RootsWorld: a magazine and radio program of the world's music

Artist Interviews Here's a partial list of artist interviews in our archives. Always check the main menu for newest additions. 2016 Kaoru Watanabe Levon Eskenian Massimo Ferrante. 2015 Andrea Esperti 2014 Kim Carson Don Edwards Wylie Gustafson Mimmo Epifani 2013 Monsieur Doumani (audio interview) 2012 Sauti Sol (audio interview) Mauro Durante and Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Attwenger Sv�bsk 2011 Annbj�rg Lien Väsen Just a Band Geoff Berner Juan de Marcos Gonz�lez Steve Riley 2010 Manfred Eicher Makana Ellis Deolinda Frode Haltli and Trygve Seim Tab Benoit Caroline Herring, Claire Holley and Kate Campbell Valravn Afenginn 2009 Fin Alfred Todd Moore Henrik Jansberg Tiempo Libre Quique Cruz Ph�nix Trio Mio Levi Romero Los Jaraneros del Valle Genticorum Immigrant Voices 2008 Joan Armatrading Omar Sosa Andy Palacio Anat Cohen 2007 Les Primitifs du Futur Michael Doucet Mike Seeger Jenny McCormick The Handsome Family Rahim Al Haj 2006 Alexis Kochan (Paris to Kyiv) Alessandro Coppola (Nidi D'Arac) Takis Kanellos (Mode Plagal) Seamus Egan (Solas) Marie Daulne (Zap Mama) 2005 Mariza Kiran Ahluwalia Janusz Wojtarowicz of The Motion Trio Johan Hedin Faada Freddy and L�cio Maia Eliza Carthy Rokia Traor� and Mory Kant� Pablo Ziegler and Richard Lipkin Ozel Turkbas, Melissa Michalak and Anahid Sofian Kiran Ahluwalia Dennis Kamakahi 2004 Caetano Veloso (Brazil) Marthe Vassallo in her own words (France/Brittany) Ojos de Brujo (Spain) Lhasa de Sela (Canada) Willy Schwarz - in his own words (Germany) Don Rooke in his own words (Canada) Margo Leverett and Matt Glaser (US) 2003 Andreas Aase (Norway) Julie Murphy (Wales) Kevin Crawford (Ireland), Martin Seeberg (Denmark) and Brian Finnegan (UK) Mari Boine (Norway), Robert Mirabal (US) Bratko Bibic (Slovenia) Rob Burger (US) Savina Yannatou (Greece) Omar Sosa (Cuba) 2002 Producing the World, a series of conversations with some of the most influential producers in the realm of roots-world music. David Krakauer again! (US) Luisa Cottifogli (Italy) Johnny Connolly (US - Irish) Fethi Abidin C�mb�s (Turkey) Dulce Pontes (Portugal) The New Fadistas (Pontes, Mariza, Misia and Branco) Henry Sapoznik (US) Stella Chiweshe (Zimbabwe) Rosa Paeda (Italy) Kultur Shock (Serbia-US) David Krakauer (US) Erkan Ogur (Turkey) Yuri Yunakov, Naji Youssef, Mirita Halili and Raif Hyseni (US via Bulgaria, Lebanon and Albania) 2001 Chava Alberstein and Siimon Shaheen (Israel-Palestine) Sanementereng (Gambia) Cyril Pahinui and Led Kaapana (US-Hawaii) Zap, Mama, aka Marie Daulne (France) John Doyle (Irish NYC) Pekka Lehti (Finland) Cherish The Ladies (US) Baldan Chimitovich Gomboev (Buryatia) Slobo Horo (Finland) Marc Savoy (US) John Redmond (US) Etnika (Malta) Neil Hedman (US) Lunasa (Ireland) Larry Kirwan (US) Harvey Reid (US) Michael Rose (Jamaica) 2000 Hughes de Courson (France) Judith Wachs of Voice of theTurtle (Sephardic-US) Spaccanapoli (Italy) Carlos Nuñez (Spain) Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) Pete Morton (UK) Flaco Jimenez (Texas) Alan Stivell (Brittany) Jean Chocun from Tri Yann (Brittany) Yann-Fañch Perroches (Brittany) Annbjorg Lien (Norway) Takashi Hirayasu and Bob Brozman (Okinawa-US) 1999 Quique Rangel of Cafe Tacuba (Mexico) Samite (Uganda) Mary Jane Lamond (Canada) Mark Atkins (Australia) Maire Brennan (Ireland) Tom Russell (US) Mary Staunton (Ireland) Rod Stradling (UK) Varttina (Finland) Tarika's Hanitra Rasoanaivo (Madagascar) Maria Kalaniemi (Finland) Kimmo Pohjonen (Finland) Balfa Toujours' Christine Balfa 1998 and earlier Sharon Shannon (Ireland) Ale Moller (Sweden) Eddie LeJeune (US) Geno Delafose (US) Regis Gizavo (Madagascar) Eva Ybarra (US) Eddy Lawrence (US) Lourdes P�rez (US) Vasen (Sweden) Gjallarhorn (Finland) Bakithi Kumalo (South Africa) Carlinhos Brown (Brazil) Susana Baca (Peru) Yuri Yunakov (Bulgaria-NY) Steve Riley (US) Iarla � Lion�ird (Ireland) Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh of Altan (Ireland) Marie Boine (Norway-Sami) Ayub Ogada (Kenya) Dick Gaughan (Scotland) Henri Dikongue (Cameroon) John Popper (US) Geoffrey Oryema (Uganda) Tellu Virkkala (Finland) Salif Keita (Mali) All pages at RootsWorld are copyright 1995 - 1999 Cliff Furnald/ RootsWorld. All picture and sound images are the property of the artists, and are protected by copyright.