Album: Ivo Papasov, Dance of the Falcon (World Village)

When this Turkish-speaking Gypsy from Bulgaria was declared the surprise winner of a Radio 3 World Music award two years ago, he handed it back, picked up his clarinet and stunned the auditorium with five minutes of solo pyrotechnics.

Ivo Papasov has had to develop a usefully thick skin towards prejudice, but his super-refined art is his best defence: here we get those pyrotechnics with his band back home, in a wonderful collection of wedding dances: his sound is sweet and perfectly modulated, and the backing is muted enough to let it blossom.

Pick of the Album: 'Pink Panther', one of his perennial wedding favourites