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Musicport Festival in Bridlington UK on October 23-25 in its tenth year
Posted on October 14th, 2009 in World Music by Songlines.
Now in its tenth anniversary year, Musicport Festival, which started out in Whitby on the UK’s north-east coast, has since moved to the Spa in Bridlington, just down the coast. It still offers one of the UK’s top world music experiences – the annual festival season closer, and very appropriately for October in the UK, it’s indoors!
Musicport 2009 takes places on the weekend of October 23-25, with UK Asian experimenter Nitin Sawhney headlining Friday night, roots reggae legend Misty in Roots on Saturday and The African Jazz All-Stars on Sunday. The line-up also includes the collaboration between guitarist Justin Adams and ritti player Juldeh Camara, kanun maestro Abdullah Chhadeh & Syriana, world trance from Banco de Gaia, the Tibetan Tashi Lhunpo Monks, eastern European rhythms from the Ukrainians, English folk from Jim Moray and Mamane Barka, the last master of the biram, the traditional instrument of the Boudouma tribe from the shores of Lake Chad in eastern Niger.
November/December 2009 issue of Songlines (#64) is on sale in the UK from October 16
Posted on October 14th, 2009 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The November/December 2009 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from October 16 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 Congolese rumba legend Franco & le TPOK Jazz; all-female Geordie folk group The Unthanks; Balkan Gypsy singer Ljiljana Buttler; French Gypsy-influenced guitarist Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin; and the Latin fusion of Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
The main editorial features include:
• Youssou N’Dour – In time for the African star’s new mentoring venture, we take stock of his triumphs so far.
• The Unthanks – As the group carve out their new aesthetic, they remind us why folk ought to be fresh.
• Remembering Franco – Tributes courtesy of a diverse cast of critics, contemporaries and former collaborators.
• Deolinda – The Portuguese quartet championing an imaginative new style of fado.
• Rupa & the April Fishes – In conversation with Rupa, the dynamic bandleader who doubles up as a doctor.
• Asian Music & Dance – Going deep with Svapnagata’s curators and instrumentalist Trilok Gurtu.
• Sounding Out Copenhagen – all the best places to see and hear music in the Danish capital.
• Beginner’s Guide to Balkan bandleader Goran Bregovic.
• Postcard from Thiruvaiyaru, India.
• Festival of the Niger, Mali.
• Backpage from Havana, Cuba.
• My World – ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
• Grooves – Nguyên Lê, Will Holland and Ben Mandelson share their favourites.
• News, including the launch of the new Songlines Digital.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
ABBA star Benny Andersson playlist and the 10 best new releases in the November/December 2009 issue of Songlines (#64)
Posted on October 14th, 2009 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The November/December 2009 issue of Songlines – on sale October 16 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
The covermount CD includes tracks from Congolese rumba legend Franco & le TPOK Jazz; all-female Geordie folk group The Unthanks; Balkan Gypsy singer Ljiljana Buttler; French Gypsy-influenced guitarist Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin; and the Latin fusion of Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro.
Pick up your copy here on the website, at selected WHSmith’s and at all good record retailers. Feast your ears on these all-new tracks:
* Les Triaboliques ‘Gulaguajira (I, The Dissolute Prisoner)’ on World Village
* The Unthanks ‘The Testimony of Patience Kershaw’ on EMI
* Speed Caravan ‘Kalashnik Love’ on Real World Records
* Ljiljana Buttler ‘Ne Kuni Me, Ne Ruzi Me Majko’ on Snail Records
* Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin ‘Pundela’ on Naïve
* The Destroyers ‘Out Of Babel’ on Destruction Records
* Rupa & the April Fishes ‘La Rose’ on Cumbancha
* Frnaco & le TPOK Jazz ‘Missile’ on Sterns Music
* Orquesta Típica Imperial ‘Volver’ on Enja Records
* Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro ‘Linda Morena’ on Tru Thoughts
Plus Benny Andersson’s playlist:
* Triakel ‘Tusen Tankar’ on Xource
* Coumba Gawlo ‘Miniyamba’ on Syllart
* Fetia ‘Hoe Ana’ on Playasound
* Orsa Spelmän ‘Hjortingen’ on Mono Music
* Sinéad O’Connor ‘Scarlet Ribbons’ on EMI/Chrysalis
The November/December 2009 Songlines podcast is available through iTunes from October 15
Posted on October 14th, 2009 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
This podcast includes highlights from the November/December issue of Songlines (#64) opening with an excerpt from Immigres by Youssou N’Dour (Sterns). Songlines editor in chief, Simon Broughton, plays an extract from the second free CD with this issue, World Music from Denmark, and Portuguese band Deolinda (World Connection).
Features include: Jenny Cathcart on Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour, our cover star for this issue; Nigel Williamson on the Svapnagata festival at Sadler’s Wells and Jane Cornwell on Rupa and the April Fishes. Nathaniel Handy brings you the latest news with the Official UK World Music Album Chart, as well as music from Staff Benda Bilili. The podcast ends with a track by Zimbabwean singer Netsayi (World Connection).
The next Songlines podcast, featuring highlights from the January/February issue (#65), will be available from December 11 2009.
