Reviews
True Speech
This is one of the most dynamic and accomplished folk groups from Eastern Europe I've heard in a long time....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
18 Piano Sutras & 25 South Asian Pianisms
This double album of piano suites is by prolific composer and pianist Tanya Ekanayaka, from Sri Lanka. Each of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2023
Cartografado
It is telling that the very first seconds in Cartografado are evocative not of fado, but of samba and choro....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2021
Fin Da Laand Ageen
The title is a Shetland expression meaning ‘to arrive back home’ and the 13 beautifully per¬formed tunes heard here are...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Wild Goats & Unmarried Women
She’Koyokh have carved out a reputation as one of the UK’s brightest world music bands. These young Londoners effortlessly blend...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2014
Nim Dong
Conceived by Australia-based Iranian tar (long-necked lute) virtuoso and composer Hamed Sadeghi, Eishan Ensemble is a rare attempt in fusing...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018
Indian Ragas & Medieval Song
Dominique Vellard, Ken Zuckerman, Anindo Chatterjee & Keyvan Chemirani
The tenor Dominique Vellard is an outstanding figure in the performance of early and Renaissance music, while Ken Zuckerman is...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Apr/May/2012
Remezcla/Pe
Remezcla is ‘remix’ in Spanish; Pe is the URL country code of Peru. Each of the 15 songs on this...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2021
