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Bennink Mohammed Jimmy
Mohammed Trio & Han Bennink
MISC.
(Buda); Various Traveller Piper: A
Celebration Of The Piping
Tradition Of Johnny & Felix
Doran (Na Piobairi Uillean).
We were sad to hear of the
death of Ethiopian music legend
Tilahun Gessesse (featured on
WAVES
Ethiopiques 17) on 19th April,
aged 69; of country singer Vern
Gosdin on 28th April aged 74; of
Viva Smith of the trio Dangerous
Curves, on 13th April; of the noted
BBC Radio 3’s World On Canadian-born folklorist and
Three (Fridays at 11.15pm) author Aaron ‘Archie’ Green on
continues its circulating presenter 22nd March aged 91; of
roster with Charlie Gillett and songwriter and musician Duane
guest Lhasa (22nd May); Mary Jarvis, associated with John Prine,
Ann Kennedy with Arborea Michelle Shocked, Lucinda
(29th) and Michael McGoldrick
Williams and Dwight Yoakam, on
(5th June); Lopa Kothari with Taj
1st April, aged 51; of eminent
Mahal (12th) and Baaba Maal
Bengali singer Supriti Ghosh on
(19th); and back to Charlie Gillett
22nd April, aged 87; of the great
with Lura (26th).
interpreter of traditional and
World Routes (Saturdays at modern ghazals Iqbal Bano on
3pm, Radio 3) has Jameela 21st April, aged 74.
Siddiqui and Lopa Kothari
Our friends at Proper Music
presenting Rahul Sharma and
Distribution, the UK’s leading
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande
specialist distributors of folk, roots
(23rd May) and Aruna Sairam
& world music CDs, have been
(30th), both from the Darbar
nominated for Distributor Of The
Festival; then usual presenter
Year for the past three years in
Lucy Duran with Vieux Farka
trade paper Music Week’s annual
Toure (6th June); CD reviews
awards. This year they finally won
(13th) followed by programmes
it, beating fellow nominees Arvato
from China (20th and 27th). On
Bertelsman (that’s Universal), Sony,
4th July, Rita Ray presents more
Consolidated Independent and
highlights from Zanzibar’s Sauti
Music Box Leisure. Congratulations
Za Busara festival including
to Steve Kersley and all the hard-
Samba Mapangala – see page 52
working people who sail in her.
this issue.
www.properdistribution.com
Charlie Gillett’s BBC World
The winners of the first
Service show – see
Songlines Music Awards were
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice for
announced on 1st May. As we The Cruel Knife by David Owen. Visit
www.theinkcorporation.co.uk for
when it’s broadcast in your neck
reported last issue, nominees were prints, postcards, pop folk art and other beautiful things.
of the universe – has a special on
chosen by Songlines readers from
vocal groups on 1st June.
a list of all the artists reviewed in
DJ Ritu’s A World In London the magazine in the previous year, The winners of our March who made a detailed forensic
(Saturdays 8pm on BBC London and the final winners were then issue competition for copies of the examination and made it through
94.9 and live on the web) has selected by a magazine jury. The Bellowhead Live At Shepherd’s the draw for a copy of M:C’s debut
guests including Omara winners are… Best Artist: Rokia Bush Empire DVDs courtesy of album The Awkward Recruit were
Portuondo (23rd May); Niraj Traoré; Best Group: Amadou & Westpark Music all correctly Grant Davis of Bath; Andrew
Chag (6th June); El Tanbura Mariam; Cross-Cultural identified the year of the band’s
Hindley of Blackpool; Jane Roskilly
(13th); Ojos De Brujo (20th) and Collaboration: Jah Wobble & The debut gig as 2004. They were Pat
of Milton Keynes; Dr Paul
Idan Raichel (27th).
Chinese Dub Orchestra; Waites of Caister On Sea; Rob Hardwick of Leeds; Suzanne
Ian Anderson’s online fRoots
Newcomer: Kiran Ahluwalia. Irwin of Coniston; Laura Cope of Morley of Cambridge; Clare Boyes
Radio, featuring all the fRoots
Doing Dylan is a new song
Willenhall; Andrew Morris of of Welshpool; N P Summers of
Playlist albums from page 5 and
writing contest looking for
Kinmel Bay, Conwy; Richard Challis Ledbury; Cath Lomas of Eccles;
lots more from this issue, is
original songs that sing out
of Wootton Bassett; Katarina Helen Greenwood of Houghton Le
available in podcast form – to
against social injustice, political
Holmlund of Spanga, Sweden. Spring and Stephen Harvey of
which you can subscribe in iTunes
corruption, racial bigotry or To stand a chance of winning
Courtenay, BC, Canada. It remains
via both Mondomix and
religious fanaticism. All songs our slightly foolish April
only to point out that over on the
Podomatic – as well as streaming
must be original, but may be competition, we asked you to
Borfolk web site, in time
from the former. Just go to
collaborative efforts. Closing date identify who wasn’t wearing their
honoured anagrammatical
www.frootsmag.com and follow
for entries: 31st August 2009. underpants in the issue’s cover
fashion, M:C have been
the fRoots Radio links.
www.writelink.co.uk/doingdylan shot of Mawkin : Causley. Those
reinvented as Malewink: Saucy.
Taj Mahal: Lopa Kothari guest on Radio 3 Rokia Traore: Songlines Award winner
Photo: Philip Ryalls
Photo: Jak Kilby
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