fRoots 11
Here's what's on the FREE! CD with fR182/183 (August/September 1998)
- ELIZA CARTHY: BILLY BOY/THE WIDOW'S WEDDING
England's new folk wave fiddle roguette heads forward in EII mode. - MARYAM MURSAL: SODEWOU
Massive Somali voice meets massive Afro Celt posse production. - CÀLIC: CAP-CALDARU
Pan-Mediterranean music from a skilful Sardinian sextet. - JENNIFER & HAZEL WRIGLEY: LIGHT FIGHT/CHI CHA
Orkney's globe-trotting sibling act push the tradition forward. - DOCK BOGGS: SUGAR BABY
'20s blues banjo legend still major when taped by Mike Seeger in '64 - NAHA SALEC: A PESAR DE LAS HERIDAS
Atmospheric sounds of the Western Sahara. - SABAH HABAS MUSTAPHA: ARTUR ASAKI
Mandinka tune, Indonesian-produced praise to English & Cuban heroes. - TARAF DE HAIDOUKS: DUMBALA DUMBA
Characteristic belter from the celebrated Romanian village band. - MADAIN RAMDAS: CHUTNEY GENIE
Hot Asian dance tradition in Trinidad evolves before your very ears. - SPIRO: THE IRON WAY
Catchy, original music from an inventive tradition-based English band. - ROKIA TRAORE: FININI
New young female star making waves from the roots of Mali. - GJALLARHORN: KONUNGEN OCH TROLLKVINNAN
Distinctive sounds of a fast rising young Finnish-Swedish band. - T.J. REHMI: SKRÜTINIZER
Evolutionary global dance beats from the UK Asian underground. - SKELETON: KWA XHOSA
Township maskanda drive from a resilient Durban combo. - HANK DOGS: DADDY'S ARMS
Joe Boyd produces UK singer/songwriters shock! Here's why. - KOMWA KOMWA STRING BAND: WAUPU ODABALA
Gorgeous village music from Papua New Guinea. - BRIAN PETERS: THE FOUR SEASONS/THE SILLY SEASON
Our man at the squeezebox desk shows his playing colours.
Full details of availability for the source CDs are to be found within the magazine.