Dagar Gyil Ensemble of Lawra, Dagara – Gyil Music of Ghana’s Upper West Region, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF118 limited
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Manbarani: modern Arabic folk in a quest to find physical and spiritual place and purpose
Natik Awayez, Manbarani, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF116 vinyl LP (2021) It seems astonishing that a composer / lyricist /
Continue readingKeeping Up with the Kashubians
Three new items from the Polish Zoharum label. Album by the group ROD is Pòczuj Kaszëbsczégò Dëcha (ZOHAR 217-2), somewhat
Continue readingFulgor Renegrido: an unusual and striking fusion of atmospheric black metal and Chilean C&W / folk
Aume, Fulgor Renegrido, United Kingdom, Ancient Entity Records, AER023 cassette (2021) Based in Coquimbo, in north-central Chile, Aume is a
Continue readingWhen The Goat Turns Red
Below, some items of contemporary Polish (and one Serbian) music released on Bolt Records. Lumpeks are here with their self-titled
Continue readingToda História pela Frente: atmospheric BM / country / folk fusion coming too soon in the shadow of a masterpiece
Kaatayra, Toda História pela Frente, United States, Mospharic Recording Limited, MOS-20 CD (2020) After the astonishing and exhilarating effort that
Continue readingSó Quem Viu o Relâmpago à Sua Direita Sabe: a deeply soulful microcosm of Brazilian music and history
Kaatayra, Só Quem Viu o Relâmpago à Sua Direita Sabe, China, Pest Productions, PEST 262, CD (2020) An electrifying and
Continue readingI Remember You (Original Sound Track): a funereal set of dark ambient mood pieces
I Remember You (Original Sound Track), United Kingdom, Cold Spring Records, CSR287CD digipak (2020) The official soundtrack to the 2017
Continue readingWreathed in Mourncloud: a work of beauty, majesty and emotion that falls short of being a masterpiece
Fellwarden, Wreathed in Mourncloud, Germany, Eisenwald Tonschmiede, EISEN161 limited edition vinyl LP (2020) The Lake District in north-western England is
Continue readingHoumeissa: a soundtrack of electronic desert folk for a computer game or an animated film
Hama, Houmeissa, United States, Sahel Sounds, SS-049 vinyl LP (2019) While looking up information on Mamman Sani Abdulaye on Sahel
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