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, 27 January 2023

Hermon Mehari - Asmara

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First published in Songlines Magazine issue 185, March 2023. Hermon Mehari Asmara Kosmos (35 mins) Jazz trumpeter Hermon Mehari i...

Thursday, 26 January 2023

Ten Ethiopian Musicians You Need to Listen to Right Now

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First published by Selamta, the Ethiopian Airlines online magazine . If you’ve never listened to Ethiopian music before, you’re in for...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Debashish Bhattacharya - The Sound of the Soul

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First published on The Quietus . Debashish Bhattacharya The Sound of the Soul Abstract Logix (76 mins) Debashish Bhattacharya was n...

Friday, 16 December 2022

Tinariwen - Kel Tinariwen

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First published in Songlines Magazine issue 184, January/February 2023. Tinariwen Kel Tinariwen Wedge (36 mins) You know Tinariwe...

Friday, 11 November 2022

Lady Aicha & Pisco Crane's Original Fulu Miziki Band of Kinshasa - N'Djila wa Mudjimu

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First published in Songlines Magazine issue 183, December 2022. Lady Aicha & Pisco Crane's Original Fulu Miziki Band of Kinsh...

Ami Dang - The Living World’s Demands

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First published in Songlines Magazine issue 183, December 2022. Ami Dang The Living World’s Demands Phantom Limb (43 mins) As a f...

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Ivo Papasov - WOMEX 22 Artist Award

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First published in the WOMEX – World Music Expo 2022 delegate guide. A large man grasps a fragile-looking stick of a clarinet and rai...

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