Reviews
Samia Malik Live at Norwich Arts Centre
Samia Malik, who is also a visual artist, writes and performs songs in the traditional ghazal (rhyming couplets) format and...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Tibet: Ritual Traditions of the Bonpos
Bon is considered as the collection of pre-Buddhist beliefs of the Tibetans. The Bonpos trace the source of their teachings...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Pansori: Le Dit de Demoiselle Sugyeong
Pansori, recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, is a traditional Korean form...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
The Sound of Silk
Li Xiangting is without doubt one of the few bona fide guqin (Chinese zither) masters of his generation. Not only...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Live at WOMAD 1985
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party
Marking its 30th anniversary, Real World Records has released this album as a tribute to the late qawwali king, Nusrat...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Cloud Wandering
One of the foremost performers of Okinawan folk music, vocalist and sanshin (banjo-like lute) player Takashi Hirayasu came to prominence...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
2019
At a recent meeting to plan Songlines' 20th anniversary commemorative special (out on September 6), we found ourselves wondering what...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Times of Maharajas
Led by tabla player Rahis Bharti, the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan are one of the busiest ensembles touring Rajasthani music...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Joy!Guru
‘Here Comes the Moon King’, the 12-minute opening track, sets the mood. It begins with a prelude of tingling stillness;...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
