The veena is one of the oldest Indian musical instruments of the lute family, probably dating back to the first...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2010
This double album brings together tracks donated in support of the charity Postcards for Peace – an international organisation that...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2017
Singer-songwriter Loulou Boislaville led the Groupe Folklorique Martiniquais from 1966 to 1981, building on the multi-genre ensemble’s already substantial success...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Concha Buika has added a compelling vision and an original voice to the Spanish music scene over the past ten...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
It certainly sounds like a piano. But not as you know it. Against a drone of tambura, pianist Utsav Lal...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2016
Daniel Haaksman isn’t a novice when it comes to adding a dancehall sensibility to traditional styles. He has previously worked...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: May/2016
Perkutao are an Afro-Peruvian percussion ensemble founded in 2005 and directed by Percy Chinchilla, musician, percussionist, zapateador and teacher. Mis...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2022
With their fourth album, Scottish fiddle and piano partnership Charlie Grey & Joseph Peach confirm their ability to sing the...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2021
This release comprises three discs, the first two concentrating on the ten years since the Fellside label's previous compilation Landmarks,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2016
Yorkshire-based Karnatic singer Supriya Nagarajan recalls the India of her youth on this record, which highlights the wonder and mystery...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2022
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