Reviews
Sri Lanka: Sigiriya's Love Songs, Ceylon
It is always welcome to see albums of music that bring more local traditions to a wider audience, and this...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cambodia
If you’d stepped onto the cacophonic streets of Phomn Penh circa-1969, you would have experienced a unique era of music,...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Left Foot Dance of the Yi
Chinese rock musicians have long sought inspiration in the earthy sounds of folk music, often derived from the ethnic minorities....
Reviewed in issue July/2014
At Home
Amarrass Records’ At Home albums feature some of India's great folk musicians recorded in their home environment. They have a...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Incantations
On this collection of songs and instrumentals, the East Indian-American musician Sheela Bringi shares songwriting credits with a multi-instrumentalist named...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Nostalgique Vietnam: Chansons de Charme, Poèmes et Prières 1937-1954
This release coincides with a season of Vietnamese events currently being held in France as part of the Année France-Vietnam...
Reviewed in issue July/2014
Longing for the Past: The 78 rpm Era in Southeast Asia
Dust-to-Digital's latest release, a four-CD compilation of some of the earliest recorded music in South-East Asia, is a treasure trove...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Music from Balochistan
The picture on the inside of this CD features the band Padik in front of a mountain valley that looks...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Ongod
Mongolian khöömei (overtone) singer Ganzorig Nergui and morin huur (horse head fiddle) player Ganbold Muukhaï are the two remaining members...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Spring
Katayoun Goudarzi & Shujaat Husain Khan
The joy in making music within the mystic branch of Islam known as Sufism, and the verses of the 13th-century...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
