Reviews
Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band
Khun Narin is the latest band to emerge from Thailand's north-east region, Isan, following the popularity of numerous YouTube uploads...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Jag Changa
When the folk-rocker from Mysore, Raghu Dixit, launched himself on an unsuspecting world in 2008, he didn’t take no for...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
The Master
Warren Cuccurullo & Ustad Sultan Khan
The West has been actively seeking out musical meetings with the East ever since Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Nine Decades Vol IV: A Night at St John the Divine
Ravi Shankar's widow Sukanya testifies in the liner notes to the particular ‘magical, transcendent experience’ of her husband performing in...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Taiwan Erhu
Tangh-Suan Lo is part of the younger generation of Taiwanese erhu (two-stringed fiddle) players. Highly skilled in classical Chinese repertoire,...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Mountain Melodies: Rubab Music of Afghanistan
The rubab, the national instrument of Afghanistan, is one of the world's great plucked instruments. Its warm muscular sound is...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
Mitha Bol: Rajasthan Field Recordings Vol 1
These wonderful discs make up two volumes of field recordings made in the Thar desert in Rajasthan, with both albums...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
The Manganiyar Seduction
The Manganiyar Seduction has been an extraordinary international theatrical success. It's a visually striking piece by Indian theatre director Roysten...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014
