Reviews
Miyan ki Todi – Bombay 1968
The honorific Dagar is synonym¬ous with dhrupad, one of the world’s oldest classical vocal genres. Zia Mohiuddin, who died in...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Jiangnan Sizhu Music
Two more Chinese virtuosi, another enjoyable record. The sizhu in the title refers to ‘silk and bamboo’, as in the...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Japanese Traditional Music: Koto and Shamisen, 1941
Despite the crackling sound quality, World Arbiter’s third reissue of early Japanese 78s is your only choice for a single-CD...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
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
