folk – The Sound Projector

Au Fleuve de Loire: an epic folk / black metal tribute to the river at the heart of French identity

Hanternoz, Au Fleuve de Loire, France, Antiq Records, CD digibook / vinyl (2021) Formed in 2006, this Breton folk /

Various Artists, Anthology of Experimental Music from Peru, Italy, Unexplained Sounds Group, USG068 CD (2021) With Peru increasingly coming under

Maxine Funke, Seance, Australia, A Colourful Storm, ACOLOUR035 vinyl LP (2021) Quietly carving out her own distinct niche as a

Various Artists, Mien (Yao) – Canon Singing in China, Vietnam and Laos, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF117 limited edition LP

Andrés Vargas Pinedo, El fabuloso sonido de Andrés Vargas Pinedo: una colección de música popular amazónica (1966-1974), Peru, BUH Records,

Dagar Gyil Ensemble of Lawra, Dagara – Gyil Music of Ghana’s Upper West Region, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF118 limited

Natik Awayez, Manbarani, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF116 vinyl LP (2021) It seems astonishing that a composer / lyricist /

Three new items from the Polish Zoharum label. Album by the group ROD is Pòczuj Kaszëbsczégò Dëcha (ZOHAR 217-2), somewhat

Aume, Fulgor Renegrido, United Kingdom, Ancient Entity Records, AER023 cassette (2021) Based in Coquimbo, in north-central Chile, Aume is a

Below, some items of contemporary Polish (and one Serbian) music released on Bolt Records. Lumpeks are here with their self-titled