Jim Hickson Writes About Music

This blog is a compendium of my music writing throughout the years. I try to post updates about a month after first publication, but I'm often very behind - please bear with me!

Thursday, 24 August 2017

The Beginner's Guide to Mulatu Astatke

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 131, October 2017. Across the late 1960s and early 70s in Addis Ababa, musicians experime...

Various Artists - Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 131, October 2017. Various Artists Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn...

Oumar Konaté - Live in America

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 131, October 2017. Oumar Konaté Live in America Clermont Music (48 mins) Over the last ...

Massa Dembele - Mezana Dounia

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 131, October 2017. Massa Dembele Mezana Dounia Izniz Records (34 mins) Massa Dembele is...

Takeifa - Gass Giss

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 131, October 2017. Takeifa Gass Giss Keyzit (36 mins) Takeifa keep it in the family: th...

Friday, 16 June 2017

Various Artists - Pop Makossa - The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 129, July 2017. Various Artists Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-198...

The Heliocentrics - A World of Masks

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 129, July 2017. The Heliocentrics A World of Masks Soundway Records (46 mins) The Heli...

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