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, 12 May 2023

Bored Drummers - Songlines Soapbox

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 188, June 2023. Drummers: we love ‘em. They are – quite literally – the heartbeat of muc...

Obituary: Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru (1923-2023)

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 188, June 2023. It’s a rare and beautiful thing to experience an artist whose work is utt...

Ahl Nana - L'Orchestre National Mauritanien

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 188, June 2023. Ahl Nana L'Orchestre National Mauritanien Radio Martiko (68 mins) ...

Entoto Band - Entoto Band

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 188, June 2023. Entoto Band Entoto Band Guitar Globetrotter Recordings (37 mins) Ento...

Dur-Dur Band International - The Berlin Session

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 188, June 2023. Dur-Dur Band International The Berlin Session Outhere Records (37 mins)...

Thursday, 13 April 2023

A Brief History of Ethiojazz for the Musically Curious

First published by Selamta, the Ethiopian Airlines online magazine . Ethiopia’s music is a deep ocean, full of as many different types...

Friday, 7 April 2023

From the Horse's Mouth: Postcard from Antrobus, Cheshire

First published in Songlines Magazine issue 187, May 2023. Outside the front entrance of a village pub in mid-Cheshire, an autumnal ...

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