Best of the Year: Music
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The Handsome Family
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Mariza
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Annual time for both celebration and wringing of hands. The latter first: There are many deserving causes whose latest offerings did not hit the review pages of the NI (guilty mentions to Nick Cave, Ani DiFranco, Oi Va Voi, Cat Power, Nina Nastasia and Erin Mckeown) just because their CDs came at the wrong time. Of those that did make it, Mariza’s Fado Curvo (EMI/Virgin, NI 362) is a lovely pointer to the future of Portuguese music, while Victor Gama’s ambitious Odantalan.02 (Pangeiart, NI 357) is an excavation for its roots in Africa. And Robert Wyatt’s Cuckooland (Hermana, NI 363) was well worth the wait. But CD of the year? Singing Bones (Loose, NI 362) by The Handsome Family. Aching vocals, country music that reverberates with the depths of its long roots and strange, strange songs.
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Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
