Reviews
Tibet: Ritual Traditions of the Bonpos
Bon is considered as the collection of pre-Buddhist beliefs of the Tibetans. The Bonpos trace the source of their teachings...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: November/2019
The Sisypheans
An apt title, perhaps, for a singular double act whose relentless international touring has seen them achieve cult status as...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Oriental Music
Omar El Shariyi (Ammar El Sherei)
This vinyl-only remaster of the now cult classic album originally released by Cairene label Soutelphan back in 1976 celebrates two...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: January/2021
Songs from the Bardo
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
Dealing with dying is a major aspect of both the sacred and secular. Songs from the Bardo is a small...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: December/2019
Essence of Raga Tala
Here tabla maestro Kuljit Bhamra has put together a rather eclectic but very enjoyable selection of tracks, many which he...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2020
Tamoj
The Polish group Sutari have always said their music (and name) was influenced by Lithuanian sutartinės, a polyphonic vocal form....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
Mamarron Vol 1
Mamarron Vol 1 aims to present a modern day representation of the Colombian tropical music scene, playfully dubbed ‘millennial cumbia’....
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2022
Roi Du Ziglibithy
This reissue collects four tracks by Ernesto Djédjé, the guitarist from Ivory Coast who made his first singles in Paris,...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2022
Ebo Taylor
Ebo Taylor | Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu
A leading innovator, musician, arranger and early collaborator with Fela Kuti, CK Mann and Pat Thomas (to name but a...
Reviewed by Peter Adjaye in issue: Apr/May/2013
