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Songlines Music Awards 2011 nominees announced
Posted on March 16th, 2011 in Songlines Blog 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.
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The August/September 2010 Songlines podcast is now available through iTunes
Posted on July 22nd, 2010 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
This podcast includes highlights from the August/September 2010 issue of Songlines (#70) opening with an excerpt from Cheikh Lô (cover artist this issue). Editor in chief, Simon Broughton, plays an extract from the second free CD with this issue Music from Minas Gerais/Brazil as well as an excerpt from the new album by Dobet Gnahore Djekpa La You on Contre Jour.
Features include: Rose Skelton on Cheikh Lô and Carlou D, Jane Cornwell with her Beginner’s Guide to Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi. Nathaniel Handy brings you the latest news with the Official UK World Music Album Chart, music from Mayra Andrade and Jon Boden as well as his report on Morris Dancing. The podcast ends with a live track by oud player Khyam Allami.
The next Songlines podcast, featuring highlights from the October issue (#71), will be available from September 3 2010.
August/September 2010 issue of Songlines (#70) is on sale in the UK from July 23
Posted on July 21st, 2010 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The August/September 2010 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from July 23 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 Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from spiritual Senegalese star Cheikh Lô; the mother and daughter of English folk Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy; samba’s Frank Sinatra Wilson das Neves; fantastic musical meetings between The Bulgarian Voices Angelite with Huun-Huur-Tu & Moscow Art Trio and a collaboration between kora player Ballaké Sissoko and cellist Vincent Segal; and politically-charged African song from Western Sahara’s Mariem Hassan and Cameroon’s Lapiro de Mbanga, among others.
The main editorial features include:
• Cheikh Lô & Carlou D – Two different generations of Senegalese artists, united by their Sufi brotherhood.
• Etoile de Dakar – Senegal’s answer to The Beatles – and the band that shot Youssou N’Dour to stardom.
• Morris Dancers – Challenging the saying ‘You should try everything once, except incest and morris dancing,’ we look at this oft-derided artform.
• Irish/Cuban Pianos – An Irish initiative helping to salvage Cuba’s ageing and dilapidated pianos.
• Dobet Gnahoré – The singer from Ivory Coast about to bring her dynamic live show to the UK.
• Sounding Out Shanghai – all the best places to see and hear music in the fast-developing Chinese city.
• Beginner’s Guide to Australian legends Yothu Yindi.
• Postcard from Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Musicport Festival, Yorkshire, UK.
• Backpage from Damascus, Syria.
• My World – BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.
• Grooves – French cellist Vincent Segal, Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis and Stu Hanna of English folk duo Megson share their favourites.
• News, including Dispatches USA from Albuquerque.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo playlist and the 10 best new releases in the August/September issue of Songlines (#70)
Posted on July 21st, 2010 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The August/September 2010 issue of Songlines – on sale July 23 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo. There is also a second free CD showcasing music from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
The covermount CD includes tracks from spiritual Senegalese star Cheikh Lô; the mother and daughter of English folk Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy; samba’s Frank Sinatra Wilson das Neves; fantastic musical meetings between The Bulgarian Voices Angelite with Huun-Huur-Tu & Moscow Art Trio and a collaboration between kora player Ballaké Sissoko and cellist Vincent Segal; and politically-charged African song from Western Sahara’s Mariem Hassan and Cameroon’s Lapiro de Mbanga, 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:
* Cheikh Lô ‘Jamm’ on World Circuit
* Lapiro de Mbanga ‘Constitution Constipée’ on Heilo
* Sarah Jarosz ‘Song Up In Her Head’ on Sugar Hill Records
* Lepistö & Lehti ‘Helsinki’ on Aito Records
* Mariem Hassan ‘Terwah’ on Nubenegra
* Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson ‘Poor Wayfaring Stranger’ on Topic Records
* Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal ‘“Ma-Ma” FC’ on No Format
* Wilson das Neves ‘Pra Gente Fazer Mais Um Samba’ on Totolo
* The Bulgarian Voices Angelite with Huun-Huur-Tu & Moscow Art Trio ‘Fly, Fly My Sadness’ on Jaro
* Mr McFall’s Chamber with Fraser Fifield ‘Swallowtail’ on Delphian Records
Plus Simon Mayo’s playlist:
* Toumani Diabaté, Ketama & Danny Thompson ‘Mani Mani Kuru’ on Hannibal Records
* Julie Fowlis ‘Puirt’ on Macmeanmna
* Geoffrey Gurumul Yunupingu ‘Wiyathul’ on Skinnyfish Music/Dramatico
* Martin Simpson ‘Swooping Molly’ on Topic Reocrds
* Nic Jones ‘Canadee-i-o’ on Topic Records
