Froots Awards 2008
It’s got folk, it’s got roots, it’s got young guns, old masters, innovation and tradition from all over the world of music – it’s the fRoots Album of the Year Award 2008. The top 10 shortlist has just been announced, along with 6 nominees for Best Reissue
fRoots 2008
Best Reissue/ Compilation 2008 - shortlist
Peter Bellamy: Fair England's Shore (Fellside)
Lost English folk gems from 1960s recordings by the cult singer
Buena Vista Social Club: At Carnegie Hall (World Circuit) [Review]
The immaculate live recording of the historic BVSC 1998 show
Fotheringay: Fotheringay 2 (Fledg'ling)
Recovered from 1970s archive tapes, a rock folk treasure comes to light
Franco & Le TPOK Jazz: Francophonic (Sterns)
A lovingly compiled retrospective of a true pan-African superstar
Gabi Lunca: Sounds From A Bygone Age Vol. 5 (Asphalt Tango) [Review]
The silken voice of one of Romania’s Tzigane legends
Various : Desert Blues 3 – Entre Dunes & Savanes (Network Medien)
The lavish series continues with a beautiful North and West African selection
// ALSO
- Sounds From A Bygone Age Vol. 5
- Francophonic - Africa’s greatest. a retrospective. vol. 1: 1953-1980
- 20 years ago today Congolese legend Franco died
- fRoots Awards 2008
- WOMAD Charlton Park 2010
- Nigerian soul sensation Nneka live at Cargo 23 July
- Froots Awards 2008, fRoots 2008
- Kenyan Connections, Nairobi parties to the Obama beat
- womex 2009, October 30th
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