fRoots 19
Here's what's on the FREE! CD with fR230/231 (August/September 2002)
- ELLIKA & SOLO: BRÖDKAKAN/ KODINADIOULOU
Swedish fiddle and Casamance kora as if they were born to it - BANDA IONICA: ESPINITA
Sicilian brass band with Mau Mau and M. Chao connections, Macaco vocals. - LINDA THOMPSON: NO TELLING
Remarkable songwriting return for one of Britain's greatest singers. - MARIZA: O GENTE DA MINHA TERRA
The stellar new performer of Portuguese fado. - ZAWOSE & BROOK: KUNA KUNGUNI
Tanzanian legend teamed with expert world music producer. - THE BE GOOD TANYAS: THE LITTLEST BIRDS
Canada's new oldtime trio who've grabbed UK hearts. - DANYEL WARO: BAT LA MIN
The soulful voice of La Reunion's great star of maloya. - FLANAGAN: SHE NO SHOW
From a fine album by Brit blueser (and beyond) Mark Flanagan. - GARY LUCAS: THE WALL
Ex-Beefheart guitar hero in earcatching Chinese music project. - THE LABOR EXCHANGE BAND: TWO GENERATIONS
Hakka mountain style music from a remarkable Taiwanese band. - JOHN SPIERS & JON BODEN: ADIEU SWEET LOVELY NANCY
Roaring out of Oxford, hot young English traditional duo. - ORCHESTRA BAOBAB: SUTUKUN
From the imminent new CD by the legendary Senegalese band. - ATTWENGER: MUAMEN
Austrian minimalist roots from Marcus Binder & Hans-Peter Falkner. - SHINE: BE SIUD
Three great Scottish voices and two electro-harps get inventive. - No. 47: ALL CLOUDS THE SKY
John Tams, Graeme Taylor, Chris Coe & Co from the Nat. Theatre. - MODE PLAGAL: FEGGARAKI (LITTLE MOON)
Kleon Antoniou & Thodoris Rellos sing a trad. arr. with the Greek progressives. - LES SOEURS DIABATE: KELARO
Sona, Sayon & Mama Diabate's unmistakeably Guinean blend. - BAMPTON MORRIS: CONSTANT BILLY
Jamie Wheeler plays for the only morris side with an unbroken tradition.
Full details of availability for the source CDs are to be found within the magazine.