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A parchment-toned background frames a silhouetted cat seated on a toy wagon, its interior filled with bright flora and small creatures. Delicate line drawings of birds and a floating jellyfish surround the figure.

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Spellbinding Vibraphone Pieces by the Multifaceted Carolyn Trowbridge

Carolyn Trowbridge – Found Memories (Carolyn Trowbridge, 2026) Carolyn Trowbridge, a superb vibraphonist, percussionist and composer, presents her impeccable and elegant debut album as a…

The album cover features tiki-inspired design. At the top, Polynesian motifs frame the title: “Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without a Key” in lime and cream against a deep blue background. Below, swirling tree branches and floating lanterns flow into an illustrated fish. At the bottom, the band’s name, The Waitiki 7, appears in blocky, retro lettering.

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Mai Tais And Blue Notes: Waitiki 7 Pours A Fresh Mix Of Exotica

Charlie Melville September 23, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz exotica The WAITIKI 7

The WAITIKI 7 — Exotica Reborn: In Studio And Live At House Without A Key (Waitiki International, 2025) WAITIKI 7 plants a tiki torch back…

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Oiapok – “OisoLün”

Professor Mark June 13, 2023 No Comments Bertrand Eber Etienne Agard exotica France Guillaume Gravelin Jacopo Costa jazz jazz-rock Matthieu Lenorman Mélanie Gerber Oiapok OisoLün Pierre Wawrzyniak Progressive rock Stéphane Galeski

Oiapok has released their debut album, OisoLün on February 9, of this year. The French band describe themselves as the missing link between the future…