San-São Trio: Novos Caminhos
The fact that the English-speaking world knows little or nothing about Brasil and its artists is borne out by this remarkable recording...
Martin Loyato: Cinematic Tales
The composer trumpeter, pianist and – now we know – manipulator of a myriad electronic boards, Martin Loyato, has delivered his magnum...
The Garifuna Collective: Aban
The Garifuna story began when the cultural topography of the Caribs of St Vincent collided with that of the West Africans sometime...
Claudia Villela: Encantada (Live)
If you haven’t heard of Claudia Villela yet, this is an excellent disc to make her acquaintance. And if you’ve heard her...
Dover Quartet: The Curtis Session
Eric Sessler - Dreams from Life Awake I: Reverberation-Exploration-Flow; Dreams from Life Awake II: Tenderness-Love-Warmth; Dreams from Life Awake III Evolution-Growth-Transformation; Dreams...
To Paradise for Onions: Songs and Chamber Works of Edith Hemenway
Doors: Three Poems by W.S. Merwin for soprano, clarinet, cello and piano; Questions of Travel: for clarinet, cello and piano; To Paradise...
Janoska Ensemble: Revolution
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Overture; The Beatles 2: Yesterday; Fritz Kreisler 3: Praeludium and Allegro...
Fernanda Cunha: Canta Filó Machado
Filó Machado is one of a new generation of Brasilian composers that has been flying under the radar in a substantial part...
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents World Peace
As we (all seven billion of us) spin on our blue, spaceship earth, inexorably into the future, twenty-four hours of the day,...
Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg: Third Journey
Like both their previous recordings Third Journey by Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg is a benchmark one; historic in so many ways, just as...
Karim Maurice: Odysseus Fantasy
Karim Maurice: Odysseus Fantasy 1: Circe; 2: Blues for Nobody; 3: Calypso; 4: Weave & Undo; 5: Do Not Open the Aeolus’s...
Various Artists: Festival International Nuits d’Afrique 2019
Summer is music festival season in Canada and the rest of North America too. And while it’s easy to lose share of...
Matia Levréro – Tcha Limberger: Mediterranean Quartet
It seems that there is no end to the number of incarnations in which the chameleonic Tcha Limberger will appear. So it’s...
Music from Turkey featuring the Sameyda Ensemble
The Ottoman Turks had their roots in the vast region of Central Asia, which extended from the Caspian Sea in the west...
Sofia Ribeiro: Lunga
This album Lunga is the first full-length one by the vocalist Sofia Ribeiro since Mar Sonoro (2016). All it will take is a few...
Väsen: Rule of 3
This splendid 2019 disc by Väsen shows the musicians that make up this fascinating Swedish trio heading off to the interior landscape...
Benji Kaplan and Rita Figueiredo: Benji & Rita
This recording by Benji Kaplan and Rita Figueiredo is a benchmark recording in many more ways than one. The biggest deal may be the...
Mary Ann Kennedy: Glaschu
Glaschu, an epic hometown love song, by Mary Ann Kennedy is a glorious record. Simply glorious. A Scot from Glasgow, Miss Kennedy is possessed...
Vanessa Falabella: Loving Whisper
The full-bodied, expressive voice of Vanessa Falabella throughout this recording Loving Whisper is a perfect vehicle to convey this music’s pathos and yearning. The...
Eumir Deodato: Os Catedráticos 73
Eumir Deodato is arguably one of the most illustrious Brasilian composers, producers and performers to have ever transitioned from Brasil to the United States....
