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TootArd: Migrant Birds GBCD 95 / € 10,45 / 4030433609521 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: CD / Syria – Popular GBLP 95 / € 13,45 / 4030433609514 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: LP / Syria – Popular This inventive duo of brothers from the Golan Heights – Hasan and Rami Nakhleh - return with an infectious re-imagining of their sound. Jammed full of pop hooks and quarter-tone synth lines, "Migrant Birds" unleashes a disco whirlwind that pays homage to the Middle Eastern dancefloor scenes of the 80's. Retro funky meets hi-sheen contemporary. The 80s may be the catalyst, with the glittering, hedonistic party vibe. But the real roots of the music here run deeper, to musicians like keyboardist Magdi al-Husseini and Ihsan Al-Munzer, who were the first to introduce synthesizers to the Arabic classical style, or Omar Khorshid, who pioneered the addition of electric guitar and worked with the legendary Umm Kulthum. Listen to a track.
Ba Balance: Around The Crocodile Pond ONEPC 2020 / € 10,95 / 0195081453088 / label: One World Records / format: CD / Denmark-Gambia – Popular Guitar and percussion. That's it. That's what you get. But what a world of music you enter when two old friends – one from Denmark, the other from The Gambia and each a master of their own craft – sit down and decide, finally, to make a record. 'Around The Crocodile Pond' features the two friends grooving and improvising on the ten remarkable songs composed by Preben Carlsen. The music flows with polyrhythmic elegance as the tunes weave organically in raw circular road movie-style Afro Blues. Iconographic reminiscent of wild wide landscapes, from the deep mangrove forests in the Southern states of USA to the flat red mountains on the Mali desert and with a dramatic blue sky above it all.
Amadou Diagne & Cory Seznec: Touki – Right Of Passage (LP release July 31st, 2020) CPR 7 / € 9,45 / 0194660796080 / label: Captain Pouch Records / format: CD / Senegal-USA – Popular CPR 8 / € 13,95 / 3760301212850 / label: Captain Pouch Records / format: LP / Senegal-USA – Popular Who would have guessed that a chance encounter between buskers in the streets of Bath, England more than a decade ago would lead to a new musical adventure in 2020? Amadou Diagne from Senegal and French-American Cory Seznec hit it off that Spring day, planting the seeds of a future collaboration. The album Touki - Right of Passage, a play on words that has multiple layers of meaning for Amadou and Cory. It alludes to the arduous journey millions embark on to better their lot in these times of hard borders and tall walls (including Amadou’s own difficult passage in the UK), and how people undergo various rites of passage while doing so. It also reflects the more personal musical journeys that Amadou and Cory have been experiencing both together and individually as outliers in their fields. Listen.
La Gallera Social Club: Tropico Salvaje (CD release June 5th, 2020 – LP release June 19th, 2020) DPCD 20 / € 9,95 / 3521383461556 / label: Tortuga / format: CD / Venezuela – Folk-Electro-Tropical DPLP 20 / € 14,45 / 3521381561562 / label: Tortuga / format: LP / Venezuela – Folk-Electro-Tropical The Gallera Social Club is a journey full of Venezuelan Folklore, psychedelia, electro and traditional atmospheres in the regions of South American culture. The "social club": a place for meeting and sharing, friendship and celebration the "Gallera" with their instruments, fulfilling in their own style the objectives of a festive and cultural movement of their native country; Venezuela. A combustible mixture of Latin American popular music, indomitable and exhilarating at the same time, borrowing as much from age-old traditions as from the hovering tracks of the 70s or the unclassifiable digital experiments of today. The Gallera Social Club thus continues to blur the tracks with its folk'electronico, a sort of kaleidoscopic musical fantasy, a nugget full of groove and sweet madness. Allegedly iconoclastic!!!! Listen.
Domna Samiou: Songs Of Dame Sea DCD 23 / € 15,95 / 5204910000722 / label: Greek Folk Music Ass. / format: 2CD / Greece – Folk The wealth of Greek traditional music has been enriched by every aspect of maritime tradition – by its values, virtues and charm – as is amply demonstrated by this wonderful collection of songs. They embrace the ways people have sung, since Ulysses, about the temptations of the sea, its risks, its beauty and its tranquility but also about the danger of loss. Greece is surrounded by the sea and for centuries on end the sea has determined its fate: the manner and place of wrestling a livelihood, as a gateway to communication and defensive wall, as the roadway which both unites and separates… The wild, foam-capped sea, the tranquility of a dead calm, the lapping of waves at the water’s edge: these are the image and, once many are gathered together, they turn into a song. Listen to a track.
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Ivan Francesco Ballerini: Cavallo Pazzo RMR 467 / € 10,95 / 8032584614672 / label: RadiciMusic Records / format: CD / Italy – SingerSongwriter A really interesting debut that of the Tuscan singer-songwriter Ivan Francesco Ballerini. Yet another voice with melodic nuances of great Italian taste that embrace lyrics that once again return to history, and in particular on the ruthless fate of Native Americans, all too forgotten by books and chronicles ... and the excuse is greedy to go to weave plots of love and fantasy, but also and above all passages of sensitive look at everyday life. "Cavallo Pazzo" is a daring record, plain and simple and of that sound that makes itself recognizable not through aesthetics but only by the great personality of those behind the pen and the guitar. Listen to a track.
Andrea Andrillo: Elusive RMR 459 / € 10,95 / 8032584614597 / label: RadiciMusic Records / format: CD / Italy – SingerSongwriter This is a collection of love songs, some of which he wrote by himself, some of which he borrowed. He is fascinated by the way a song can be rewritten while still being faithful to itself. That’s why he can hardly find the words to express his gratitude to Giovanni Coda for his great movie, “Mark’s Diary”, without which neither would this soundtrack album exist, nor would he have had the opportunity to investigate, through songs and in sync with the movie, various shades of loving. Far from being an “album of covers”, this record is mainly a “sonic transposition”, so to speak, of what happens on the silver screen as the movie unrolls and its characters communicate using words that are sometimes borrowed from the lyrics of the songs in this album. Teaser.
Savelli & Manzi: Gettare Le Basi RMR 652 / €10,95 / 8032584616522 / label: RadiciMusic Records / format: CD / Italy – Fusion This album a full-fledged debut that comes from the musicians passion for the rock of the '60s and '70s that still remains essential today. A return to the roots of rock with a strong propensity to improvisation, to a free flow of music without setting too many limits. In fact, the work is born from a series of improvisations of bass and drums and only later our friends decided to involve instrumentalists to complete the work. The result is a wide-ranging work where rock, prog, jazz, improvisation and psychedelia live together, dragging the listener into a sound experience that, starting from the 60s, reaches the present day through the way of post rock. Listen to a track.
David Tavares: Flamenco Utropico YOUKALI 181 / € 9,95 / 7713042436579 / label: Youkali Music / format: CD / Spain – Flamenco Fusion On his fifth album 'Flamenco Utropico' the Brazilian guitarist who has lived in Spain for more than 30 years, David Tavares, one of the greatest exponents of flamenco fusion music on the current scene, surprises us once again with new compositions in a fascinating and intimate melodic, stylistic and personal introspection exercise. David Tavares imprints his unmistakable flamenco, classical and Brazilian sound stamp on a handful of original compositions not only in the sense of melody and harmony, but also in the instrumentation chosen for the performance of the songs. Listen.
Alejandro Serrano: Hay Alguien Ahi? YOUKALI 175 / € 9,95 / 7713042413440 / label: Youkali Music / format: CD / Spain – Popular 'Hay Alguien Ahí?' is an alternative pop rock album full of good music and good lyrics. Ten songs that travel to different places and with different characters, with a common thread of urban character: the asphalt, the rush or the neurosis of the big cities; love, nostalgia, insecurity or rage. The careful production of Martín García Duque and Rubén García Motos is worth mentioning. Working hand in hand with Alejandro, they have achieved a unique sound for this album. Listen to a track.
Ines Graca: Origem FAC 2868716 / € 10,95 / 7427128687167 / label: Fado ao Centro / format: CD / Portugal – Fado Ines Graca was born in Faro, lived in Fuseta and currently lives in Coimbra. She shared the stage with several great artists, such as: Pedro Joia, Celeste Rodrigues, Rodrigo, among many others. At the end of 2018, after sixteen years in Fado, she finally thought it was time to release her first solo album. 'Origem' is a record where she interprets several traditional and musical fados that are part of her repertoire from the beginning of her career as a fado singer. The album was recorded and mastered by Toni Lourenço at Loudstudio in Coimbra with Ricardo Silva on Portuguese guitar, Hugo Gamboias on Portuguese guitar, Luís Carlos Santos on viola and Filipe Ferreira on bass. Teaser.
Various: Fado de Lisboa FAC 2868717 / € 9,45 / 7427128687174 / label: Fado ao Centro / format: CD / Portugal – Fado Some important differences between the 'Fado de Lisboa' and the 'Fado de Coimbra', the first is performed by both men and women, while the second is sung exclusively by men. 'Fado de Lisboa' usually brings stories of love and desire ('Saudades'), while 'Fado de Coimbra' is closely linked to the academic traditions of the University of Coimbra. On this wondeful compilation of 'Fado de Lisboa' you will find: Ricardo Silva, Luis Barroso, Hugo Gamboias, Luis Carlos Santos, Carlos Almeida, Filipe Ferreira, Caroline Pessoa, Ines Goncalves, Teresa Barbosa and Vania Couto.
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Bragr: Live At Engelsholm Castle GO 120 / € 11,50 / 5705934003794 / label: Go’Danish / format: CD / Denmark – Folk Bragr plays contemporary Scandinavian folk music with both traditional tunes and original compositions. Their arrangements gives the music a fresh aura and elements of surprise. The old nordic instrument, the Nyckelharpa, is the center of the tradition Bragr reinterprets and it’s surrounded with Christine Dueholms groovy drumming with exotic percussionsounds mixed in, Jesper Frost Byllings melodic bass lines and Kristian Bisgaards elegant and creative piano playing. The band also uses their voices in harmony to add another layer to their characteristic sound. It’s the sound of Scandinavia that brings both a tear to your eye and a smile on your face, whilst tapping your feet. Teaser.
Andreas Tophoj & Ruhe Barslund: Trails And Traces GO 320 / € 11,50 / 5705934003817 / label: Go’Danish / format: CD / Denmark – Folk Andreas Tophoj and Rune Barslund are among the leading Danish traditional musicians of their generation. Specializing in fiddle and accordion but also encompassing viola, whistle and vocals, they have married their roots in the Jutland peninsula with playing experiences from residing in Ireland, Finland and North America and encounters with musicians from other cultures to create original compositions that carry on the Danish tradition while looking out across the world. Awarded for ‘Track of the Year’ for their ‘The Danish Immigrant’ EP GO1214, and an Artist of the Year nomination at the Danish Folk Music Awards (Grammy).
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Jean-Charles Guichen: Braz Live (CD release June 12th, 2020) CDJCG 2020 / € 9,95 / 3359340163553 / label: Nevez Productions / format: CD / France-Brittany – Folk Jean-Charles Guichen stirs the crowds, solo on stage. The Breton guitarist shows all his talent with the album Braz live, recorded at the Festival interceltique de Lorient, Summer 2019. Energy. Like Jimmy Page or Rory Gallagher, two of his legendary role models. Jean-Charles Guichen stands out in the world of Breton dance music with his very rock approach. Just listening to his instrument, one would think one could hear several guitarists at his side. Since his debut, in 1995, in the cult fest-noz group Ar Re Yaouank, through his collaborations with Alan Stivell, Denez Prigent or Dan ar Braz in particular, Jean-Charles Guichen has established himself as a major composer-guitarist of his generation. Listen to a track.
Band Of Heysek feat. R.L. Boyce & Kenny Brown: Juke My Joint (CD & LP release June 12th, 2020) 2664535 / € 10,95 / 8595026645356 / label: Indies Scope / format: CD / Czech Republic – Blues 2664536 / € 21,45 / 8595026645363 / label: Indies Scope / format: LP / Czech Republic – Blues Band of Heysek are a very unique phenomenon on the Czech blues scene. With their uncompromising, hard blues, they have already attracted attention. Last year, they recorded an unusually large portion of music right in the cradle of the Mississippi genre featuring R. L. Boyce and Kenny Brown. The first part is now published under the title 'Juke My Joint'. This is a raw record that was actually improvised during a single eight-hour recording session. Fast, without studio spells and separate playing of instruments, on the contrary, nice as a band at a joint music session. And when you add to that the portion of authenticity that Mr. Boyce, who also adapted the lyrics to his image, and Brown bring in, it can't go wrong. Listen.
Melodie Gimard: Numen (CD release June 12th, 2020) MGONE 1234 / € 10,95 / 0195081508085 / label: One World Records / format: CD / France – Flamenco Fusion The French master pianist Melodie Gimard has composed, arranged & produced an outstanding debut album 'Numen'. On this original project she blends Flamenco with Jazz and Classical music with an utterly elegant and contemporary approach. In Latin the word Numen means spiritual presence, and the album title refers to freedom of expression and inspiration. As a former dancer, Mel Gimard translates the movements from Flamenco dances into music. In her compositions, we find influences from both traditional and contemporary Flamenco. Performed with an exquisite line up of the new Spanish and Cuban generation of musicians in the field of Flamenco and Jazz, the music on Numen is stunning. References to her roots with a fearless approach by the piano prodigy and her knowledge for folklore and classics, results in a beautiful oeuvre by one of the most exciting pianists of her generation. This album is a must for any Flamenco lover! Listen to a track.
Shiran: Glsah Sanaanea With Shiran (LP release June 19th, 2020) BTRLP 37 / € 14,95 / 5024545892819 / label: Batov Records / format: LP / Yemen – Popular It was 2018 since SHIRAN's breakout and self-titled debut album in which she saluted her cherished family home of Yemen, singing songs in both Arabic and Hebrew, from her base in Tel Aviv. With her new album ‘Glsah Sanaanea with Shiran’, the connection with Yemen delves further. Shiran breathes familiar but new life into Yemeni traditional songs in a stripped back and acoustic set with a backdrop of string, wind and percussion instruments like the oud, kawala, and kanun. Where her first album used various western pop tropes and synthesis, her latest tows a much more modest line in respect of the original songs and compositions some of which date back hundreds of years. The album features eight tracks and includes a guest appearance by fellow Yemeni musician and singer based in Tel Aviv, Eyal El Wahab best known as El Khat. Listen to a track.
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