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The special Music and Social Change issue (March 2012 #82) is on sale in the UK from Feb 3
Posted on February 1st, 2012 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The special Music and Social Change issue of Songlines (March 2012 #82) is on sale in the UK from February 3 and includes our regular Top of the World CD with ten tracks from the finest new releases from around the planet, plus a second free CD Brazil: New Series.
The Top of the World CD also includes five tracks selected by BBC Radio presenter Mike Harding.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from the late great experimentalist Martyn Bennett ; gravel-voiced Argentinian tanguero Melingo; Quebecois big band La Bottine Souriante; Yiddish klezmer from the Other Europeans; Basque accordionist Kepa Junkera; and Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor’s new collaborative project, among others.
The main editorial features include:
Music and Social Change Special Issue
• Rise Up! – In light of Youssou N’Dour’s decision to run for office in Senegal, we examine the ever-close relationship between music and politics.
• Cambodian Living Arts – As high-ranking members of the Khmer Rouge stand trial, we hear the horror stories from some of the survivors of the killing fields.
• International Women’s Day – A look at Norway’s Førde Festival and how its theme last year marked the achievements of female musicians across the world.
• Rodrigo y Gabriela – Two of Songlines’ esteemed writers battle it out over the Marmite of world music.
• Andy Kershaw – What it was really like to work with one of music’s most outspoken men.
• Martyn Bennett – Remembering the Scottish rebel and purveyor of Celtic dance music.
• Carolina Chocolate Drops – The act who are resurrecting the upbeat old-time, black string band music.
• Sounding Out Tallinn – all the best places to see and hear music in the Estonian capital.
• Beginner’s Guide to the Albion Band.
• Postcard from Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
• Festival Profile: La Grande Rencontre, Canada.
• Backpage from Israel.
• My World – BBC radio presenter Mike Harding.
• Grooves – English folk musician Ashley Hutchings, BBC producer James Parkin and author of the book Music & Politics John Street.
• News, including Songlines Encounters Festival and Cerys Matthews.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
No Off Switch – Exclusive Extract
Posted on January 10th, 2012 in Songlines Blog by Alexandra Petropoulos.
Andy Kershaw will be hitting the UK with The Adventures of Andy Kershaw: An Evening with the Legendary Broadcaster and Foreign Correspondent Tour, which starts this Saturday.
The tour will visit 34 cities in the UK, from Brighton to Inverness, between January and April. For details on dates and venues, please visit www.andykershaw.co.uk.
If you haven’t yet picked up a copy of Kershaw’s book, No Off Switch, you can read an exclusive extract from the autobiography at www.songlines.co.uk/nooffswitch.
Andy Kershaw tours the UK
Posted on January 8th, 2012 in World Music by Songlines.
Following hard on the heels of the release of his new autobiography, No Off Switch, the livewire radio DJ is now bringing his tales to a town near you for a series of anecdotal evenings in the vein of that other irrepressible one-off, Howard Marks.
The Adventures of Andy Kershaw: An Evening with the Legendary Broadcaster and Foreign Correspondent runs from January 14 until March 21, and is sure to be an unmissable and revelatory delight for all those who have benefited from Kershaw’s expansive tastes in the world of music.
With 31 dates already confirmed and more possible dates to come, it is a rock’n’roll style marathon, of which Songlines – with its long association with Kershaw – is proud to be the media partner.
August/September 2011 issue of Songlines (#78) is on sale in the UK from July 22
Posted on July 20th, 2011 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The August/September 2011 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from July 22 and includes our regular Top of the World CD with ten tracks from the finest new releases from around the planet, plus a second free CD showcasing music from the Netherlands. The Top of the World CD also includes five tracks selected by the world’s official number one beatboxer, Shlomo.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from the Hungarian tambura band Söndörgő who appeared at the recent Songlines Encounters Festival; the latest Saharan Touareg blues from Tamikrest; guitar and ritti duo Juju; star-studded Cecil Sharp Project tribute to the English folk collector; the debut from World Routes Academy alumnus and oud player Khyam Allami; and Québécois traditional folk trio Genticorum, among others.
The main editorial features include:
• Icons – We’ve selected a dozen artists – past and present – we feel are deserving of icon status.
• Andy Kershaw & the Bhundu Boys – An exclusive excerpt from Kershaw’s just released autobiography, No Off Switch.
• Trio Joubran – The three oud-wielding brothers discuss the three Ps – Palestine, Presley and politics.
• Indian Routes – The World Routes Academy heads to South India for the second mentor-protégé scheme featuring Aruna Sairam and Hari Sivanesan.
• Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits – The man behind the Balkan beats craze goes retro and delves into the Kosher Nostra scene, with a release of classic Yiddish and Jewish hits.
• Beginner’s Guide to Argentine tanguero Astor Piazzolla.
• Festival Profile: Nuits de Nacre, Tulle, France.
• Postcard from Jerusalem.
• Backpage from Nouméa, New Caledonia.
• My World – the world’s official number one beatboxer, Shlomo.
• Grooves – St Ethelburga’s music coordinator Wallee MacDonnell, English folk singer-songwriter Mary Hampton, and young Scottish fiddler Rua Macmillan.
• News, including the Cecil Sharp Project.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
