Reviews
Gate of Klüna
This is a strange and fascinating album that may challenge Songlines readers who prefer their world music on the soft,...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
One Morning in Gurgaon
Guy Buttery, Mohd Amjad Khan & Mudassir Khan
When the South African guitarist Guy Buttery embarked on a tour of India in 2019 as part of a trio...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
Little Universe
Only one year after their acclaimed 2020 release Songs Beyond Words, Taiwan-based group A Moving Sound return with another eclectic...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
Prayer’s Tale: Taiko Drums & Asian Percussion
Joji Hirota | Joji Hirota & The London Taiko Drummers
Joji Hirota is a percussionist, shakuhachi (bamboo flute) player and vocalist who has been presenting Japanese music to worldwide audiences...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
River of Happy Souls
Bapi Das Baul is son of Purna Das Baul and grandson of Nabani Das Khyapa Baul who became friendly with...
Reviewed in issue October/2021
Nayan Navaa
Nayan Navaa is Namgar Lhasaranova’s fourth release since she formed the band under her name in 2001. Namgar is a...
Reviewed in issue October/2021
The Rough Guide to the Best Japanese Music You’ve Never Heard
Despite the slightly misleading title – many of the artists here are well known in world music circles outside Japan...
Reviewed in issue October/2021
Sound Storing Machines: The First 78rpm Records from Japan, 1903-1912
This remarkable collection from the always high quality label Sublime Frequencies is one of those rare ones that any music...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
Similar & Different
Dal:um are a Korean duo deploying two ‘similar yet different’ traditional instruments in a contemporary context. Both instruments are plucked...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
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Mien (Yao): Canon Singing in China, Vietnam, Laos
This album features four intricate samples of canon singing from Mien (Yao) hill tribes living in China, Vietnam and Laos....
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
