This is a truly stunning disc by the Moroccan singer Malika Zarra. While it does not always focus on the...
The sound of the BIG “little” ensemble Snarky Puppy is dramatic and discrete from anything that you are likely to hear. And once more they have...
There has been no dearth of repertory recordings over the years featuring the works of the iconic Brasilian composer from Bahia, Dorival Caymmi, scion of the...
Not long ago – despite the advent of the Renaissance of African American composers of music in the classical realm – the only two ‘new’ composers...
There has been a plethora of re-issued recordings in the past few years, but none quite like this on – Natureza by Joyce Moreno with Mauricio...
The brilliant young guitarist Plínio Fernandes proves once again [although he probably did not set out to do so] that well before Johann Sebastian Bach –...
Mozart Sonatas K.282, K.283, K.310, K.331, K332, K545 & K576 If classical radio stations [in Toronto, at any rate] are “to be believed” there would appear...
This is a spectacularly original album Jaku Mumor – an ethnomusicologist’s delight – is a mystical album of music with repertoire that comes from the deepest...
A string gently caressed, somewhere between pizzicato and a curved legato seemingly played with soft flesh; a chord strummed on a set of strings, a pedal...
Even with a first spin of this recording Legado one wonders who but Berta Rojas could have played this music that honours legendary women guitarists Ida...
The lack of recognition for the work of Grazyna Bacewicz [1909-1969] – even among music’s cognoscenti – is something of mystery. The Polish violinist and composer,...
This recording – Mapou, featuring the Haitian-Swedish-Swedish-Haitian brass, woodwind and percussion orchestra of Sten Källman and Sanba Zao – is one of the most electrifying recordings...
The young violinist Kinga Augustyn has outdone herself with the release of her second album of 2021, Turning in Time, probably reaching the apogee of performance...
David Broza’s declaration that the internationalism of humanity lies in music – no matter the extent of numerous Diasporas across the universe – has never been...
Ajoyo released their EP War Chant in the Fall of 2019 and have since followed that four-song release with a full album in the Summer of...
You cannot call your recording La Próxima Traición and expect to get away with emphasis on the elegance of the tango alone. Ben and Winnie certainly...
The origin of the word “mariachi” was once hotly discussed – even disputed. Semantics and etymology apart, no one has been able to quite resist the...
In 2017 Stanley Grill wrote music that elevated the terrestrial to the celestial with At the Center of All Things. That music swept across Whitman’s America...
There’s a good chance you might not have heard of the guitarist, vocalist and composer of these songs – Soli. Having a one-word name that also...
Think about Brasilian music played by Brasilians – even before a single note is played – and the chances are you’ll expect something magical in the...
