Archive for October, 2009
London International Festival of Exploratory Music is launched at Kings Place
Posted on October 30th, 2009 in World Music.
What to hear something different?
A new festival of exploratory music is unveiled at London’s Kings Place this November. London International Festival of Exploratory Music runs from November 4-7.
Exploratory sounds include concerts by Greenlandic Inuk Nive Nielsen and Canadian Inuit Tanya Tagaq. This is also the UK premiere of Irish sean nós singer Lorcán Mac Mathúna. Maybe you fancy the sexy Latin punk-pop of Madame Mim or the ethereal Japanese soundscapes of Midori Hirano. Whatever it is, from Chinese indie to Sephardic roots, there’s plenty to explore.
Gurrumul plays for one night only at Shepherds Bush Empire in London
Posted on October 28th, 2009 in World Music.
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s star has risen fast. A blind singer and guitarist born on Elcho Island of the coast of Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, he cut his teeth with Australia’s most famous Aboriginal band, Yothu Yindi, before going on to found his own, the Saltwater Band.
His 2008 solo debut release Gurrumul lead to rave reviews around the world, being hailed as a milestone in Australian recording history. A modest and retiring man, he has since been nominated for four awards at the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) music awards, hit the top of the Official UK World Music Album Chart, and become something of an international figurehead for his people.
On November 8, he appears for one night only at London’s O2 Empire in Shepherd’s Bush, supported by world music fusionists Worldfly, as part of a European tour taking him to Germany, Holland, Belgium, France and Ireland.
Buy tickets online at www.livenation.co.uk or call 0844 576 5483 (24 hours)
The new Songlines Digital online version of the magazine is launched
Posted on October 23rd, 2009 in Songlines News.
Songlines Digital – the online version of the magazine – has been launched with a free trial issue now available.
Songlines Digital looks and reads just like the print edition and is fully indexed and searchable. In each Songlines Digital edition you are able to zoom in and print features, navigate easily through the issue and link to external websites from editorial features and advertisements. Songlines Digital will allow you to read your copy of Songlines on any computer and web browser worldwide.
A subscription includes instant access to the last two years of back issues (currently up to #48, Nov/Dec 2007 issue) and work is already underway to have all back issues from the relaunch issue (#13) available online.
How to subscribe
A year’s subscription is just £19.75. But subscribers to the print edition get £10 off, so that’s just £9.75, and includes:
One year’s worth of future editions of Songlines Digital – 8 issues.
Instant access to all the Songlines Digital back issues from issue #48.
Access to all the Songlines Digital editions from issue #13 when they become available.
25% discount off back issue print magazines including their Top of the World CDs.*
PLUS Get a 10% discount for a two-year subscription to Songlines Digital.
Team Access
Corporate subscriptions are available at £99 per year and include up to ten individual licences. For more information, email: paul@songlines.co.uk
Feedback
Please let us know what you think! Email _digital@songlines.co.uk with any thoughts or comments. We hope you enjoy this new version of Songlines.
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* Subject to availability. Songlines Digital doesn’t include the Songlines Top of the World CD