New year, new hits! The best of 2024 is still spinning diligently in the player, but "Bravo Hits Vol. 128" is already serving us the first batch of interesting new releases.

One of the most successful and popular German-speaking schlager singers of all time, Ronald Keiler was born in Berlin in 1952. Keiler was working as a marketing executive in a car firm in 1974 when he was discovered by producer Gerd Kämpfe, and he issued his debut single, "Was ist wohl aus ihr geworden?," in 1976 under the stage name Roland Kaiser. A legendary entertainer, Kaiser has released numerous chart-topping albums and singles, most notably "Santa Maria," "Dich zu Lieben," and "Sieben Fässer Wein."

A força e o sonho de uma vida se concretizam em Afruturo, álbum de estreia da cantora Ro Araujo. Bebendo da brasilidade e navegando em sonoridades como a cumbia e o soul, a cantora traz em seu primeiro trabalho solo 12 faixas que enaltecem a cultura negra, enquanto aborda temáticas espinhosas como a reparação histórica, direitos femininos, autoconhecimento, padrões estéticos, entre outros. O disco já está disponível nas principais plataformas de streaming.

Flora Hibberd’s debut album *Swirl* is a rich tapestry of sound and meaning, influenced by her background as a translator. The Paris-based British songwriter uses her experience to explore the nuances of language, decoding the slippages where English and French intertwine. These linguistic intersections become moments of strange poetry, revealing hidden threads of life and deepening our understanding. Hibberd’s songwriting process involves searching for jarring words and natural language breaks, mirroring the framework she uses as a translator to understand how symbols and meanings shift. *Swirl’s* 11 tracks are infused with secret codes, non-verbal signifiers, and intricate musical layers. Produced by Shane Leonard in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the album features contributions from a versatile group of musicians, including JT Bates, Ben Lester, Pat Keen, and JE Sunde.

Classic 107’s first Album of the Month for 2025 comes courtesy of an ambitious local ensemble eager to break the boundaries of the oboe-piano repertoire.

Does a passport reflect cultural identity or merely nationality? Born in Belgium but raised in the United States, questions of identity are a constant in the life of cellist Pierre Fontenelle. He dedicates his debut album, Roots, to the 21st-century America in which he grew up. With the chosen works, he honors the diversity of this society, which is also reflected in the music world. It forms a synthesis of European classical music, blues, jazz, rock and other influences from all corners of the world that helps shape the music.

Geier Sturzflug Mastermind Friedel Geratsch hat neue Songs geschrieben. 2025 erscheint alle 3 Monate eine neue CD, 4 Stück an der Zahl. Wer alle 4 im Label Shop (nicht im normalen Handel) bestellt bekommt zu jeder CD einen Gutschein, den er am Ende des Jahres zusammen mit einer 1,60 Euro Briefmarke zum Shop schicken kann. Dafür gibt es eine Bonus CD, die nicht im Handel erhältlich ist. Geier Sturzflug - das ist mehr als nur Musik… das ist Liebe, Zärtlichkeit, Halsschmerzen und Augenblicke wunderbarer Verwirrtheit. Genau das richtige für kuschelige Abende vor dem CD Player bei einer guten Tasse irgendwas.

Music history is full of “goosebump moments” – those instances when sounds get up right close to us, penetrating our most secret enclaves and striking a chord with something inside. Sometimes it’s a big, opulent orchestral sound or the energy of a pop concert with thousands of people. But most often, it’s actually the moments of extreme reduction, almost to an essence of the sound, that touch body and soul in such a way that leaves us still thinking about them weeks or months later. When musicians go into this sort of reduction, making themselves vulnerable in the most extreme concentration of artistic resources, the aura of the extraordinary shines through. One such moment, for example, comes in Bach’s famous St. Matthew Passion, shortly before Jesus cries out with the last of his strength: “My God, why have you forsaken me?!” And then an alto voice rises, “Ach, Golgatha”, revealing something like the core message of this Bach work and the theme: “this reaches my soul!”

Sumérgete en un ambiente de calma y concentración con esta selección de Jazz Relajante. Disfruta de canciones de jazz con suaves melodías de piano música, diseñadas para mejorar tu enfoque y aumentar tu productividad. Ideal para trabajar, estudiar o simplemente relajarte con el mejor jazz suave. Deja que estas armonías elegantes eliminen el estrés y te ayuden a mantener la claridad mental. ¡Conéctate con la inspiración a través de la música jazz!

Adelmo Fornaciari is the real name of the talented Italian musician more commonly known to the world by his nickname Zucchero ("Sugar"), given to him by an elementary school teacher. He began playing the guitar in his home province of Reggio Emilia, focusing on music in the blues/R&B mold. As a teenager in the early '70s, he founded a local band called Le Nuove Luci. He formed another group, Sugar and Candies, in 1978, and began writing as well – Italian pop songs for other artists, and more blues-oriented material for himself.

David Fischer Days of the Lost still stands as one majestic piece of modern melodic death metal and one of the best Gothenburg-style records in semi-recent memory, so I am very excited for March of the Unheard! I skipped (read: 'missed') most of the singles in between, but Detonate already sounds promising. Maybe THE will change things up a bit, and maybe they won't - either way, we're most likely in for a treat! More thoughts following after release!

Michael’s brand new greatest hits album, ‘The Best of Bublé’, is out NOW on all streaming platforms. The compilation includes 21 essential tracks as well as two previously unreleased songs, “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas” and “Don’t Blame It On Me”.

Nuvole is a jazz trio that seeks to revitalize the genre by fusing historical inspirations with contemporary musical concepts to create a fresh sound with a certain timeless character. This duality is also evident in their artwork, which creates charmingly childlike pieces that manage to be both sophisticated and adult at the same time.

Revered jazz drummer Allison Miller — celebrated for a series of critically acclaimed recordings with both her own band Boom Tic Boom, as well as the jazz supergroup Artemis — was invited in 2022 to guest with the multiple Grammy Award-nominated University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band, under the direc-tion of Alan Baylock. The performance was so successful that Allison and Alan decided to collaborate on an album project together, recording a selection of Allison’s compositions arranged for the One O’Clock Lab Band. With arrangement contributions from Noriko Ueda, Shamie Royston, Jeff Lederer, Sarah Chaksad, Alan Baylock, Ariel Glassman, Brian Lawrence and Dave Glenn, the resulting recordings comprise the al-bum, Big & Lovely. Dynamic, captivating and crackling with energy, highlights among its eight tracks in-clude new versions of Allison’s material like “Congratulations and Condolences,” “Fierce” and “Potomac.”

A pupil of the famous Nicolas Lebegue, Nicolas de Grigny quickly dazzled his peers with the daring complexity of his writing. His compositions, veritable Baroque gems, captivated even Johann Sebastian Bach, who meticulously copied his entire organ book. The singular work of the former organist of Reims Cathedral is restored in all it's splendour by Michel Bouvard and Francois Espinasse on the keyboards of the Great Organ of the Chapelle Royale.