fRoots 15
Here's what's on the FREE! CD with fR206/207 (August/September 2000)
- TE VAKA: PATE PATE
Contemporary Polynesian roots pop out of New Zealand. - JOHN TAMS: HARRY STONE (HEARTS OF COAL)
English folk rock hero finally struts his excellent solo stuff. - SUZY: ADIOS
Turkish-born Ladino singer now living in Israel. - DAVID JOHANSEN & THE HARRY SMITHS: JAMES ALLEY BLUES
Prince of glam punk turns into venerable folk blueser! - JUSTIN ADAMS: WAYWARD
UK's all-around sideman of North African guitar does a solo. - SIDESTEPPER: HOY TENEMOS
The inventive Richard Blair and his Colombian crossover thang. - MOISE & ALIDA VIATOR: WANGATEUR (FORTUNE TELLER)
Benny Spellman's hit gets the teenage tearaway cajun flavour. - DAMIEN DEMPSEY: DUBLIN TOWN
Up-rising young Irish singer/songwriter lays some downhome rappage. - ALIM QASIMOV: IRAQ TÄSNIFI
The supreme voice from Azerbaijan (with his daughter Ferghana). - MALINKY: ALISON CROSS
Fresh young band with a good angle on Scots traditional music. - CATRIONA MACDONALD: THE TUDDALL TROLL
Shetland fiddle goddette gets under the influence of Norwegians. - EMILY DRUCE: I'M SO GLAD
New voice on the UK blues scene gives a fine re-working to Skip James. - NO TSHUNA TSHA: KWENI NI KWENI TU
Perfect classy soukous for a summer's day, and made in the UK. - SHRIEKBACK: BERLIN
Lu E. & pals in big noise "scrawny semi-acoustic" angular rootsy gem. - GRUP BAMBA PUANG: KEMAYORAN
Mandar music from south Sulawesi sampling a great compilation CD. - FANTAZIA: RIVER PATH
Very smart UK-based North-African/ jazz crossoverists. - DJELI MOUSSA DIAWARA & BOB BROZMAN: KANUN
Virtuoso kora meets virtuoso Hawaiian guitar and thrives.
Full details of availability for the source CDs are to be found within the magazine.