Sub Rosa release some of the most intriguing music around, like experimental music from Iran to folk-dub collaborations between scene giants like M. J. (Mick) Harris and Martyn Bates, but this release is something altogether different. Here are some notes from Sub Rosa’s Bandcamp site: “Ethiopian Musics 1971 is one Continue Reading
World Music
Yewari – Yewari
Bashir Khatsouk hails from Nartan in Russia’s historical region of Circassia. The music on this disc blends traditional music with a touch of neofolk. This will certainly appeal to those who enjoy Caucasian music and bands like Current 93.
Shogun’s Castle – The Sacred Creed of Devotion and Purpose
From Shogun’s Castle’s Bandcamp site: “”The Sacred Creed of Devotion and Purpose” is a third installment of Shogun’s Castle, a Japanese folk-synth album based on Koto & warrior drums, dedicated to the 10-fold path of sacred and forgotten virtues. Like its predecessors, this work also draws inspiration from the old Continue Reading
Dollar Brand, Don Cherry, Carlos Ward – Third World-Underground
From our friends at Wewantsounds – yet another gem, this time featuring legends Dollar Brand, Don Cherry, and Carlos Ward. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “Wewantsounds is honoured to announce the first-ever international release of the legendary collaboration between Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) and Don Cherry, featuring Carlos Ward. Following Continue Reading
Roberto Guimarães – Saudade de Mim
From Roberto Guimarães‘ Bandcamp site (translated): “Economist and self-taught musician, Roberto Guimarães was one of the pioneers of the Bossa Nova movement in Minas Gerais. He began composing in the late 1950s, creating lyrics and music on the guitar and keyboard, when he had the great opportunity of his life: Continue Reading
Ziad Rahbani – Ana Moush Kafer LP Special Edition
It never ends. Wewantsounds continues being the best archive label of all time, in my humble estimation, and their latest, a gem by Ziad Rahbani, is a scorcher. “Wewantsounds is delighted to continue its Ziad Rahbani reissue program with Ana Moush Kafer, a classic album by the Lebanese legend Ziad Continue Reading
Bruno Berle – Sem Fronteiras
The estimable Far Out Recordings scores another hit with Bruno Berle’s latest album, one which perfectly blends a more updated bossa nova sound with a more R&B-style groove underpinning the release. Elegant.
Goran Kajfeš Tropiques – Tell Us
Elegant and rather swanky music is on order today, courtesy of trumpeter Goran Kajfeš.
Slavyk – 11 Songs of Love & Suffering
Our dear friends (well done, Christian) at CPL-Music have a wonderful new release from the Polish-Serbian band Slavyk. From their press release: “Slavyk is the sonic offspring of an ever-evolving international music theatre project. The Polish-Serbian quartet brings together Silesian and Serbian musical traditions alongside English lyrics, blending jazz, pop, Continue Reading
Keçaçioğlu Muhammad, Gurban Primov & Sasha Ohanezashvili – An Azeri Mugham Trio ca. 1912
From the damn-near-perfect record label Canary Records’ Bandcamp site: “Keçaçioğlu Muhammad was the stage name of Muhammad Mashadi Khalil oglu who was born June 18, 1864 in the city of Shusha in the mountainous region of the Russian Empire known to the overwhelming Armenian majority of its residents for centuries Continue Reading