Reviews
Music of Central Asia Vol 10: Borderlands – Wu Man & Master Musicians from the Silk Route
Since 2006, the Aga Khan Music Initiative has produced a series of albums highlighting the musical traditions of Central Asia,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Serenity
Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan & Party
The shehnai (a double-reed wind instrument) has one of the richest and most mournful sounds in Indian music, but it’s...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Pwnco
Allan yn y Fan, a quintet from Gwent, South Wales, are proud purveyors of twmpath music. A twmpath is a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2012
A Treasury of Shanties and Songs of the Sea
A Treasury is just that, a hoard of the best shanties. Furthermore, it’s sung by four of the finest outfits...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2012
Times of Maharajas
Led by tabla player Rahis Bharti, the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan are one of the busiest ensembles touring Rajasthani music...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Tall Fiddler
There is a temptation for top-level bluegrass musicians to make pretentious, over-complicated fusion albums. This is not one of those....
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2020
On The Move
Firstly (as he must surely be heartily sick of hearing by now), this Colin Farrell is not the famously rowdy...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
4 Elementos
With collaborative credits ranging from Gato Barbieri to Talking Heads and a wealth of soundtracks under his belt, Naná Vasconcelos...
Reviewed by BrendÜN Griffin in issue: March/2014
Bienaventuranza
In recent years, the world of electronic music in Latin America has moved from revitalising cumbia with urgent beats to...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2018
Picaflor
If this album had been credited to Los Hijos de Bruhn you’d be in no doubt that this is the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
