Reviews
Ananda Shankar and His Music
Originally released in 1976, this album by Indian sitarist Shankar would later find cult popularity in the 90s UK rare...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2025
My Name is Giridhar Udupa
Having performed as a sideman with a myriad of world-class South Asian and Western artists, percussion virtuoso Giridhar Udupa releases...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2025
Ajdad – Ancestors (Echoes of Persia)
Another record from a Western-based Iranian musician with the same familiar themes: mystical song titles, cross-cultural collaboration and, of course,...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2025
In the Heart of Sumedang: Field Recordings from West Java
Two divergent sides of Sundanese music culture are highlighted in this exemplary set of field recordings from the highlands of...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2025
Daughter of a Temple
Following closely on the heels of her previous 2024 album like the sky I’ve been too quiet, New York-born/Tamil Nadu-raised...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Mangekyou
The album’s title translates as ‘Kaleidoscope’, appropriately describing the mix of funk and soul and hints towards a Japanese soundworld...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Coexistence
Korean duo Dal:um return for a second album of duelling gayageum and geomungo (plucked zithers from the Korean classical tradition)....
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Sage Warrior
This second album from trumpeter and singer Sonny Singh is as energetic and playful a take on his Punjabi heritage...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Music in the Realm of Fireflies: Improvisations for Peace and Healing
This is meditative music, created by a group of Japanese and Japan-based musicians playing Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Korean and Mongolian...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Sonic Talismans
Born of a 14-year collaborative partnership between Chinese avant-garde musicians Liang YiYuan and Li Daiguo, Sonic Talismans is the first...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
