Akvan, City of Blood, Iran, self-released, cassette (2021) Dedicated to the Iranian soldiers who fought and died in the Iran-Iraq
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Tag: folk
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 /
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Anthology of Experimental Music from Peru: an outstanding collection of music with passion and raw quality
Various Artists, Anthology of Experimental Music from Peru, Italy, Unexplained Sounds Group, USG068 CD (2021) With Peru increasingly coming under
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Seance: seven perfect songs with just tender voice and murmuring acoustic guitar
Maxine Funke, Seance, Australia, A Colourful Storm, ACOLOUR035 vinyl LP (2021) Quietly carving out her own distinct niche as a
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Mien (Yao) – Canon Singing in China, Vietnam and Laos: hypnotic and unearthly singing from minority hill tribes
Various Artists, Mien (Yao) – Canon Singing in China, Vietnam and Laos, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF117 limited edition LP
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A light and lively Amazonian popular folk compilation in “El fabuloso sonido de Andrés Vargas Pinedo: una colección de música popular amazónica (1966-1974)”
Andrés Vargas Pinedo, El fabuloso sonido de Andrés Vargas Pinedo: una colección de música popular amazónica (1966-1974), Peru, BUH Records,
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Dagara – Gyil Music of Ghana’s Upper West Region: trance-like pointillist xylophone music
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 /
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Keeping 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
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Fulgor 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
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