OG’s vibrant sound is spearheaded by the dynamic Mariam Diakite, whose raw, hypnotic vocals deliver heartfelt and thought provoking lyrics in the highly symbolic Bambara language. While paying homage to Malian musical traditions, this fierce new sound thrives with heavy swinging rhythms, a funky fresh brass section, and cosmic guitar licks. With the release of their third album, Medicine, this profoundly spiritual and dance-inducing ensemble continues their pursuit of spreading healing and community through the universal gift of music.

Michelle Barzel Ross is an Iraqi(Mizrahi)-American violinist, composer, and improviser. A protégé of Itzhak Perlman, Michelle is known for her debut album, pop-up project and blog Discovering Bach: Complete Sonatas and Partitas of J.S. Bach. A gifted improviser across genres, Michelle is featured on Movement 11’ of the GRAMMY winning Best Album of the Year: We Are, by Jon Batiste. This season, Michelle has the honor of performing with the Juilliard String Quartet as guest first violinist for their winter International and US tours, while Areta Zhulla is on maternity leave.

In 1983, Nancy Andrews and Linda Smith shared a big house in Baltimore with a continuously revolving cast of artists and musicians. It was there the like-minded artists formed their first band, Ceramic Madonna Head (with Plastic Arms), a short-lived project which included housemates Elizabeth Downing and Peggy Bitzer. By the time the lease was up, Linda and Peggy had decided to move to New York where they would form a new band called The Woods while Nancy and Elizabeth remained in Baltimore and formed a performance art band called Lambs Eat Ivy.

Brown Album is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Primus.

Quincy Jones has been threatening to write a long tone poem sketching the history of black music for decades now, and he has yet to do it.

The sound of stride piano vividly evokes scenes from the past: the roaring nightclubs of 1920s Harlem, the raucous birth pangs of jazz’s nascent years, the gymnastic burlesques of risk-taking silent movie madcaps.

Born in London of Italian-French parents, Sir John Barbirolli (1899–1970) trained as a cellist and played in theatre and café orchestras before joining the Queen’s Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood in 1916.

"Man Made Object" is an album from Manchester UK based trio GoGo Penguin. Their trademark mash-up of minimalist piano themes, deeply propulsive bass lines & electronica-inspired drums has seen them shortlisted for the Mercury Prize with their last album v2.0 & has fuelled their exhilarating live shows around the world.

Launched by a fizzing account of the overture to the Paris ballet Les petits riens, the programme centres around three magnificent showpiece arias for Aloysia, famed both for her expressive cantabile and her coloratura prowess. Among her specialities were sustained pianissimo high notes; and I can’t imagine they were more delicately floated than they are by Sabine Devieilhe, a lyric coloratura who combines a pure, sweet timbre and dazzling virtuosity…In one of her signature roles, Devieilhe despatches the Queen’s ‘Der Hölle Rache’ with terrific pizzazz, her poise in alt even enabling her to shade the high-wire coloratura at will.

Todd Rundgren 70's Collection offers 117 tracks digitally remastered in 192 kHz, 24bit.

Sérgio Ricardo, stage name João Lutfi (Marília, June 18, 1932 — Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 2020), was a Brazilian musician, composer, filmmaker and singer, having also worked as an actor and film director.

Saudade Vem Correndo was introduced in 1961 by Rosana Tolédo on her album Sorriso e Lágrima. Also issued on single as A-side to Santo Antônio é Que é Santo by Ary Lobo, the song failed to have notable impact on the charts.

Recorded in July 2018 at the historical organ of the Notre-Dame de Quelven Sanctuary (Brittany). A colorful program, ranging from the sixteenth to the dawn of the eighteenth century and honoring the sounds and the so special character of this organ!

Boasting performances from some of the World's best contemporary Jazz players, legendary Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison reimagines the band's catalogue in brilliant and surprising ways.

"The Italian Smooth Jazz All-Starz" is, as the title suggests it might be, a seventeen-track compilation of some of the best Italian contemporary jazz around. It is a really top notch collection which includes fabulous tracks such as Renato Falaschi’s ‘Following My Soul’ and ‘Top Down’ by Gianni Vancini that are both right up there with the best that Alfa's release has to offer.