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Mountains Made of Shadow, Anthems Made of Light
Dan Kennedy
www.dankennedy.us
Privately Published
$15.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Mountains Made of Shadow, Anthems Made of Light is a new age, solo piano album by New England composer and pianist Dan Kennedy. The songs flow freely, creating a diffused soundscape that stirs the imagination. Mountains Made of Shadow, Anthems Made of
Light is a treasure for solo piano connoisseurs, highly recommended for both personal and public library music CD collections. The tracks are "Chilly Morning", "Give It All Away", "Wintergreen", "Backstory", "Souvenirs", "After The Heartache Is Gone", "
California", "Ennio", "Wildflower", "Implying Flying", "Allelu", and "The Fire Within".

Serenity II
Michael Kollwitz
www.MichaelKollwitz.com
Privately Published
$15.00 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Serenity II: More Peaceful Music on the Chapman Stick is a full hour of serene music crafted on the Chapman Stick, a stringed, electric, polyphonal instrument
created by Emmett Chapman and considered to be part of the guitar family. Inspired by the book "
Steps to Knowledge: The Book Of Inner Knowing" by Marshall Vian Summers, these songs soothe the spirit and inspire the mind with their drifting beauty. Highly
recommended. The tracks are "The Presence", "Wrapped in Love", "Climbing The Mountain", "Clear
Passage", "Live and Let Live", "The Balance", "Blue Skies", "Pure Signal", "Welcome Home", "A Greater Purpose", "One With Nature", "Shaman's Cave", "Easy Does It", "Breaking Free", "Beyond The Clouds", and "Way Of Knowledge".

Subdina
Eva Salina, voice
Peter Stan, accordion
Vogiton
$TBA www.evasalina.com

Subdina: A Portrait of Vida Pavlovic is a music CD by singer Eva Salina in honor of Serbian Roma singer Vida Pavlovic. Salina presents her own interpretations of Vida's body of recorded work. Written in both Romanes and Serbian, these songs tell of the
hardships of poverty, migration, domestic abuse, and marginalization. Beautiful, profound, and passionate, Subdina is highly recommended especially for personal and public library international music collections. The tracks are
"Pusti Me Da Zivim", "E
Laute Basalen Taj Roven", "Ostala Je Pesma Moja", "Cerma Devla Cirikli", "Namarma Dileja", "Aven, Aven Romalen", "E Dadeci Cajori", and "Ostala" (feat. Demiran Cerimovic).

After the Rain
Neil Tatar
https://neiltatar.com
Tatar Associates
$17.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Guitarist and pianist Neil Tatar presents a relaxing, instrumental music journey in his new album After the Rain. The songs stir the imagination, crafting an atmosphere of contemplation and wonder. After the Rain is highly recommended, especially for
personal and public library music CD collections. The tracks are "Gentle Steps", "Sunsets", "Reflections", "When I Was Young", "Rush Pond", "Night Walk", "Freedom", "Welcome Home", "After the Rain", and "Sidwalk Jam".

Monika Herzig's Sheroes
Monika Herzig
Whaling City Sound
www.whalingcitysound.com
Naxos (distribution)
$15.99 amazon.com

Monika Herzig's Sheroes is a jazz album featuring all-women, first-class talented performers from around the world. The compositions are largely original with a few covers. Monika Herzig's Sheroes is an amazing listening experience, brimming with passion
for the performance, and highly recommended especially for connoisseurs of the genre. The tracks are "Time Again, D.B.", "Bubbles', "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Nancy Wilson Portrait", "Song for C.C.", "Just Another Day at the Office", "The House of
the Rising Sun", "Wayning", "Cantos", and "I am a Superstar".

All Their Many Miles
The Super Saturated Sugar Strings
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

All Their Many Miles is a new album from Alaska indie folk band The Super Saturated Sugar Strings. The CD was recorded live to capture the energy of the moment, and convey the joy of performing. Freewheeling and fantastic, All Their
Many Miles is
enthusiastically recommended to folk music connoisseurs. The tracks are "All Their Many Miles", "Love Cocoon", "Precipice", "The Vow", "Crocodile", "Amplified", "Float", "The Duchess of Comfort", "Long Road" and "Heart of Stone".

The Turbans
The Turbans
Six Degrees Records
https://www.sixdegreesrecords.com
$12.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

The Turbans is the self-titled debut album of a band of musicians from different places in Europe, including Turkey, Bulgaria, Israel, Iran, Greece, Spain, and England. Their songs span genres, transcend borders, and eschew politics in favor of music
that appeals to the world at large. Their exuberant passion shines through in this unique, original collection, highly recommended especially for connoisseurs of world music. The tracks are "Riders", "Sinko Moy" (featuring the London Bulgarian Choir), "
Zami", "Samia", "Kansianitsa", "Aman", "Hamouda", "Chubby" (featuring Simo Lagnawi), "Madhavski Horo", "Ruuah", and "Hackney".

North of Despair
Wood & Wire
Blue Corn Music
$TBA www.woodandwireband.com

North of Despair is the latest album from Texas bluegrass band Wood & Wire. The
original songs celebrate honest labor, and pride in one's own hard work. A joy to listen to, North of Despair is especially recommended to fans of country and
bluegrass, and
highly recommended. The tracks are "Kingpin", "Eliza", "North of Despair", "Summertime Rolls", "As Good As It Gets", "Just Don't Make 'em", "Texas", "Awake in the Wake", "Lies & Money", "Wingding", and "Out With The Tide".

The Cage
Bob Holroyd
Privately Published
$TBA bobholroyd.com

The Cage is an avant-garde music album by British multi-instrumentalist and sound designer Bob Holroyd. The title reflects a self-imposed cage, that blocks
out "negative" emotions at terrible cost; perhaps true freedom comes not from escaping the cage,
but rather widening it enough to allow everything in. The instrumental music experiments with genres ranging from ambient to new age, modern classical, chill, and more. An exceptionally vibrant and captivating album, The Cage is highly recommended for
connoisseurs of original work. The tracks are "Inner Mind Sigh", "Enough", "Falling Together", "Longing", "Possibilities", "Into the Light", "Identity", "Woven", "If Ever There Was a Time", "What We Do", "Wings Clipped", and "The Cage".

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