The Ebony Hillbillies are just one of the bands reclaiming the history of bluegrass
CONTENTS
17 Kronos Quartet
J a y
B l a k e s b u r g
P a t
C a s e y
D a l e y
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B i l l S t e b e r
28 Bluegrass and the Culture Wars
36 ADG7
S a c h y n
M i t a l
UPFRONT 06 Top of the World CD 09 Bonus CD:
MOST Balkan Music 10 What’s New 15 Folk Focus 17 Spotlight: Kronos
Quartet & Pete Seeger 18 Introducing...
María José Llergo & Son Rompe Pera 20 Simon Says 21 Letters
FEATURES 22 Zoë Modiga
The South African singer explores the big topics 28 Bluegrass and the
Culture Wars The artists bringing diversity back to the music 34 Global Music Match
Keeping bands connected during the pandemic 36 ADG7
The latest live sensation from South Korea 40 Melodisc Records
40 Melodisc R
The story be owner Emil
The story behind label owner Emil Shalit rds label t
72 Cheikh Lô
REVIEWS 44 Africa 46 Americas 52 Europe 57 Middle East 59 Asia 60 Fusion 66 Classical & Jazz 67 World Cinema 68 Live reviews and gig listings
REGULARS
70 My World:
Howard Goodall 72 Beginner’s Guide to Cheikh Lô 75 Quickfire 77 Dispatch from
Bogotá, Colombia 79 My Instrument:
Kiran Nepali 81 Soapbox 82 Essential 10:
Prograss Albums
18 María
José Llergo
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2 Mus dire
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2020 more bearable” Musician Sam Sweeney spells out the dire impact the pandemic is having on the folk scene, see p81
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