Reviews

Thar Ro Prem

Mai Dhai

Mai Dhai is an elder (reports of her age span from 81 to 106) of the Manganiyar, a community of...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Tu

Yijia

The Chinese character from which this album takes its name refers to soil and carries an association with outmoded things....

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Transcendent Phoenix

Lucina Yue

This is the debut album of Lucina Yue, a player of the Chinese harp, konghou. Mastered by multi-Grammy-winning engineer Alan...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Mehfil

Vidhya Gopal

Based in Mumbai, architect turned vocalist/songwriter Vidhya Gopal has a lifelong adoration for Hindustani music, lending her a variety of...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Music from the Dunhuang Caves / Seeking the Tao of Strings

Wu Man

Wu Man, a contemporary master of the pipa (the Chinese lute) has recently released two albums that demonstrate her fascinating...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Swar Lahari

Avra Banerjee

Composer Avra Banerjee’s latest album draws, as is characteristic of his work, predominantly on his South Asian roots, but with...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Nilam

ganavya

Close your eyes. Imagine the dawning of the earth: the sun rising slowly through a soft mist, spreading warmth, light...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Áshira

Gamelan Salukat x Jan Kadereit

There’s something transcendental about this time-bending collaboration between Copenhagen-based composer Jan Kadereit and Balinese gamelan orchestra Salukat. For those unfamiliar...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Mohini

Sudeshna Bhattacharya & Mosin Khan Kawa

Norway-based Sudeshna Bhattacharya is one of very few female sarod players, having begun training aged just eight, initially with her...

Reviewed in issue June/2025

Wheels of Ömon

Kuunatic

Japanese experimental outfit Kuunatic attempt to fuse the anarchic ethic of punk with the epic storytelling of progressive rock. The...

Reviewed in issue June/2025