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Transatlantic AfroCubism collaboration comes to Royal Albert Hall in June
Posted on June 4th, 2011 in World Music by Songlines.
AfroCubism – the forerunner to the sensational commercial success of the Cuban Buena Vista Social Club – is coming to London’s Royal Albert Hall on June 27 for a one-off show as part of their summer tour of Europe, North America and Morocco. They will also receive their Cross-Cultural Collaboration Award from this year’s Songlines Music Awards at the show.
The project, which brings together Cuban and Malian master musicians in an exploration of the musical ties between Africa and the New World, was originally conceived in 1996. The plan was to bring Malian musicians to Havana to play with their Cuban counterparts, but the Malians never made it. As a result, the world got the Buena Vista Social Club, an exclusively Cuban revisiting of the golden age classics of the island nation’s past.
After a 14-year hiatus, a 13-piece all-star collective including Mali’s Bassekou Kouyaté, Kasse Mady Diabaté, Toumani Diabaté and Djelimady Tounkara and Cuba’s Eliades Ochoa and his Grupo Patria have brought the AfroCubism dream to life. Last October’s album has received critical acclaim, and now they grace one of London’s top music venues for one night only.
AfroCubism will be presented with their Cross-Cultural Collaboration Award from the Songlines Music Awards 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall on June 27.
Songlines Music Awards 2010 nominations
Posted on March 17th, 2010 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
Songlines magazine announces the final nominees of the Songlines Music Awards 2010 and releases a compilation album on March 22, featuring all 16 nominated artists.
Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural awards, Songlines magazine is delighted to announce the final nominees in the 2010 Songlines Music Awards. The Songlines Music Awards recognise outstanding talent in world music and are voted by Songlines readers and the general public. 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. The winners of each category will be announced in the June issue (#68) of Songlines, on sale from April 30, 2010. The 16 final nominees are:
BEST ARTIST
Goran Bregović (for the album Alkohol – Sljivovica & Champagne on Blue Wrasse)
Bassekou Kouyaté (for the album I Speak Fula with Ngoni ba on Out Here Records)
Oumou Sangaré (for the album Seya on World Circuit)
Lura (for the album Eclipse on Lusafrica)
BEST GROUP
Gypsy Groovz Orchestra Goes TuttiMundi (for the album Night Train for Lovers and Thieves on Network Medien)
Staff Benda Bilili (for the album Très Très Fort on Crammed Discs)
Tinariwen (for the album Imidiwan: Companions on Independiente)
Shooglenifty (for the album Murmichan on Shoogle Records)
CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara (for the album Tell No Lies on Real World)
Transglobal Underground (for the album Run Devils & Demon (Best Of) on Nascente)
Stockholm Lisboa Project (for the album Diagonal on Westpark)
Faiz Ali Faiz/Titi Robin (for the album Jaadu on Accords Croisés)
NEWCOMER
Invisible System (for the album Punt: Made in Ethiopia on Harper Diabaté)
Deolinda (for the album Canção ao Lado on World Connection)
Speed Caravan (for the album Kalashnik Love on Real World)
Mamer (for the album Eagle on Real World)
“The audience for world music is greater now than it’s ever been,” says Simon Broughton, editor-in-chief of Songlines, “and it’s reaching out in ever more diverse directions. The fact that we have Balkan maestro Goran Bregović and Western China’s Mamer as nominees is indicative of that. But it’s still essential to have awards in which the leading names can be feted and the new and innovative names highlighted.”
Songlines is also releasing a compilation album, distributed by Proper Music, on March 22, 2010, featuring all 16 nominated artists.
www.songlines.co.uk/music-awards
