Archie Roach
Beginner’s Guide to Archie Roach for Songlines.
Festival D’essaouira Review
Review of Festival D’essaouira for Jazzwise magazine.
Postcard from Crete
“The hills are alive with the sound of lute music, as Jane Cornwell discovers when she’s introduced to a very talented family.”
Spreading the Seed of Goodness
“Solomon Islands band Narasirato have been stealing the show at music festivals across the world and are now heading to Womad New Zealand.”
Songlines Guide to Festivals 2011
“Whether you’re looking to soak up the musical vibe in an English country field, or fancy venturing somewhere more exotic, there’s a wealth of festivals taking place this year. We highlight some of our favourites…”
My rundown of the best summer festivals in 2011 for Songlines.
Maalems at Essaouira
“The Gnawa of Morocco are famed for their deep, soulful music and their healing and trance powers. To see the maalem spirit masters in action, Jane Cornwell visits the Gnawa Festival in Essaouira and Torben Holleufer witnesses trance in action at a religious festival.”
Mawazine Festival
“Morocco’s capital knows how to shake its festive thing with the best of them. Jane Cornwell joins the throng.”
Moroccan Nights
“The most important single element of Morocco’s folk culture is its music,” wrote the author and musicologist Paul Bowles, who loved the place. “The entire history and mythology of the people is clothed in song.”
Music Frees The Soul: Essaouira World Music Festival
“Chaser touches down at the summer festivals: Jane Cornwell connects with the Gnawa at the Essaouira World Music Festival in Morocco.”
Article on the Essaouira World Music Festival for Straight No Chaser.