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, 28 September 2017

Fanfan - Séga Ravanne

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 132, November 2017. Fanfan Séga Ravanne Ocora Radio France (58 mins) This is the latest...

Cory Seznec - Backroad Carnival

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 132, November 2017. Cory Seznec Backroad Carnival Captain Pouch Records (42 mins) Cory ...

Ramon Goose - Long Road to Tiznit

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 132, November 2017. Ramon Goose Long Road to Tiznit Riverboat Records (37 mins) Blues g...

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Africa Oyé 2017 - Sefton Park, Liverpool

First published in fRoots issue 412, October 2017 Africa Oyé Sefton Park, Liverpool 17th & 18th June 2017 Africa Oyé has the ...

Friday, 8 September 2017

Maalem Said Damir - Gnawa or Never

Previously unpublished. Maalem Said Damir Gnawa or Never 1001 Knights Production (82 mins) The Gnawa people of Morocco can trace the...

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...

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