Reviews
Japanese Taiko
Joji Hirota & The London Taiko Drummers
Taiko drumming in a live setting is a visceral and hypnotic experience: the physicality of the drums and volume of...
Reviewed in issue July/2017
Great British Gharana
The idea of a ‘great British gharana’ – a tradition or school of music – was thought up in 2011...
Reviewed in issue June/2017
Protection: Himalayan Buddhist Mantras
Talking to an anthropologist friend, I asked why the West remains so fascinated with Tibet. I learned about Madame Helena...
Reviewed in issue June/2017
At Big Pink
This is a historic recording first released on the American Buddha label in 1968 and it's great that Floating World...
Reviewed in issue June/2017
Hà Noi Duo
French guitarist Nguyên Lê and Vietnamese singer and multi-instrumentalist Ngô Hong Quang take the clash of the modern and traditional...
Reviewed in issue June/2017
Maya: Bickram Ghosh’s Dedication to Ravi Shankar
One oft-cited example of the musicianship of sitar legend Ravi Shankar, who died in 2012, is that he was the...
Reviewed in issue May/2017
An Anthology of Mongolian Khöömii
This double CD is essential for anyone wishing to gain a balanced, comprehensive perspective of the many versions of overtone/undertone...
Reviewed in issue May/2017
Best of Baluji Shrivastav
The British-Indian composer Baluji Shrivastav is an outsider where Indian music is concerned. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays sitar as well...
Reviewed in issue May/2017
Agitator
Many Songlines readers will know Radik Tyulyush through his long-term involvement with the Tuvan throat-singing ‘supergroup,’ Huun-Huur-Tu. Although he spent...
Reviewed in issue May/2017
Discover Japanese Taiko
Taiko is a term that covers an array of Japanese drums (known as wadaiko). Since the mid-20th century, taiko has...
Reviewed in issue May/2017
