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Review of Dhrupad & Khyal

Dhrupad & Khyal

Gopal Krishnan

Top of the World

Ocora/Radio France C561078

Rating: ★★★★★

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

Review of A World of Hope

A World of Hope

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Red Grape Music 2 CDs

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Groupe Folklorique Martiniquais

Groupe Folklorique Martiniquais

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Frémeaux & Associés

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Original Album Series

Original Album Series

Buika

Warner

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of The Fluid Piano

The Fluid Piano

Utsav Lal

Fluid Piano Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of African Fabrics

African Fabrics

Daniel Haaksman

Man Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Mis Ancestros

Mis Ancestros

Perkutao

Buh Records

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Spiorachas: A High Place

Spiorachas: A High Place

Charlie Grey & Joseph Peach

Braw Sailin’ Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40

The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Fellside Records (3 CDs)

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Posse of Fireflies

Posse of Fireflies

Supriya Nagarajan

Manasamitra

Rating: ★★★

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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