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!

Friday, 26 January 2018

Gili Yalo - Gili Yalo

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 135, March 2018. Gili Yalo Gili Yalo Dead Sea Recordings (41 mins) Gili Yalo’s love of s...

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Introducing Super Parquet

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 134, January/February 2018. This is the sound of village halls and warehouse raves; rural f...

Batch Gueye - Xamle

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 134, January/February 2018. Batch Gueye Xamle Self-released (45 mins) Growing up as a d...

Friday, 3 November 2017

The Place of Live Recordings - Songlines Soapbox

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 133, December 2017. On April 7, 1968 at the Westbury Music Fair in New York, Nina Simone pe...

Toko Telo - Toy Raha Toy

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 133, December 2017. Toko Telo Toy Raha Toy Anio Records (36 mins) Toko Telo means ‘Grou...

Sunday, 29 October 2017

Oumou Sangaré - WOMEX 17 Artist Award

First published in the WOMEX – World Music Expo 2017 delegate guide. It’s a special artist that can stand out from the crowd in a cou...

Petr Dorůžka - WOMEX 17 Professional Excellence Award

First published in the WOMEX – World Music Expo 2017 delegate guide. It is common that some of the best journalists escape notice. Th...

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