努尔·泽赫拉·卡齐姆 Noor Zehra Kazim – 萨迦维纳琴之声 The Sound of Sagar Veena

From the venerable Shenzhen-based Old Heaven Books record label’s Bandcamp site: “About this album: The Sagavena is a stunning string instrument with a unique and beautiful design, reminiscent of the Vichitra Veena and Chitra Veena. This instrument has a wider range of sound than the traditional Indian Veena, and the Continue Reading

Tidiani Kone et le T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – Tidiani Kone et le T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo

From the release’s Bandcamp site: “Over the past few years Acid Jazz has been the proud custodian of the legendary Albarika Store label, which produced some of the finest, deepest West African cuts of the last century. Based in Benin, the label was a melting point of local sounds and Continue Reading

Fletina – Environments & Mechanisms

The only information I can pass on about today’s band, Fletina, is that they recorded their album in Scotland.  That’s it, folks. However, because I trust the taste of my friends at Mahorka Records, I gave the release a chance.  The ‘music’ strikes a good balance between field recordings and Continue Reading

Various Artists – SWP Records: Forgotten Guitars From Mozambique

From the SWP Records Bandcamp site: “This selection of Hugh Tracey recordings from the 50s represent what later became known as marrabenta. In fact in the early 50s there were 3 centres of guitar music in central and southern Africa – the Zambian Copperbelt, the Katanga mines in Congo, and Continue Reading

eardrops – nightfall over concrete

Listening to some of the early masters of electroacoustic music and musique-concrète, it seemed that the goal of the music was to imitate the real world, and certainly, the masters like Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer and François Bayle did so elegantly.  Now, in 2025, we have incredibly good digital recording Continue Reading

Various Artists – Death Is Not The End: Making Records: Home Recordings c. 1890-1920

Death Is Not The End is a leading archival record label, but this release isn’t solely focused on music. It highlights people engaging in everyday activities, many of which involve music, while others showcase individuals taking the time to document their lives using what was then new technology.

Al Massrieen – Modern Music

One of Egypt’s greatest bands, Al Massrieen, gets the reissue treatment from the phenomenal Habibi Funk Records!  From the label’s Bandcamp site: “We’re happy to present a reissue of “Modern Music”, the last album by the iconic Egyptian band Al Massrieen, originally released in 1984. This was the final installment Continue Reading