Joe Boyd is the legendary producer of Pink Floyd, Nick Drake,
R.E.M., Fairport Convention, ¡Cubanismo!, Toots and the Maytals,
Toumani Diabaté, Taj Mahal and numerous others. He founded and ran
the Hannibal label for twenty years. His film productions include
Jimi Hendrix and Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace. His memoir, White
Bicyles: Making Music in the 1960s, was published in 2006 to wide
critical-acclaim. Boyd’s latest work, And The Roots of Rhythm
Remain: The Story of Global Music, is a definitive study of the
genre, a culmination of a lifetime travelling the globe and
immersing himself in music. It reveals how personalities, events
and politics in places such as Havana, Lagos, Budapest, Kingston
and Rio are as colourful and momentous as anything that took place
in New Orleans, Harlem, Laurel Canyon or Liverpool. And, moreover,
how jazz, rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll would never have
happened if it weren’t for the notes and rhythms emanating from
over the horizon. Laura Barton is a writer and broadcaster,
specialising in music. She writes for a range of publications
including The Guardian, Uncut and Prospect, and is a regular
contributor to BBC Radio 4, where alongside her series’ Notes on
Music and Notes on a Musical Island, she has written and presented
documentaries on everything from Shakespeare to confidence, via
rivers, roadtrips and reproductive rights. She runs the Talking
Shop stage at Green Man festival, and moonlights in A&R,
signing artists such as Self Esteem, Let’s Eat Grandma, and
Cigarettes After Sex. Her next book, Sad Songs, is a memoir of
music and sadness.
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