Reviews
The Gamelan of Bangle
Terompong beruk is the form of gamelan ensemble indigenous to the Balinese village of Bangle, just one of dozens of...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Korea: Ritual Music for the Royal Ancestors
Court Music Orchestra of the National Gugak Center
In 1964, Jongmyo Jeryeak, the music and dance of the Rite for Royal Ancestors, was designated ‘Korea’s Intangible Cultural Property...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
2011: A Space Odyssey
The liner notes of this debut album say that the release is a tribute to the ‘musicians of Cambodia's Golden...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
The Wind Horse
Anda Union were Songlines ‘ favourite band at WOMAD this summer. From Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia (the part...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Tortadur
Fans of Sevara Nazarkhan's two Real World albums are in for a surprise here – but it is an entirely...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
From Kuno to Kebyar: Balinese Gamelan Angklung
This, according to the notes, is the first album devoted to Balinese gamelan angklung. Any succes– sors will have a...
Reviewed in issue October/2011
Ragas de Jaipur
Although recognised in India as one of the finest sitar and surbahar (bass sitar) players, Rajeev Janardan may not be...
Reviewed in issue October/2011
Khyber Mail
It is hard to really know what to say about this disc, as it is so much of its time;...
Reviewed in issue October/2011
Taiwan Pulsation
Ten Drum is a young Taiwanese percussion group. At first you might compare the troupe to the taiko ensembles of...
Reviewed in issue October/2011
Pinpeat Music and Songs
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this music is that it exists at all. During the Khmer Rouge's reign of...
Reviewed in issue October/2011
