fRoots 20
Here's what's on the FREE! CD with fR235/236 (January/February 2003)
- YOUSSOU N'DOUR: GENNE/ FOR THOSE DISPLACED
Senegal's great voice, from what many say is his best album to date. - KRISTI STASSINOPOULOU: AMORGOS PASSAGE
Tales of the islands as Greek music hits a strong new direction. - CHUMBAWAMBA: JACOB'S LADDER
Harry Cox and Davy Graham meet some catchy agit-pop - CHEBLI: NADHIRI
Gorgeous new sounds in twarab music from the Indian Ocean's Comores. - EUGENIO BENNATO: CHE IL MEDITERRANEO SIA
Pan-Mediterranean music rooted in ancient southern Italian traditions. - ELIZA CARTHY: PRETTY PLOUGHBOY
The crown princess of English music makes an astonishingly mature album. - BEMBEYA JAZZ: SABOU
From Guinea, the fabulous return of one of the best bands ever. - HASNA EL BECHARIA: HAKMET LAKDAR
Startlingly good Algerian Gnawa woman singer and guimbri player. - OYSTERBAND: UNCOMMERCIAL SONG
England's grittiest ethnoblasters hit form for their 25th anniversary. - SUI VESAN: POZNANIE
The strong voice of a Slovak singer who fell foul of the old regime. - POLO MONTANEZ: YO TENGO MI BABALAO
Old time Cuban country musician who came to fame via Colombia. - KOEZY: MA LIBERTÉ
Some storming Malagasy salegy from the hot new all-girl band in town. - JIM MORAY: LEMADY
New Britfolk voice making waves; Oyster Big Session tour imminent. - DUOUD: ZANZIBAR
Tunisia's Smadj and Algeria's Mehdi Haddab push the oud onwards. - MARKUS JAMES: GOIN' HOME
The ambience of the blues takes its influence from Mali. - AVALON: MUIÑEIRA DE FERMIN
Five-piece female band from Galicia mixing up fine roots pop. - APANUI: TAKU PU
One of the visionaries of contemporary Maori music, produced by Wai. - TANYA TAGAQ: ILGOK
Inuit throat singer who caused a big stir on Charlie Gillett's show.
Full details of availability for the source CDs are to be found within the magazine.