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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!]

see fRoots, Songlines, Scotsman and Guardian websites

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

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

Bulgaria: Ivo Papasov; Trio Bulgarka

Canada: Lhasa de Sela; La Bottine Souriante

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

Zaire: Papa Wemba

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, Robert Fonseca, Eliades Ochoa

2005-5: Anacaona, Omara Portuondo, Zenaida Romeu, Beatriz Corona, Yusa, Teresa Garcia Caturla, Vocal Divas

Dominican Republic: Juan Luis Guerra

Finland: Värrttinä; JPP; Maria Kalaniemi

France: Lo Jo; Didier Squiban, Akli D

Guinea: Angelique Kidjo

Hungary: Marta Sebastyen, Musikás

Madagascar: Hanitra (Tarika)

Mali: Oumou Sangare, Ali Farka Touré

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

Nigeria: Femi Kuti

Panama: Ruben Bladés

Peru: Susana Baca; Martina Portocarrera; Ayllu Sulca

Portugal: Mariza; Portugal/Netherlands: Fernando Lameirinhos

Roumania: Taraf de Haidouks

Scotland: Salsa Celtica; Shooglenifty; Savourna Stevenson; Eddi Reader

Spain: Amparanoia; Radio Tarifa; Ojos de Brujo; Eliseo Parra
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, Jabier Muguruza, Fermin Muguruza
Andalucia/Flamenco: El Cigala; Enrique Morente; Estrella Morente; Paco Peña; Juan Pena ‘El Lebrijano’, Javier Ruibal, Estrella Morente, Jose Mercé

Senegal: Youssou N’Dour

South Africa: Miriam Makeba; Ladysmith Black Mambazo

U.K.: John Williams; Kate Rusby; Billy Bragg; Swap, Sinead O’Connor, John McCusker, Eleanor McEvoy, Flook, Peter Gabriel


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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