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fRoots issue 289, cover-dated July 2007 |
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| Editor | Ian A. Anderson (1979–present) |
| Categories | Music (folk, world) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 12,000 worldwide (2006)[1] |
| Publisher | London: Southern Rag Ltd |
| First issue | 1979 |
| Country |  UK (England) |
| Language | English |
| Website | fRoots Mag.com |
| ISSN | 0951-1326 |
fRoots (pronounced "eff-Roots", originally Folk Roots) is a specialist music magazine published monthly in the UK. Ian A Anderson (born 26 July 1947) is an English magazine editor Folk musician and broadcaster Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. This is a list of magazines by overall circulation. A Magazine 's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on average for each issue The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It specialises in folk and world music, and features a compilation cover CD twice every year. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians In 2006, the circulation of the magazine was 12,000 worldwide. [1]
The magazine is also involved in live music production, as well as the BBC Radio 3 awards for World music, and the Europe in Union concert series.
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Overview
In 1979, Southern Rag was founded by folk musician Ian A. Anderson. Ian A Anderson (born 26 July 1947) is an English magazine editor Folk musician and broadcaster It was later renamed as "Folk Roots", and in 1998 it became "fRoots".
Albums of the year
Folk Roots album of the year
- 1986 "Graceland" by Paul Simon
- 1987 "Soro" by Salif Keita
- 1988 "Amnesia" by Richard Thompson
- 1989 "Djam Leelii" by Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck
- 1992 "Lam Toro" by Baaba Maal
- 1993 "A Meeting By the River" by Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt
- 1994 "Waterson:Carthy" by Waterson:Carthy
- 1995 "Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts" by Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts
- 1996 "Norma Waterson" by Norma Waterson
- 1997 "Buena Vista Social Club" by Buena Vista Social Club
fRoots album of the year
- 1998 "Red Rice" by Eliza Carthy
- 1999 "Kulanjan" by Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabaté
- 2000 "Wanita" by Rokia Traoré
Later awards became merged with the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music
- 2005 "Dimanche à Bamako" by Amadou & Mariam
- 2006 "Savane" by Ali Farka Toure
- 2007 "Segu Blue" by Bassekou Kouyate
References
- Sources consulted
- Dirty Linen (August 1995). Graceland is an Album released in 1986 by Paul Simon. It was a big hit in the UK topping the charts at #1 Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Soro is the 1987 debut album by Malian Afro-pop artist Salif Keita. Salif Keita (born August 25, 1949) is an internationally recognized Afro-pop Singer - Songwriter from Mali. Amnesia is an Album by Richard Thompson recorded and released in 1988 Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter Guitar player The first widely known release by Baaba Maal and guitarist Mansour Seck. Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer and Guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (b Rajasthan, India, 1952 is an exponent of Hindustani music (North Indian classical music WatersonCarthy are an English folk group originally comprising Norma Waterson on vocals her husband Martin Carthy on Guitar and vocals and their daughter Kate Rusby (born December 4, 1973) is an English Folk singer and songwriter from Barnsley, South Yorkshire sometimes Kathryn Roberts is an English folk singer from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Norma Christine Waterson, born August 15 1939, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Buena Vista Social Club is an album made by Juan de Marcos González and American guitarist Ry Cooder with traditional Cuban musicians. The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities becoming a popular location for musicians to meet Eliza Carthy (born August 23, 1975 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is an English folk musician known for both singing Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942) who goes by the Stage name Taj Mahal, is an internationally recognized Blues musician Toumani Diabaté (born August 10 1965) is a Malian kora player who has gained international acclaim for his music Rokia Traoré (born January 24, 1974 - is an award-winning Malian singer songwriter and guitarist Dirty Linen is a Bi-monthly Magazine of folk and World music based in Baltimore Maryland. "Ian A. Anderson" (interview). Dirty Linen #59. Dirty Linen is a Bi-monthly Magazine of folk and World music based in Baltimore Maryland. DirtyLinen. com. Archived from the original on 2003-09-15. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy.
- Endnotes
- ^ a b fRootsMag.com, "About fRoots" (the year is matched from the "fRoots Advertising Information" that provides the same "readership of 40,000" data for their "2006 readership survey" as the main "around 12,000 worldwide (giving a readership of around 40,000)" claim).
External links
- fRoots Mag.com – official website
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