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Review of Bahaghari

Bahaghari

Lea Salonga

GLP Music

Rating: ★★★

Broadway star Lea Salonga is one of the most famous singers in the Philippines. To showcase the incredible diversity of...

Reviewed in issue March/2018

Review of Between the Sky & Prairie

Between the Sky & Prairie

The Grasslands Ensemble & Daniel Ho

Wind Music

Rating: ★★★

Daniel Ho is a Grammy-winning Hawaiian musician and producer, best known for his innovative work on the ukulele. On Between...

Reviewed in issue March/2018

Review of In Time

In Time

Akshara Music Ensemble

Blue-Skinned God Records

Rating: ★★★★

The most impressive aspect of this tight debut from the New York-based Akshara Music Ensemble is their brilliant manipulation of...

Reviewed in issue March/2018

Review of 60 Horses in My Herd

60 Horses in My Herd

Huun-Huur-Tu

Jaro

Rating: ★★★

This (vinyl only) re-release of the first album by Tuva's premier throat singing group is a welcome reminder of Kaigal-ool...

Reviewed in issue March/2018

Review of Terry Riley In C

Terry Riley In C

Brooklyn Raga Massive

Northern Spy

Rating: ★★★★

Sometimes there is a collision of two different musical worlds that just fits so well that you can't believe it...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Game, Set and Nach

Game, Set and Nach

Achanak

Nachural Records

Rating: ★★★

Achanak are legendary on the UK bhangra scene, and while their ventures into the world music festival circuit have made...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Review of The Rough Guide to Acoustic India

The Rough Guide to Acoustic India

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

Every track on this CD deserves to be played on repeat until they are all etched, beat for beat, into...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Ergo

Ergo

Zhen Chen

Navona Records

Rating: ★★

Piano wunderkind Zhen Chen has an ambitious mission: to forge a new style of music that chimes with a generation...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Small Pieces

Small Pieces

Rakkatak

Rakkatak

Rating: ★★★

With a style essentially immersed in Indian music, the third release from this duo tells stories in song encompassing myriad...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Svara Samsara

Svara Samsara

Svara Samsara

Rumah Kahanan

Rating: ★★★★

The vast island nation of Indonesia, widely known among fans of Balinese gamelan, offers so much more contemporary and traditional...

Reviewed in issue November/2017

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