Reviews
Metamorphosis
South Korea's Geomungo Factory are the most exciting group I've seen in the past year. Contemporary, traditional and inspirational. Their...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2012
Mongolia: Chants Diphonique et Instruments Traditionels
Chinbat Baasankhuu & Bayarbaatar Davaasuren
Recorded by the composer, lecturer and ornithologist Bernard Fort in Mongolia and Lyon, this disc features two top professional musicians...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2012
The Rough Guide to the Music of China
Although the liner notes trumpet the massive changes in China since the last Rough Guide CD was compiled ten years...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2012
Aborigines of Taiwan: Anthology of the Vocal Art
You can’t get more evocative of rural village life than song titles such as ‘Making Fun of Abu’ and Airing...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2012
Tabla Jugalbandi for Ustad Shamsuddin Khan’s Punyatithi, 1968
This is a very rare private recording from 1968, featuring two percussion maestros of yesteryear, the twins Shashi (who died...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Scented Maiden
With his long silk robes, Buddha-bead bracelet and serene expression, Guo Gan wouldn’t look out of place in a Zhang...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Night Prayer
The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are leading names in the art of dhrupad, an ancient pure classical song style...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Diew Sor Isan: The North East Thai Violin of Thonghuad Faited
Most compilations of north-eastern Thai music focus on the region's most popular instrument, the khaen, a free-reed bamboo mouth organ,...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Saigon Rock and Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974
What music did people dance to in the Saigon nightclubs and army bases in the last few years of the...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
The Living Room Sessions, Part 1
Coming fast on the heels of his Nine Decades series – which featured some brilliant tracks from the early days...
Reviewed in issue July/2012
