Cape Verde has long been celebrated for its musical heritage in which its women vocalists have played a pivotal role down the centuries. The archipelago’s…
Cape Verde’s New Wave of Women Vocalists: Stepping Out of Cesária Évora’s Shadow
Author: Daniel Brown
Ever since his first interview of Burning Spear/Winston Rodney in 1991, Daniel Brown has been covering music for major media outlets, notably Radio France International, Songlines and the BBC. Based in Paris, Daniel produced the award-winning World Tracks feature on RFI for 15 years. His articles have accompanied Songlines Magazine since its inception in 1999, the latest featuring the homage by Ibrahim Maalouf to his father and his quarter-tone trumpet.
Essonne en Scène at Chamarande: French Festival from Another Age
Battered and bruised, France’s festival season is slowly emerging from 18 months of cancellations, foreclosures, economic chasms and artistic depression. Sure, major music gatherings like…
Morocco’s desert festival in Taragalte bridges the Sahara gap
Southeast Morocco’s last oasis, M’hamid El Ghizlane, was the unlikely setting for the Taragalte Festival between January 23-25. Despite the challenges of access and…
Curtain Raiser Taragalte Festival
It is near the remote oasis of M’hamid El Ghizlane that the Taragalte festival opens this evening January 23. Once the desert gateway from…