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April/May 2010 issue of Songlines (#67) is on sale in the UK from March 19
Posted on March 17th, 2010 in Recent Posts by Songlines.
The April/May 2010 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from March 19 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 comedian Steve Martin.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from Bollywood playback legend Asha Bhosle; Gotan Project duo Müller & Makaroff; soulful DRC singer Lokua Kanza; versatile Scottish piper Michael McGoldrick; Cuban salsa and son troupe Asere and new Saharan desert blues outfit Tamikrest, among others.
The main editorial features include:
• Songlines Music Awards – Find out who’s been nominated in this year’s Songlines Music Awards.
• Cesaria Evora – A rare interview with Cape Verde’s charismatic grande dame of song.
• Béla Fleck and the Banjo – Taking our lead from banjo player Béla Fleck, we trace the instrument’s African roots.
• The Chieftains and Ry Cooder – How an odd chapter of Mexican-American history led the Irish band to hook up with Ry Cooder and discover Mexican music.
• Xalam – Digging through the archives to salute one of Senegal’s original supergroups.
• Balkan Beat Box – A crash-course in partying with a conscience from the mongrel crew.
• Sounding Out Addis Ababa – all the best places to see and hear music in the Ethiopian capital.
• Beginner’s Guide to Pandit Jasraj.
• Postcard from Argentina.
• Festival Med, Portugal.
• Backpage from Melbourne, Australia.
• My World – comedian Steve Martin.
• Grooves – Ian King, Kid Creole and Karan Casey share their favourites.
• News, including K’Naan’s World Cup song.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
Comedian Steve Martin playlist and the 10 best new releases in the April/May issue of Songlines (#67)
Posted on March 17th, 2010 in Recent Posts by Songlines.
The April/May 2010 issue of Songlines – on sale March 19 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by comedian Steve Martin.
The covermount CD includes tracks from Bollywood playback legend Asha Bhosle; Gotan Project duo Müller & Makaroff; soulful DRC singer Lokua Kanza; versatile Scottish piper Michael McGoldrick; Cuban salsa and son troupe Asere and new Saharan desert blues outfit Tamikrest, among others.
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:
* Piston Mahlathini & The Queens ‘Nomacala’ on Strut Records
* Balkan Beat Box ‘Look Them Act’ on Crammed Discs
* Asere ‘Palo Santo’ on Astar Artes
* Tamikrest ‘Alhoriya’ on Glitterhouse Records
* Michael McGoldrick ‘Pontivy’ on Vertical Records
* Lokua Kanza ‘Dipano’ on World Village
* Asha Bhosle ‘Chura Liya Hai Tum Ne’ on Nascente
* Ian King ‘Adieu to Old England’ on Fledg’ling Records
* Müller & Makaroff ‘Andrés Retamal’ on Mañana
* Martín Portillo & Marcelo Rojas ‘Pájaro Campana (The Bell Bird)’ on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Plus Steve Martin’s playlist:
* Steve Martin & Earl Scruggs ‘Daddy Played the Banjo’ on Rounder
* Tony Ellis ‘Paint Creek’ on County Records
* Loudon Wainwright III ‘High, Wide and Handsome’ on 2nd Story Sound Records
* Béla Fleck and Bassekou Kouyaté ‘Throw Down Your Heart’ on Rounder
* The Bothy Band ‘The Maid of Coolmore’ on Mulligan Records
