Peter Dunbar-Hall is Chair of Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and author of the books “Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places: Contemporary Aboriginal Music…
The world music circuit in India for 2012 kicked off in fine style with the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, starting off in Bangalore and then…
The Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal Walking On (Real World) This vintage Indo-British fusion album features a collaboration between sitar virtuoso Ananda Shankar…
Shafqat Amanat Ali Tabeer (Music Today) Pakistani music has made a notable impact in India, especially through eminent vocalists such as Shafqat Amanat Ali and…
Emad Sayyah Modern Bellydance from Lebanon (ARC Music) This collection is an enticing array of exotic and rhythmic bellydance pieces. The arrangements range from lush…
The Indian Core The Indian Core (Grappa/Mystica) This is an ambitious album released by the east-west fusion band based in Norway called The Indian Core.…
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brooks Star Rise (Real World) This CD of remixes is a compilation of UK-based Asian musicians celebrating the work…
Shubha Mudgal The best of Shubha Mudgal (EMI) Shubha Mudgal, well-known Indian singer of Hindustani classical music and thumri, has also successfully branched out into…
Matthew Montfort – Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar (Ancient Future) Matthew Montfort, leader of the world fusion group Ancient Future, steps out solo here…
Sergio Mendes Colour Collection (Universal) Sérgio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian musician, has released over three dozen albums blending bossa nova with pop and funk. One of…