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, 3 March 2023

Mze Shina - Elesa

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First published in Songlines Magazine issue 186, April 2023. Mze Shina Elesa Buda Musique (50 mins) A quintet of American, Peruvi...

Ebo Krdum - Revolt for Change

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First published in Songlines Magazine issue 186, April 2023. Ebo Krdum Revolt for Change Epidemic Sound (27 min) After his 2021 T...

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...

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