October 2009 issue of Songlines (#63) is on sale in the UK from September 4

Posted on September 2nd, 2009 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.

The October 2009 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from September 4 and includes our regular Top of the World CD with ten tracks from the finest new releases from around the planet.

The Top of the World CD includes tracks from Mali’s Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni ba; English guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson; Iran’s Dastan Ensemble with Homayoun Shajarian; Indian slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya; and US zydeco from Cedric Watson. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by author Philip Pullman.

The main editorial features include:

• Hugh Masekela – A portrait of South Africa’s charismatic trumpeter and musical statesman at 70.

• Titi Robin – The French multi-instrumentalist discusses mythical deities, musical collaborations and an exotic mix of influences.

• Debashish Bhattacharya – Catching up with the composer and performer who crafts his own slide guitars.

• Bamboo – We collect all manner of instruments made out of bamboo: from Laos to Madagascar.

• Essential Guide to Zydeco – A potted history of Louisiana’s popular, accordion-led party music.

• Sounding Out Wellington – all the best places to see and hear music in the New Zealand capital.

• Beginner’s Guide to the Indian playback legend, Lata Mangeshkar.

• Postcard from Bali.

• Selam African Music Festival.

• Backpage from Guinea Bissau.

• My World – the author of Philip Pullman.