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Introducing Who I am   Qualifications, Career History  and What I Do Now! Journalism: Print and broadcast; work for visiting arts and British Council Broadcast Journalism Writing, editing; academic productions Exhibition curating; TV research, production and script work; conference organisation Academic work: lecturing; teaching;teaching; national and international conference papers CD compilations, tour management, Djing;AND things I like to do when not working SPIRITUAL LIFE MUSICIANS I HAVE INTERVIEWED SINCE 1973 REFEREES & LINKS

Some of the MUSICIANS I HAVE INTERVIEWED SINCE 1973 (as many as I can remember!):
[Andean hat bought in market in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, July 2003: SLR Canon camera bought 1974 and still going strong; passport...issue Glasgow; sunglasses - old!]

Argentina: Mercedes Sosa; Jaime Torres; León Gieco; Víctor Heredia; Astor Piazzolla

Brazil: Chico Buarque; Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso; Virginia Rodrigues; Mono Blanco

Bulgaria: Ivo Papasov; Trio Bulgarka; Bisserov Sisters

Canada: Lhasa de Sela; La Bottine Souriante; Lhasa de Sela

Cape Verde: Cesaria Evora

Chile: Inti Illimani; Quilapayún; Karaxú!; Sergio Ortega; Angel Parra; Isabel Parra; Patricio Manns; Osvaldo Rodríguez; Patricio Wang; Los Prisioneros; Mauricio Venegas (Quimantú); Mauricio Redolés, Director Chilean Theatre Group TeatroCinema

Zaire: Papa Wemba

Columbia: Juanes; Very Be Careful; Cimarron; Toto la Momposina; Cimarron ; Toto la Momposina;

Cuba: Silvio Rodriguez; Pablo Milanés; Carlos Varela; Geraldo Alfonso; Moncada; Elio Revé; Celina González; José Luíis Cortes and NG La Banda; Los Van Van (Pupy); Carlos Manuel; Polo Montañez; Yusa; Jesús Alemañy; David Alvárez; Orishas; Pancho Amat; Vieja Trova Santiaguera; Vocal Sampling; Clave y Guaguancó The Buena Vista Social Club: Cachaíto López; Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer; Manuel Galbán; Juan de Marcos González; Bebo Valdés; X Alfonso; Eliades Ochoa; Pedro Luís Ferrer.

Women musicians/performers interviewed in Cuba 2005-6: Older generation: Hermanos Lagos, Omara Portuondo, Anacaona (those remaining of the first generation and the present generation led by Georgia Aguirre González, Dorita Aguirre González), Teresa García Caturla, Esther Borja. Younger generation: Yusa, Osdalgía, Haila, Danae Blanco. Rappers: Obsesión, Las Krudas, 1era Base. Dancer: Nilda Guerra, Baile Rakatan. Classical music: Beatríz Corona; Zenaída Romeu director- conductor Camerata Romeu; Vocal Divas, Sylvia Calzado; Coro Madrigalista. Trova: Sara González, Liuba María Hevia, Duo Así Son: Noemí Rodríguez Stable; Eva de la Caridad Griñan; Duo Melodias Cubanas Georgina Ribeaux Rodríguez; Elvira Orozco (journalist); Duo Hermanas Ramos, Lesbia y Laura; Pura Obregón Cardeau; Groups: Jeny Valdés (Los Van Van); Grupo Okan, Martha Elena Vilariño; Morena Son: Aimee Campos; Grupo Obini Irawo. Instrumentalists: Lucia Huerga (saxophonist, record producer); Niurka González (flautist). SGAE: Darsi Fernandez (copyright lawyer). Musicologists: María Teresa Linares (Fundación Fernando Ortíz); María Elena Vinueza (Head of Music, Vice-President Casa de las Americas); Cary Diez (Executive Director Cubadisco); Laura Vilar (Abdala, Director CIDMUC); Liliana Casanella, CIDMUC, Nerís González, CIDMUC; Maritza Puíg, Santiago de Cuba

Dominican Republic: Juan Luis Guerra

Finland: Värrttinä; JPP; Maria Kalaniemi

France: Lo Jo; Didier Squiban; Tinariwen

Guinea: Angelique Kidjo

Hungary: Marta Sebastyen, Musikás

Madagascar: Hanitra (Tarika)

Mali: Oumou Sangare, Ali Farka Touré; Bassekou Kouyate

Mexico: Amparo Ochoa; Gabino Palomares; Lila Downs; Los de Abajo

Nigeria: Femi Kuti

Norway: Marie Boine Persen

Panama: Ruben Bladés

Peru: Susana Baca; Martina Portocarrera; Ayllu Sulca

Portugal: Mariza;

Portugal/Netherlands: Fernando Lameirinhos; Maria Fatima

Roumania: Taraf de Haidouks

Scotland: Salsa Celtica; Shooglenifty; Savourna Stevenson; Eddi Reader; Mary-Ann Kennedy; Moishe’s Bagel; Orkesta del Sol.

Spain: Amparanoia; Radio Tarifa; Ojos de Brujo; Eliseo Parra; Jabier Muguruza; Manu Chao; Jabier Muguruza
Catalonia: Lluis Llach; María del Mar Bonet; Raimón
Galicia: Carlos Nuñez; Berroguetto; Susana Seivane; Xosé Manuel Budiño
Basque Country: Joseba Tapia; Ruper Ordorika; Kepa Junkera
Andalucia/Flamenco: El Cigala; Enrique Morente; Estrella Morente; Paco Peña; Juan Peña ‘El Lebrijano’, Javier Ruibal; Miguel Poveda; María Pagés; Eva la Yerbabuena; Diego Carrasco; Moraíto; Diego Amador; Son de la Frontera, Tomatito, Tomasito, La Macanita, Benjamín Escoriza

Senegal: Youssou N’Dour

South Africa: Miriam Makeba; Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Turkey: Ozlem Bass, Whirling Dervishes

U.K.: John Williams; Kate Rusby; Billy Bragg; Swap, Sinead O’Connor, John McCusker, Eleanor McEvoy, Flook; The Chieftains (Ireland); Bill Wyman

USA: Ry Cooder; Angelique Kidjo; Tish Hinojoso


Some of the WRITERS I HAVE INTERVIEWED for press, radio or the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Isabel Allende, Bernardo Atxaga, Cees Nooteboom, Michael Holroyd, Marina Warner, Doris Lessing, Carole Shields, Patricia Cornwell, Gillian Slovo, Ben Okri, Chico Buarque, Patricia Mello, Valerie Gillies, Lesley Glaister and more…



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