Reviews
No Stranger Here
Shubha Mudgal, Ursula Rucker & the Business Class Refugees
Initially I found the very idea of this album a little off-putting. A selection of 16th century Indian poems by...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2012
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Mien (Yao): Canon Singing in China, Vietnam, Laos
This album features four intricate samples of canon singing from Mien (Yao) hill tribes living in China, Vietnam and Laos....
Reviewed by Frank Kouwenhoven in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Morning Moon
Shetland lass Jenna Reid has long established herself as one of the most exciting fiddlers on the traditional scene. She’s...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2012
Japanese Traditional Music: Koto and Shamisen, 1941
Despite the crackling sound quality, World Arbiter’s third reissue of early Japanese 78s is your only choice for a single-CD...
Reviewed by David Hughes in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Electro Classical
The son of a leading Hindustani vocalist and revered tabla player, Bickram Ghosh first came to prominence with Ravi Shankar's...
Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: July/2011
The Whole Affair – The Very Best of Mary Coughlan
Four years since her last release, the finest jazz and blues singer Ireland has produced since the late Ottilie Patterson...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Bituca – The Definitive Collection
Definitive collections inevitably upset someone, and any attempt to sum up Milton Nascimento’s 45-year career in two CDs will be...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2012
Ek
Manika Kaur specialises in kirtan, the main communal ritual of the Sikh religion that entails the practice of singing mystical...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: May/2021
Mi Tumbao
Bayamo is one of those small Cuban cities somewhat off the main tourist drag that surprise with their conviviality and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2020
Ver Tente
The fourth album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Maria Rita Stumpf, Ver Tente, brings together her four decades of musical output. After...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: October/2022
