Reviews
Music for the Mother
The Sierra Nevada is a special mountain range. On the Caribbean coast, it’s the highest peak on any ocean and,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/2021
Indian Classical Interactions
This album celebrates the work of British-based Indian musician Baluji Shrivastav and features four separate original works combining the melody...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/2021
Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador
At first glance, the list of artists for this compilation appear too disparate to result in anything coherent: there’s Dobet...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/2021
Soundplaces
Derya Türkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos
Derya Türkan is a Turkish player of the Klasik kemençe, a three-string fiddle played on the lap, while Sokratis Sinopoulos...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2021
Persiennes d’Iran
I’m often frustrated by the many talented female Iranian musicians, particularly instrumentalists, who don’t get the exposure and recognition they...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: January/2021
Morning Meditation
Sumeet Anand Pandey is a tenth generation singer of dhrupad, India’s ancient song form that began as devotional music in...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/2021
OPE
Since moving to the US more than 30 years ago, percussionist Sikiru Adepoju has played his talking drums with the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Turquoise
Mohammed Reza Ebrahimi is a virtuoso of the oud and Persian tar, and an instructor at the Music Conservatory of...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/2021
Marni: Music for Slow Television
This is the soundtrack to a fascinating two-and-a-half hour observational documentary that chronicles the painting of a large intricate work,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/2021
