Reviews
Master Tsar: The Art of the Qin
This double album of qin (classical Chinese zither) music is a tribute to traditional qin virtuoso Tsar Teh-yun from Hong...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
21st Century Molam
Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band
After moving to Bangkok in 2008, journalist and record collector Chris Menist found a wealth of 7" vinyl treasures in...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
I Bow to you Waheguru
Australian-born Sikh singer Manika Kaur returns with a second album, giving us a less conventional presentation of shabadkirtan (Sikh devotional...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
The Sounds of Varanasi
The very mention of Varanasi, India's holiest city on the banks of the River Ganges, conjures up the most evocative...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
For Tradition Turn to Nedunuri
These three discs comprise an entire concert performance by one of Karnatic music's greatest singers of the 20th century, Nedunuri...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Live in Nashville
This is a live recording of a 2013 concert on Lakha Khan's debut American tour, given in a Presbyterian church...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Maldivian Traditional Music From V Keyodhoo
The remote nature of the Maldives and its Indian Ocean islands has meant that, over the centuries, its inhabitants have...
Reviewed in issue March/2015
Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band
Khun Narin is the latest band to emerge from Thailand's north-east region, Isan, following the popularity of numerous YouTube uploads...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Jag Changa
When the folk-rocker from Mysore, Raghu Dixit, launched himself on an unsuspecting world in 2008, he didn’t take no for...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
