Avalanche Kaito’s ‘Talitakum’ Is a Jagged, Electroacoustic Dream
Avalanche Kaito’s Talitakum is one of the most intriguing albums this year so far. It’s a work of futurist folk-rock and a mixed-media sculpture.
Avalanche Kaito’s Talitakum is one of the most intriguing albums this year so far. It’s a work of futurist folk-rock and a mixed-media sculpture.
Bagus Shidqi’s Njondhil Njondhal is a work full of heart and belief in keeping gamelan vibrant and available to contemporary practitioners and audiences.
Abdallah Oumbadougou’s music is astounding, with guitar lines that seep into one’s pores and lyrics addressing revolution, homesickness, and lost love.
On Musow Dance, energy is as vital as ever as Les Amazones d’Afrique continue to celebrate womanhood over some of their most engaging beats to date.
Sublime Frequencies correct a grave injustice with this stunning new two-LP from Madhuvanti Pal, the first-ever vinyl record of a woman playing the rudra veena.
Their affinity for blending their sonic art with grassroots activism for social justice causes has made Rising Appalachia a musical voice for a better world.
Carminho’s second album Portuguesa sees the Portuguese singer nominated for a Latin Grammy, making her film debut, and performing for the Pope.
The best global music comes from places around the globe and then goes to others. If you find something new, those connections therein have stretched farther.
On Okantomi, Okan continue to engage with many of the interwoven styles and stories critical to their own experiences of Cuban music and personhood.
Sweden’s Fränder blend Scandinavian and Baltic musical traditions with global folk-rock in contemporary arrangements that are heartfelt and fresh.
As Nihiloxica draw from electronic, metal, hard rock, and older musical traditions, they call listeners to awareness and action with vigor and skill.
On Onde Está o Jeca?, Brazil’s Soprano a Viola blur the boundaries between rural and urban popular music genres to question the stereotypes therein.