Reviews
Raga & Raj
Barry Phillips, Linda Burman-Hall, Lux Musica Ensemble
The second album in the Utsav! series hears musicians coming up with some fascinating ways of lauding Shankar’s contribution to...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Arghyam: The Offering
This album is part of the new Utsav! series that celebrates the ‘ life, music and legacy of Ravi Shankar.’...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Nim: Taegum Collection
Hyelim Kim is one of Europe’s leading proponents of the taegum, a transverse bamboo flute that serves as a cornerstone...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders
While the large-scale human suffering at the Partition of India (1947) is very well documented, very few people are aware...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Kyoku: Japanese Chamber Music
Mieko Miyazaki & Suizan Lagrost
The sounds of the koto, shakuhachi and shamisen on this excellent CD seem familiar, yet Japanese chamber music is not...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Eternal Return
Taiko drumming is punctuated by chants and yells, encouraging players to perform with maximum energy. This commanding collection celebrates 20...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2013
Thailand: Music and Songs from the Golden Triangle
Unreconstructed field recordings of folk songs and instrumental pieces may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but this collection provides...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2013
Love & Devotion
Qawwali is the devotional music of South Asian Sufis (Islamic mystics) and its most famous exponent, the late Nusrat Fateh...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2013
Anthology of Indian Classical Music: A Tribute to Alain Daniélou
This three-LP set, recorded by Alain Daniélou, was first released in 1955. The recordings were groundbreaking in the 50s for...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2013
Three-Mountain Pass
At the opening of this CD, the plucked strings that slide serenely from note to note are like a silken...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2013
