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Upcoming WOMAD Performances
Posted on July 28th, 2011 in Recent Posts by Alexandra Petropoulos.
It goes without saying that there is a wealth of great music taking place at WOMAD this year. With a line-up that includes the likes of AfroCubism, CW Stoneking, Taraf de Haidouks, Ana Moura, Danyel Waro, and Ebo Taylor, you can definitely expect to be blown away.
That said, here are just a few of the acts that the Songlines team are really looking forward to seeing.
Bellowhead performing tonight (Thursday)
As the winners of the 2011 Songlines Music Award for Best Group, we will be presenting their award after what is sure to be a kicking performance. Be sure to check them out!
El Tanbura performing Friday
They rocked the crowd recently at the Barbican’s Night in Tahrir Square concert and we’re sure they will rock WOMAD too.
Rua MacMillan performing Friday
Recently featured as a Top of the World album in issue #76, we’re looking forward to hearing the latest album live.
Abigail Washburn & The Village performing Friday
Also a recently Top of the World (issue #74), she will be coming straight from a gig at Cargo in Shoreditch after supporting Nathaniel Rateliff.
Le Trio Joubran performing Saturday
The three oud-playing brothers are featured in the current issue (#78) and were a Top of the World for their latest album in issue #75.
Samuel Yirga performing Saturday
This member of Dub Colossus (recently a Top of the World in issue #77) can really tickle the ivories and we look forward to hearing him as he prepares to release his debut solo album.
Axel Krygier performing Saturday
This crazy Argentinian, recently featured in issue #75, rocked KOKO back in April and is sure to get the crowd grooving at WOMAD.
Aurelio performing Saturday
Aurelio is featured in the current issue (#78) as one of tomorrow’s icons, following in the footsteps of Andy Palacio.
Nomfusi & The Lucky Charms performing Sunday
Featured in this issue’s Making Waves column, these newcomers are bound to make a name for themselves this weekend.
The home of fado
Posted on July 13th, 2011 in Recent Posts by Alexandra Petropoulos.
With a new generation of singers including Mariza, Ana Moura and Carminho, it should come as no surprise that Portuguese fado is having a successful revival. The distinctive music has drawn hundreds to concerts here in London, but fado is best experienced in the small fado houses of Lisbon, where the intimate setting draws you further in dark, melancholic music.
This September Songlines Music Travel will be taking travellers to the home of fado – Lisbon – to hear it as the locals do, in some of the best fado tavernas and clubs in the city. Here are some photos from travellers who recently returned from our June trip.
Alfama
Amalia Rodrigues' house
Calu Moreira and his band
Calu Moreira's band, Toy Vieira (keyboard), Stefan on guitar (son of Bau, a very famous Cape Verdean musician)
Rossio, Lisbon - Preparation for the opening night of the Lisbon festival
Sr Vinho Fado restaurant
Gisela Joao chatting with the group at Sr Vinho
The street where Maria Severa lived, Mouraria
São Jorge Castle and the hill of Alfama
For more information on the Songlines Music Travel trip to Lisbon, please visit: www.songlines.co.uk/music-travel/tours-festivals-2011/lisbon-fado-09.php
Songlines Music Awards 2011 nominees announced
Posted on March 16th, 2011 in Recent Posts by Songlines.
Songlines magazine announces the final nominees of the Songlines Music Awards 2011 and releases a compilation album on March 21, featuring all 16 nominated artists.
With the Songlines Music Awards now in their third year, Songlines is delighted to announce the final nominees in the 2011 Songlines Music Awards. The Awards, voted by Songlines readers and the general public, aim to recognise and celebrate the wealth of outstanding musical talent from across the world that has been reviewed in Songlines magazine.
There are four categories: Best Artist, Best Group, Cross-Cultural Collaboration and Newcomer. The final nominees are the top four in each category from the public vote, profiles on all final nominees will be published in the April/May issue of Songlines (#75) on sale from March 18.
The winners of each category will be announced in the June issue (#76), on sale from April 29, 2011.
The 16 final nominees are:
BEST ARTIST
Ana Moura (for the album Leva me Aos Fados on World Village)
Cheikh Lô (for the album Jamm on World Circuit)
Femi Kuti (for the album Africa for Africa on Wrasse)
Youssou N’Dour (for the album Dakar-Kingston on Universal)
BEST GROUP
Bellowhead (for the album Hedonism on Navigator)
Hanggai (for the album He Who Travels Far on World Connection)
Lepistö & Lehti (for the album Helsinki on Aito Records)
Terrakota (for the album World Massala on Ojo Musica)
CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION
AfroCubism (for the album AfroCubism on World Circuit)
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal (for the album Chamber Music on No Format)
Kronos Quartet with Alim & Fargana Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi (for the album Rainbow – Music of Central Asia Vol 8 on Smithsonian Folkways)
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Matt Malley (for the album Sleepless Nights on World Village)
NEWCOMER
The Creole Choir of Cuba (for the album Tande-la on Real World)
Raghu Dixit (for the album Raghu Dixit on Vishal & Shekhar Music)
Syriana (for the album Road to Damascus on Real World)
Tamikrest (for the album Adagh on Glitterhouse Records)
A compilation album featuring all 16 final nominees will be released (on CD & download) on March 21 (SPLCD004). The Songlines Music Awards 2011 iPhone app, featuring profiles and music of all the nominees, is also available to download for free from the iTunes store.
For more information, click here
July 2010 issue of Songlines (#69) is on sale in the UK from June 11
Posted on June 10th, 2010 in Recent Posts by Songlines.
The July 2010 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from June 11 and includes our regular Top of the World CD with ten tracks from the finest new releases from around the planet. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by novelist and screenplay writer William Boyd.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from Ango-Cuban collective Ska Cubano; Senegalese rappers Daara J Family; Portuguese fadista Ana Moura; Serbian preservers of the Sephardic sound Shira u’tfila; East Timorese musical figurehead Ego Lemos and new pan-European collaborative project UNITE, among others.
The main editorial features include:
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo – From Graceland to worldwide recognition, we chart the group’s incredible success story.
• Thandiswa Mazwai – Taking her rightful place amongst South Africa’s female singing elite.
• Fresh Talent – Four other young SA names to look out for.
• Songlines Guide to South African Music – From kwaito to isicathamiya, our guide to the Rainbow Nation’s wealth of musical styles.
• Making a Compilation – A compiler’s journey – from concept to album release.
• Ego Lemos – The eco-singer who’s putting South-East Asia’s East Timor on the musical map.
• Shira u’tfila – The Serbian group intent on keeping Sephardic music traditions alive.
• Sounding Out Melbourne – all the best places to see and hear music in the Australian city.
• Beginner’s Guide to Tom Zé.
• Postcard from Santiago de Cuba.
• Roskilde Festival, Denmark.
• Backpage from New Zealand.
• My World – novelist and screenplay writer William Boyd.
• Grooves – Ghanaian highlife singer AB Crentsil, flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela and Salsa Celtica’s Toby Shippey share their favourites.
• News, including Dispatches USA from the new Museum of Musical Instruments.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
