Reviews
Monolam
Monolam means unique, although the blend that Khana Bierbood present on their second album is a cross between Thailand and...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk from the South China Sea (1974-88)
The fruit of an extensive archival project by Soundway Records label boss Alice Whittington (AKA DJ Norsicaa), Ayo Ke Disco...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Suron Ki Sayen
Avra Banerjee is an Indian composer and sarod player based in Australia and he’s got some impressive instrumentalist and vocalist...
Reviewed in issue November/2024
Synthesizing the Silk Roads
The title and subheading (Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock and Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia) say...
Reviewed in issue November/2024
A Sound Heart
Whatever/Whoever is the translation of Jaubi (pronounced jaw-bee) and ‘whatever sounds good’ is the band’s guiding principle. The Pakistani jazz...
Reviewed in issue November/2024
Carnatic Nomad
This very effective album comes from Karnatak violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, ably supported by BC Manjunath on mridangam (barrel drum) and...
Reviewed in issue November/2024
9 Deadly Sins For Tamada
One could hardly accuse Georgian singer-songwriter Tamada of lacking in ambition on this, his second album, which he organises around...
Reviewed in issue November/2024
Chain of Light
By any measure this is a huge event, 27 years after his death we have the release of four newly...
Reviewed in issue November/2024
Gaga Gundul
Since their eponymous debut in 2017, French electric jazz quartet Peemaï, from Montpellier, have rearranged Asian traditional tunes, following bassist...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
Wild Cursive of Snowland
Reba Jicun’s debut album is a stunning blend of traditional Tibetan opera, rock, metal and Buddhist chanting. Jicun’s musical journey...
Reviewed in issue October/2024
