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 theĀ Essaouira World Music Festival for Straight No Chaser.

The Best of Both Worlds

“Their mix of African and Latin music made them stars. Then they got into gold lamĆ© and it all went horribly wrong. Can Orchestra Baobab ever recover? By Jane Cornwell”

Article on Orchestra Baobab for The Guardian.

Music: At Home on Planet Peter

“Last week, Peter Gabriel’s Real World label celebrated a decade of championing world music. But does the global roster live in its founder’s shadow?”

Article for The Independent in 1999.