fRoots 32

Here's what's on the FREE! CD with fR307/308 (January/February 2009)
- THE CROOKED JADES: CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE
The spooky new soul of old time music. - OUMOU SANGARE: YO DJELI
Preview of the Wassoulu song queen’s imminent newie. - NIYAZ: BENI BENI
Mixing Iran, Turkey, India, old and new. - JIM MORAY: LEAVING AUSTRALIA
His extraordinary third album and Critics Poll Album Of The Year! - LES ESPOIRS DE CORONTHIE: TÉMÉDI
Hot young roots band from Guinea. - MAWKIN:CAUSLEY : COME MY LADS
Better than yer average boy band, innit. - WARSAW VILLAGE BAND: WISE KID SONG
Poland’s finest, now sounding major league. - THE SHEE: CHILLY WINDS
Classy all-women Scottish-ish sextet. - KILEMA: MAHAIZA MANDEFITSE Malagasy journeyman marovany player comes up trumps.
- AMADOU SODIA: ÇA VA SE SAVOIR
Big Guinean griot with big cast of stars. - CHRIS FOSTER: THE FALSE BRIDE
It’s never too late to make your best album! - MAHSA & MARJAN VAHDAT: THE MIRROR OF THE MORNING WINE
Iranian sisters make a thing of beauty. - IVO PAPASOV: TINNER’S DANCE
The return of the Bulgarian clarinet king. - PINE LEAF BOYS: ZYDECO GRIS-GRIS
The hot new generation of Cajun music. - TÜKRÖS ZENEKAR: BONCHIDAI SÜRÜ CSÁRDÁS. LASSÚ ÉS BÃRBUNC
Transylvanian village music.
Full details of availability for the source CDs are to be found within the magazine.



