Reviews
Mohini
Sudeshna Bhattacharya & Mosin Khan Kawa
Norway-based Sudeshna Bhattacharya is one of very few female sarod players, having begun training aged just eight, initially with her...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Wheels of Ömon
Japanese experimental outfit Kuunatic attempt to fuse the anarchic ethic of punk with the epic storytelling of progressive rock. The...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Asar
Pakistani singer Muslim Shaggan comes from an impressive lineage of vocal musicians in two ways. Firstly, his grandfather and teacher...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
At the Feet of the Beloved
The brothers Rizwan and Muazzam’s new album is very much in keeping with the Khan family tradition, notably that of...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Prelude to the Divine Realm
While the pipa lute and guqin zither are each highly respected and culturally representative instruments of traditional Chinese music, they’re...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Raag Kirwani on Tabla Tarang
Tabla tarang is a set of up to 16 small, wooden dayan drums, arranged in a semi-circle and tuned to...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Hayat
Hadiqa Kiani is a Pakistani superstar, a playback and pop singer with a phenomenal international following. Here, she returns to...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Snow Flower
A gently plucked lilting waltz played on the Tibetan dranyen lute by Tenzin Choegyal begins the title-track. Sung in a...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Chapter III: We Return to Light
We Return to Light is the conclusion of a triptych of instrumental mini-albums that has seen sitarist Anoushka Shankar explore...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
All Living Things
The swelling ‘K-Wave’ of South Korean culture has also buoyed up experimental treasures like Park Jiha. Her work deploys traditional...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
