Articles by Cliff Furnald
Gabriel Yacoub, Roberta Flack, Holly Cole, Jowee Omicil and Allen Ginsberg
by Cliff Furnald
RootsWorld Radio slips between the cracks of jazz, folk and popular idioms this month with music from two artists we recently lost: Gabriel Yacoub from France and Roberta Flack. We'll also hear from Los Lobos (US), Jaune Toujours & Gangbe Brass Band (Belgium and Benin), Irma Thomas and Galactic (US), Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander (US), Jowee Omicil (US), Allen Ginsberg, Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson (US), Tupa Ruja (Italy), Urna Chahar-Tugchi (Mongolia), Holly Cole (Canada), Maia Friedman (US) and ...
Continue ReadingMilton Nascimento & Esperanza Spaulding, Andrew Bird, Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin
by Cliff Furnald
RootsWorld rambles around once more with music from jazz to roots-folk from around the world. Artists in this edition include Milton Nascimento, & Esperanza Spaulding, Lúireach, Satnam Galsian, Les Arrivants, Andrew Bird , Frode Nyvold and friends, Andy Statman Trio , Riccardo Tesi , Besh o droM, Quintet Bumbac, Alterne, and Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin. ...
Continue ReadingMilton Nascimaento & Esperanza Spalding, Plus Andrew Bird, Andy Statman, Riccardo Tesi And Much More From Around The World
by Cliff Furnald
We start off with a wonderful new album from Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spaulding, then move through music from Ireland, India, France, The US, Norway, Hungary, Denmark, Italy and more. ...
Continue ReadingAnn O'aro, Art Of Time Ensemble, L'Étrangleuse, Zawose Queens and much more from around the world
by Cliff Furnald
Another global excursion with music from Percussia (US), Zosha Warpeha (US), Phønix (Denmark), Alba Asensi (Spain), Alice (France), Ann O'aro (Reunion), Tesi, Vaillant & Trovesi (Italy/France), The Zawose Queens (Tanzania), Natalie Spears (US), L'Étrangleuse (France), Art Of Time Ensemble with Gregory Hoskins (Canada). ...
Continue ReadingLuzmila Carpio, Les Mamans du Congo, Maria Kalaniemi and many more
by Cliff Furnald
This show includes music by Luzmila Carpio (Bolivia), Luizga & Edgar Valente (Portugal and Brazil), Sule Skerry (Scotland/US), Camilla Hole Trio (Norway), Maria Kalaniemi (Finland), Makám w/ Iren Lovasz (Hungary), Eneida Marta (Guinea-Bissau), Les Mamans du Congo (Congo/France, Vinta (Canada), Jean-Luc Thomas and Gab Faure (France), and Don Rooke & Keven Briet (Canada). ...
Continue ReadingYuseff Dayes, Robin Holcomb, Sähköpaimen, African Head Charge and more
by Cliff Furnald
This program includes Yuseff Dayes, Paula Barranco, Novalima, Robin Holcomb, Outer Park, La Cantiga de la Serena, Omar Sosa and Paolo Fresu , Voyagers, Zulya, African Head Charge, and Sähköpaimen. ...
Continue ReadingJoe Bataan, Nic Jones, Martin, Bogan & Armstrong and more
by Cliff Furnald
Artists on this edition of Rootsworld Radio include Matt Norman (US) Martin, Bogan & Armstrong (US), Steve Goodman (US), Hypnotic Clambake (US), Joe Bataan (US), Opa Cupa (Italy), Alessandro D'Alessandro (Italy), Nic Jones (England) The Furrow Collective (England/Scotland), Mesudì (Italy). ...
Continue ReadingCecile McLorin Salvant, Sainkho Namtchylak, The Hack-Poets Guild and more
by Cliff Furnald
This edition of the program includes music from Trad.Attack (Estonia), Groupa (Sweden, Norway, Spain), Santeri Dobrinin (Russia), Violons Barbares (France, Mongolia, Bulgaria), Alice (France), Sainkho Namtchylak (Tuva), Lankum (Ireland), Hack-Poets Guild (UK), Cecile McLorin Salvant (US), Shriekback (UK), Ingrid Karklins (US), A.G.A Trio (Turkey, Armenia, Germany). ...
Continue ReadingIsle of Klezbos, Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O, Marimbazzi, Ben Nicholls and more
by Cliff Furnald
This edition of RootsWorld includes music from Isle of Klezbos & Metropolitan Klezmer (US), Vaev (Denmark), Marimbazzi Duo (Poland), Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O (South Africa), Compostela (Japan), Remon Nakanishi (Japan), Faraualla (Italy), Yann Falquet (Quebec), Alba Carmona (Spain), Alterne ( Denmak, Belgium and Estonia), Ragnhild Furebotten (Norway), Ben Nicholls w/ John Smith (England), and Ken Lovelett (US). ...
Continue ReadingRinde Eckert, Thandi Ntuli, Germa Adan, Touki and more
by Cliff Furnald
Drving down the wrong side of the highway as usual, with unusual sounds from Tunto (Finland), Rinde Eckert (US), Harry Gorski-Brown (Scotland), Kathleen MacInnes (Scotland), Mary Ann Kennedy (Scotland), Germa Adan (Haiti), Nick Hart & Tom Moore (England), Thandi Ntuli (South Africa), Touki (Senegal/US/France, OXN (Ireland) and Camilla Dayyani (Denmark). ...
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