minor … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, Afro-Cuban music, world music
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Daryana Antipova interview: Tempvs Fvgit’s journey through sacred sound
Receiving almost a hundred new albums every month — and often giving a band just thirty seconds to catch my attention with their very first notes — my ear inevitably becomes a little jaded. That’s why discoveries like the Corsican … Continue reading
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Tagged Corsica, polyphony, Tempvs Fvgit, world music
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Kulin Ban’s Ad Drinum
When Vladimir Savić first gathered musicians under the name Kulin Ban in 2005, it was never meant to become a typical band. What began spontaneously at a wedding in Southern Serbia soon evolved into a foundation-like, non-profit project named after … Continue reading
Benedicte Maurseth’s Mirra
I’ve been a big fan of the Hardanger fiddle for many years now, and Benedicte Maurseth, who grew up in Norway’s mountainous Hardanger region, has become one of my favorite practitioners. Her previous recording Harr was one of my favorites … Continue reading
Artist interview: Zhenya Wind’s fairy-tale music
Green Man Review’s Daryana Antipova conducted this interview by email with Russian musician and singer Zhenya Wind. Zhenya Wind is a multi-genre singer from St. Petersburg. Her 2025 release The Earth Moves is her fourth album. She has been the … Continue reading
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Tagged folk music, interview, russian folk music, world music
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Various artists’ Music From Vietnam Vols. 1-5
Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. Until relatively recently, the cultural offerings of Vietnam have been not readily available in the West. Isolated for almost a half century by various conflicts, the music and art of these people have only … Continue reading
Matapat’s Petit Fou
Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. Of the many beautiful regional musics that exist in my native Canada, one of my absolute favourites is traditional Quebecois music. (Incidentally, my number one choice is a variation of this genre, the Metis … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic music, folk music, quebecois music, world music
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Geir Sundstøl’s Sakte Film
Geir Sundstøl’s recordings have always had a cinematic quality about them. His 2025 offering Sakte Film (Slow Motion Film) pushes that envelope even further, as explicitly stated in the title. The Norwegian musician and composer here stretches his already multicolored … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, Nordic music, world music
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René Lacaille’s Mapou
Faith J. Cormier wrote this review. There must be something about the music of former French colonies. I was astounded by how much René Lacaille’s music from the Indian Ocean island of La Réunion sounds like Acadian music from the … Continue reading