Reviews
60 Horses in My Herd
This (vinyl only) re-release of the first album by Tuva's premier throat singing group is a welcome reminder of Kaigal-ool...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Terry Riley In C
Sometimes there is a collision of two different musical worlds that just fits so well that you can't believe it...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018
Game, Set and Nach
Achanak are legendary on the UK bhangra scene, and while their ventures into the world music festival circuit have made...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018
The Rough Guide to Acoustic India
Every track on this CD deserves to be played on repeat until they are all etched, beat for beat, into...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018
Small Pieces
With a style essentially immersed in Indian music, the third release from this duo tells stories in song encompassing myriad...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018
Svara Samsara
The vast island nation of Indonesia, widely known among fans of Balinese gamelan, offers so much more contemporary and traditional...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
Songs of Lalon Shah
The Bengali poet Lalon Shah, popularly known as Moner Manush (Man of the Heart), is the most celebrated of the...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
Musical Explorers: Krishna in Spring
This two-disc set features a compilation from the archive of music explorer Deben Bhattacharya (1921-2001), who travelled and made field...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
The Art of Sarangi
A reissue of recordings made in 1971, this disc features the maestro Ram Narayan, who became the first internationally renowned...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
