Reviews
Arirang and Minyo Singing
Lee is a singer who has been deemed so culturally significant that the South Korean government awarded her the prestigious...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
At Home
This album certainly has an arresting start. Sakar Khan saws his bow across the strings of his kamancha and repeats...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Les Esprits Écoutent: The Spirits are Listening
There are stunning sounds on this compilation of music by Siberian indigenous peoples, drawn from Buda's Siberia CD series, which...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
The Rough Guide to Indian Classical Music
This album features a line-up of some distinguished musicians of North and South Indian music, two distinct classical traditions. Among...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Sri Lanka: Sigiriya's Love Songs, Ceylon
It is always welcome to see albums of music that bring more local traditions to a wider audience, and this...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cambodia
If you’d stepped onto the cacophonic streets of Phomn Penh circa-1969, you would have experienced a unique era of music,...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Left Foot Dance of the Yi
Chinese rock musicians have long sought inspiration in the earthy sounds of folk music, often derived from the ethnic minorities....
Reviewed in issue July/2014
At Home
Amarrass Records’ At Home albums feature some of India's great folk musicians recorded in their home environment. They have a...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Incantations
On this collection of songs and instrumentals, the East Indian-American musician Sheela Bringi shares songwriting credits with a multi-instrumentalist named...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Nostalgique Vietnam: Chansons de Charme, Poèmes et Prières 1937-1954
This release coincides with a season of Vietnamese events currently being held in France as part of the Année France-Vietnam...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
