The music scene has been given a boost this year with the return of tourists and the reopening of entertainment venues. Festivals are returning to the provinces this month and the local circuits for rock and luk thung are back, too. The summer festival season in Europe, Japan and North America also returned and coincided with lots of summer and now winter music releases. The World Beat desk is groaning under the weight of new music.
The Transglobal World Music Chart for November has some exciting new albums, led by Antonis Antoniou's Throisma, who is a member of Monsieur Doumani, a band that has featured in the column several times. This solo project celebrates Cypriot music with a hard roots sound, led by the evocative title track.
