This is my page for things i like...and nothing else.
Music
editArtists whose albums I have on my Windows Media Player at the moment:
Adrian Sherwood • Afel Bocoum • Afro Celt Sound System • Ali Farka Touré • Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté • Amadou et Mariam • Angelique Kidjo • Apache Indian • Baaba Maal • BB King • The Beatles • Benny Goodman • Bernard Kabanda • The Bhundu Boys • Biggie Tembo • Billie Holiday • The Blues Brothers Band • Boo Boo Davis • Buena Vista Social Club • Charlie Musselwhite • Daara J • The Dhol Foundation • The Doors • Dr Didg • Dr John • Ella Fitzgerald • Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim • Eric Clapton • Fatboy Slim • The Four Brothers • Fun Lovin' Criminals • George Martin • Gogol Bordello • Gorrilaz • Green Day • Hans Dulfer • Hassan Hakmoun • Herbie Hancock • Howlin' Wolf • Ilham Al-Madfai • Ivo Papasov & Yuri Yunakov • James Taylor • Jimi Hendrix • Jools Holland • Jurassic 5 • Kamel Nitrate • The Kinks • Lambert, Hendricks and Ross • Led Zeppelin • Lily Allen • Lo'Jo • Los de Abajo • Maroon 5 • Matisyahu • Miles Davis • Muddy Waters • Norah Jones • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Michael Brook and Bally Sagoo • Nuru Kane • Ozomatli • Rachid Taha • Ravi Shankar • Robert Johnson • Rodrigo y Gabriela • Roots Manuva • S. E. Rogie • Salif Keita • Santana • Saskia Laroo • Seasick Steve • Señor Coconut • Sergio Mendes • Shaggy • Sheila Chandra • Sidney Bechet • The Simpsons • Ska Cubano • The Specials • Stella Chiweshe • Tata Pound • Terry Scott Taylor • Thomas Mapfumo • Tinariwen • Tom Jones & Jools Holland • Transglobal Underground • Trevor Watts • Van Morrison & Georgie Fame • Youngblood Brass Band
Artists of whom I only have singles or random tracks of on my WMP:
5678s • Anna's Jukebox • Bill Laswell • Blind Lemon Jefferson • Bob Marley • Booker T and the M.G.s • Busdriver • Charlie Parker • Charlie Patton • Cheb Khaled feat. Cameron Cartio • Cream • Dave Brubeck • Duke Ellington • Dead Boys • The Doors • Foo Fighters • Funkadelic, George Clinton • Jimmie Vaughan • Johnny "Guitar" Watson • Les Nouvelles Poliphonies Corses • Witold Lutosławski • Louis Armstrong • Louis Jordan • My Chemical Romance • Orchestra Marrabenta Star Be Mocambique • Paul Weller • Red Hot Chilli Peppers • Rob Swift • Son House • Soweto Kinch • Steve Miller • Stevie Wonder • Thelonious Monk • T Model Ford • Us3 • The White Stripes • Wyclef Jean • Wynton Marsalis • Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry • Zakir Hussein
People
editFamous people of who I have signed items by (is that bad English?):
Abram Wilson • Akim El Sikameya • Lord Aladji Man of Daara J • Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan • Bill Bailey • Billy Cobham • Chartwell Dutiro • Coco Mbassi • Fairport Convention • Francis Hylton • Geoffrey Oryema • Hans Dulfer • Jaojoby • Joe Cushley • Johnny Kalsi of the Dhol Foundation • Mahmoud Ahmed • Mariza • DJ Monkey Pilot • Nuru Kane • Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali • Salif Keita • Saskia Laroo • Seasick Steve • Seckou Keita • Soweto Kinch • Stella Chiweshe • Temple of Sound
Time
editImportant Dates:
January 3: Back to eductaional facilities...damn
May 3: Dad's birthday
May 17: Mine and Liz's 'anniversary' as it were...yay!
May 18: Liz's birthday
July 24: My birthday
July 27 - 30: Womad Charlton Park
August 3 - 5: The Big Chill
October 27: Mum's birthday
November 6: National Saxophone Day
December 25: Christmas!