Reviews
Time of the Skeleton Lords
The monastery of Tashi Lhunpo, seat of the Panchen Lama (second only to the Dalai Lama), is probably the most...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2010
Dombra from Kazakhstan
From Turkey, through Central Asia, to Xinjiang in China, the various Turkicspeaking peoples play a whole range of longnecked lutes...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2010
Connections
When they collaborated on the Bombay Dreams musical a few years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber declared Rahman to be ‘the...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2010
Hive
Gamelan Madu Sari have been operating out of Vancouver for nearly a quarter of a century, ever since a Javanese...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2010
Classical Bhajans
A charismatic leader, preacher and singer of bhajans (Hindu devotional hymns) Swamy Haridhos has evolved a musical style which combines...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2010
The Rough Guide to the Music of India
It must be a thankless task being asked to compile one CD that sums up the whole of a musical...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2010
Rock & Roll Jihad
Junoon have been Pakistan’s leading rock group for the last 20 years, but the latest release under the banner is...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2010
Goddess: Indian Music in Celebration of Goddesses around the World
Baluji Shrivastav’s concept album takes us on a musical explor¬ation celebrating myths surrounding female deities around the globe. With its...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2010
Raghu Dixit
Do you wanna feel good? Raghu Dixit does. He has an exuberant optimism that epitomises modern India. While announcing in...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
Beginner’s Guide to India
This sprawling introduction to the music of the Indian subcontinent is compiled by British Asian presenter Lopa Kothari – of...
Reviewed in issue July/2010
