Tang Liangxing – High Mountain Flowing Water (Shanachie, 1993) Chinese virtuoso pipa player Tang Liangxing released High Mountain Flowing Water back in 1993. He delivered…
Tang Liangxing’s Pipa Delights
Category: Album reviews
Lotfi Jormana’s Tunisian Folk Music
Lotfi Jormana Group – The Music of Islam, Vol. 8: Folkloric Music of Tunisia (Celestial Harmonies, 1997) The Music of Islam, Vol. 8: Folkloric Music…
Jajouka Between The Mountains
Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar – Jajouka Between The Mountains This album reveals the magical and mysterious trance music performed by the Attar…
Qawwali meets Reggae
The Dub Factory – Qawwali meets Reggae (NMI) This is an intriguing musical concept, the fusion of reggae and qawwali (the fusion of reggae and…
Evocative Basque Harp
Olatz Zugasti – Orion Zuzenean (Kantaita Enea, 2019) Orion Zuzene is a double album recorded live by Spanish-Basque harp player and vocalist Olatz Zugasti. Her…
Splendid Oud and Orchestra
Joseph Tawadros – Live at the Sydney Opera House (ABC Classics, 2020) Egyptian-Australian oud master Jospeh Tawadros has recorded a sublime live album with the…
CéU Solidly in the Pop Field
CéU – Apka! (Six Degrees Records, 2020) One of Brazil’s best known female vocalists in the international, music scene is back with Apka! Don’t expect…
Amira Kheir’s Graceful Sudanese Music
Amira Kheir – Mystic Dance (Sterns Music, 2018) Amira Kheir’s Mystic Dance represents the new music of Sudan, modern and rooted in tradition. Amira Kheir…
Finely-crafted Breton Bombard and Bagpipe Tunes and songs
Bodénès-Hamon & Invités – Daou don dañs (Paker Prod, 2016) “Daou don dañs” (two tunes to dance in the Breton language) is an excellent album…
The Charming and Multicolored World of Marta Gómez
Colombian singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist Marta Gómez is one of the finest singer-songwriters in the current Latin American music scene. Gifted with a beautiful, nuanced…