Reviews
Newcomer
As a young Gráinne Brady was learning the fiddle from her dad in County Cavan, she was also enraptured by...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2021
Isan Lam Plearn
Angkanang Kunchai with Ubon-Pattana Band
Thai popular music compilers Maft Sai and Chris Menist of Sound of Siam fame have now released a solo-artist compilation,...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: October/2014
Flat as the Earth
Here's a welcome surprise from Belfast: traditional Irish music filtered through an easy-going 1960s West Coast vibe, with a splash...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2018
Receiver
Receiver begins with a fiddle drone, as if this has been going on already and you have happened upon it....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2020
Into the Raga
This disc features a duet between the two most predominant melodic instruments of Karnatic (South Indian) music: violin and the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Ganga Procession
Famous flautist Sylvain Barou has worked with Ronan Pellen (Istan Trio), Jacques Pellen (Offshore Quartet) and Prabhu Edouard (Thali Gang)...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: October/2016
Engine 54
The Ethiopians were among the first Jamaican artists to signal their pride in Africa. They then achieved the remarkable feat...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2019
Yene Mircha
After Awesome Tapes from Africa reissued three of his old tapes to wide acclaim, Ethiopian keys player Hailu Mergia –...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020
Pomegranate
Blending Western classical stylistics and compositional techniques with tunes and sonorities from a mainly Mediterranean and Eastern European catchment, Kosmos...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
