Recent dramatic BBC cuts have stripped the World Service of one of its best loved music programmes, World of Music, after more than 20 years on the air. Former presenters of the show included the late Charlie Gillett and Coles, who broadcast the last ever edition of the show at the end of March.

Now Coles returns to the airwaves with a brand new programme called The Shed: A Whole New World of Music, which can be streamed via Coles’ website. Often referring between the music to his small patch of broad beans and the pest problems his garden faces, the programme is much more intimate and charming. As Coles says “the new show is a back to basics approach after the high-tech studio approach of the BBC. It’s deliberate, I love the informality recording in a shed brings. It seems to suit the music. Those listening seem to like the concept too… ‘the new pirate radio,’ ‘the start of a broadcasting revolution’ have been just a couple of the reactions so far.”

The show is only in its third week, but Coles has already received a great response. Receiving hundreds of emails and roughly the same number of Facebook impressions, word of mouth is spreading quickly. It was also recently announced that Coles will be airing the programme on World Radio Switzerland, part of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. You can catch the show starting next week on Wednesdays at 7:06pm on WRS via DAB+, cable, satellite, internet streaming or on 101.7 FM in the Geneva region. Coles hopes to have the show aired on more broadcasters in the future, so (forgive the cliché) stay tuned!

What’s next for Coles and The Shed? “In the future, I hope to have interviews on the programme – if I can manage to lure musicians away from the usual London studio set up.”

You can hear Mark Coles presenting The Shed: A Whole New World of Music on his website: www.markcolesmusic.com

Become a fan of the programme on Facebook: www.facebook.com/shedmusic

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The covermount CD includes tracks from flamenco cantaora Mayte Martín; Israeli qawwali singer Shye Ben-Tzur; young Scottish band Breabach; the reggae mixed sound of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars and the Colombian coastal sounds of Aníbal Velasquez y su Conjunto, among others.

The main editorial features include:

• Songlines Music Awards – Meet the winners of each category in our 2010 Songlines Music Awards.

• Rango – Haunted instruments and benevolent intentions – eerie trance music from Sudan.

• Choc Quib Town – Tracking down the busy Colombian trio who mix Pacific folklore with urban cool.

• The Bauls of Bengal – Hitting the road to join Bengal’s musical minstrels for part of their lifelong mission.

• Victor Démé – Rags to riches: Démé’s fairy tale transformation from tailor to singing star.

• Festivals Guide 2010 – Wading through the vast festival season to bring you our selection of the top events to book now – from the UK and beyond.

• Sounding Out Ljubljana – all the best places to see and hear music in the Slovene capital.

• Beginner’s Guide to Los Van Van.

• Postcard from Transylvania, Romania.

• Backpage from Kuwait.

• My World – tribute to Charlie Gillett.

• Grooves – Samy Ben Redjeb, Amira Medunjanin and Shye Ben-Tzur share their favourites.

• News, including US Dispatches.

• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.

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The covermount CD includes tracks from flamenco cantaora Mayte Martín; Israeli qawwali singer Shye Ben-Tzur; young Scottish band Breabach; the reggae mixed sound of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars and the Colombian coastal sounds of Aníbal Velasquez y su Conjunto, 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:

* Rango ‘Major’ on 30IPS

* Choc Quib Town ‘San Antonio’ on World Connection

* Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars ‘Living Stone’ on Cumbancha

* Mama Rosin ‘Le Pistolet’ on Voodoo Rhythm Records

* Aníbal Velasquez y su Conjunto ‘Mi Sombreron’ on Analog Africa

* Breabach ‘The Desperate Battle’ on Breabach Records

* Mayte Martín ‘Manuel’ on World Village

* Homayun Sakhi ‘Zuhal’s Song’ on Smithsonian Folkways

* Shye Ben-Tzur ‘Shoshan’ on EarthSync

* Issa Juma and Super Wanyika Stars ‘Ma Eliza’ on Sterns

Plus the Charlie Gillett tribute playlist:

* Lhasa ‘Con Toda Palabra’ on Tot ou Tard

* Momo Wandel Soumah ‘Toko’ on Fonti Musicali

* Mariza ‘Oiça Lá Ó Senhor Vinho’ on World Connection

* Youssou N’Dour ‘Immigrés’ on Earthworks

* Johnnie Allan ‘Promised Land’ on Ace Records

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Two years earlier, Charlie was the first to play ‘Sultans of Swing,’ on Honky Tonk, his Radio London show, thus securing a record deal for the hugely successful group Dire Straits. Through his compilation albums and broadcasts for the BBC World Service and Radio 3’s World on 3, world music artists who will always be grateful for Charlie’s support include Youssou N’Dour, Salif Keita and Mariza. It was the sincerity and infectious enthusiasm with which he introduced musicians to his listeners that made him such a central figure, one who will be greatly missed.

Charlie is survived by his wife Buffy, their daughters Suzy and Jody, their son Ivan, and two grandchildren. A full tribute to Charlie’s incredible legacy will be included in Songlines #68, on sale April 30.

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