This article originally appeared in Songlines #92 (June 2013) p25. Download a pdf here. At first glance, one might say that folk and hip-hop would clash as much as a doo-rag with Morris bells and ribbons. Until you speak to hip-hop artist Dizraeli, that is. The rapper, singer and poet and his band, the Small Gods, … Continue reading »
This article originally appeared in Songlines #92 (June 2013) p28.
This review originally appeared in Songlines #92 (June 2013) p71.
This article originally appeared in Songlines #92 (June 2013) p10. Download a pdf here. “Russian and Slavic people, they are naturally more chaotic. Nothing you can do about it, and there’s nothing you need to do about it,” muses Gogol Bordello’s frontman Eugene Hütz. You only have to see the Gypsy punk band and its … Continue reading »
This article originally appeared in Songlines #91 (April/May 2013) p25. Download a pdf here. ‘We’re both Gypsy souls and it’s time for me to roll on.’ So goes the song ‘Be Good Tanya’ by Obo Martin, which became the Canadian trio’s anthem in the early years of their formation and later their namesake. “We’re all … Continue reading »
This article originally appeared in Songlines #91 (April/May 2013) p15. Download a pdf here. UN organisation launches its official anthem for the empowerment of women The first UN agency to have its own theme song, UN Women released its official anthem on International Women’s Day (March 8). Initially performed as the finale of the UN … Continue reading »
For our very first HeadsUp! artist, I’d like to introduce you to the dreamy singer-songwriter Dave Dixon I know what you’re thinking – “Not another singer-songwriter!” – but I promise Dave Dixon is not your typical skinny-jean-wearing guitarist. OK, so he might have been wearing skinny jeans when he met me before his gig at … Continue reading »
This article originally appeared in Songlines #90 (March 2013) p23. Photo by Pamela Littky. Download a pdf here. British folk-rocker and guitar legend Richard Thompson needs little introduction – his CV speaks for itself. He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the BBC and the Americana Music Association, was named one of the Top … Continue reading »
This review originally appeared in Songlines #90 (March 2013) p86.
This article originally appeared in Songlines, #89 (January/February 2013) p25. Download a pdf here. The weekend before the Senegalese elections earlier this year one music video went viral, taking over the airwaves. It called out to the people saying ‘The community needs us, the country needs us, everybody needs us. Our hands are dirty, let’s … Continue reading »
