Reviews
The Butterfly Dream
Little has been heard of the Chinese electro-fusionist since her 2010 album Harmony – which followed a BBC Radio 3...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
That Goddam Motorsai! The Best of Lam Phaen Sister No1
This album of molam music from Thailand's north-east region, Isan, is the first of two late 70s/early 80s reissues by...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Bali 1928 Vol III: Lotring and the Sources of Gamelan Tradition
These recordings almost didn’t survive. Intended for the Balinese market, they were a commercial disaster, and the label's agent smashed...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Lam Klom Thung: Essential Phairin Phonphibun
Veteran bandleader, songwriter and producer Surin Paksiri has long been regarded as one of north-east Thailand's key musical figures. The...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
The Art of Sinawi: A Shamanic Legacy
The jazz-like sinawi is one of the most intriguing genres of Korean music. Originally the instrumental soundtrack to large-scale shamanic...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Silence is Bliss
Although he is best known for his work on some of Indian cinema's most celebrated soundtracks – including AR Rahman's...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
The Art of the Cheolhyeongeum Sanjo
Sanjo is a popular Korean folk-art genre that builds as a sequence of movements, beginning slow and emotional, gradually increasing...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Ruby
Shujaat Husain Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi
This meeting of sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan and singer Katayoun Goudarzi brings together the North Indian musical heritage of...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Gagaku
Gagaku, meaning ‘refined’ or ‘noble’ music, is a form of Japanese imperial court music that flourished during the Heian period...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016
North Korea: Traditional Songs
This album features traditional north-western seodo sori, a genre of songs once associated with courtesans, and a smattering of collective...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016
