Reviews
Awakening the Fire
Navajo flautist R Carlos Nakai's ethereal tone has won him a huge following and has introduced Native American flute music...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Banjaxed
Banjaxed finds Ciarán Ryan stepping confidently out from the ranks of Edinburgh-based world-folk fusionistas Dallahan to deliver a masterclass in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2020
The Kite
The Paris-based Chinese erhu (two-string fiddle) virtuoso Guo Gan has undergone a prolific period lately, releasing albums of his own...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2015
Outta Sync
‘A soundtrack to my mind, with some wicked bass lines,’ is how Don Letts describes his debut album, recorded at...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2024
Vrindavan – 1982
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar | Zia Mohiuddin Dagar & Pandit Taranath
Presented as a double LP and in digital form this is an outstanding, although previously unheard, recording of the rudra...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2024
Transcendent Phoenix
This is the debut album of Lucina Yue, a player of the Chinese harp, konghou. Mastered by multi-Grammy-winning engineer Alan...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: December/2025
Their First Album
The first four albums by the Incredible String Band summon up the spirit of the far side of the 60s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2010
Fangnawa Experience
Fanga & Maalem Abdallah Guinea
In an era where collaboration is the key to some of the most exciting musical styles around, some fusions remain...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Remembering Nusrat
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Group | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook
In 2007, ten years after the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, his nephew and disciple Rahat Fateh Ali Khan...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2011
