Reviews
Osharaku
The Kasai Osharaku Preservation Society and Others
Available as a two-disc CD or 12” vinyl, this compilation is the latest in an ongoing preservation series by EM...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
God is Not a Terrorist
Produced by Ian Brennan, the US music enthusiast whose wanderings have brought us the Malawi Mouse Boys and other treasures,...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
Sakai Ishinage Odori
The Sakai Ishinage Odori Preservation Society
This recording, or rather pair of recordings (one from 1982 and one from 2017), is the second release in an...
Reviewed in issue April/2019
Moon Night
For prolific Chinese erhu virtuoso Guo Gan, the last few years have seen a number of new explorations, including collaborations...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Maithree: The Music of Friendship
This album finds celebrated Indian veena player and vocalist Nirmala Rajasekar gathering a few friends to make an acoustic fusion...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Waves of Joy: Bauls from Bengal
Born in Bengal in 1921, Bhattacharya came to the UK after World War II, worked for the Post Office and...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Bhumika
Those in the West intrigued by India's rich musical traditions used to face a long trip to learn more. Now...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Tablananda
There is a fine tradition of brothers in bands, occasionally accompanied by a sub-plot of sibling rivalry. Fortunately there is...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Deva
Deva Premal is a German national who embraced Indian spirituality in 1990 when staying with the controversial guru Osho at...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
