cNutgroist

like you give a damn, but please consider seeing any of these fine artists should they make it to your local town hall or arts centre...

ba cissoko
daby toure
dj dolores
enzo avitabile and bottari
rokia traore
soukous koumboule
tinariwen
sidestepper
amparanoia

all of whom magnificently blew us to fucking bits, quite frankly. We heard electrified koras, saharan desert blues, funked colombian latin-techno, funked-up brazilian samba-techno, mauritanian live acoustic guitar sampling, belgian-congolese accapella, malian funk and most oddly of all 700 year-old italian wine-barrel beating.

I'd also like to say a big hello to Jimmy Page, he of the leadened zeppelin, who stood next to us at Tinariwen and spent 15 mintues talking to us about the blues, Jeff Buckley, what we'd all seen earlier that day, Zap Mama, brasil and more besides. He has the ability to remind you he's a normal guy, not just the world's most revered guitarist, rock god, genius composer, shark fiddler, owner of Loch Ness and worth at least 100 million quids. Although he did take a keen interest in the missus for some reason.
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