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Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart playlist and the 10 best new releases in the November/December issue of Songlines (#80)

Songlines — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:44:28 +0000

The November/December 2011 issue of Songlines – on sale October 14 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by ethnomusicologist and Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart.

The Top of the World CD includes tracks from the new crown prince of Australian Aboriginal music, Gurrumul; flamenco fusion from sitar heiress Anoushka Shankar; new Afro-Indian album from Canadian-Indian singer Kiran Ahluwalia; Mongolian fiddlers Anda Union; and Bosnian sevdah singer Amira, 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:

* Kiran Ahluwalia ‘Mustt Mustt’ on Kiran Music
* Lucas Santtana ‘Super Violão Mashup’ on Mais Um Discos
* Bako Dagnon ‘Bè Bé Bori i No Fè’ on Discograph
* Ali Khattab ‘Tangos del Nilo’ on Nuevos Medios
* Gurrumul ‘Bayini’ on Skinnyfish Music/Dramatico
* Anoushka Shankar ‘Casi Uno’ on Deutsche Grammophon
* Amira ‘Zemi Me Zemi’ on World Village
* Cimarrón ‘Joropo Quitapesares’ on Smithsonian Folkways
* The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble ‘Caucasian Dance’ on ECM
* Anda Union ‘Galloping Horses’ on Hohhot Records

Plus Mickey Hart’s playlist:

* Gopal Shankar Misra ‘Raga Darbari Kanhra’ on Real World
* The Bali Sessions ‘Jayan Tangis’ on Smithsonian Folkways
* Various Artists ‘Elephant Hunting Song’ on Smithsonian Folkways
* King Sunny Ade ‘Sunny Ti De’ on Serengeti
* Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain ‘Tintal’ on Moment Records

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November/December 2011 issue of Songlines (#80) is on sale in the UK from October 14

Songlines — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:00:37 +0000

The November/December 2011 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from October 14 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 Global Sounds from Australia. The Top of the World CD also includes five tracks selected by the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart.

The main editorial features include:

• Anoushka Shankar – Simon Broughton meets the sitarist and famed daughter of Ravi to discuss her latest collaborative album.
• World Class Brass – A look at the legacy of British brass music beyond the UK, ahead of the new BBC Radio 2 series.
• Kiran Ahluwalia – The Indo-Canadian singer talks to Songlines about her new-found love of Saharan music.
• Amira – Tim Cumming talks to the Bosnian singer about the inspiration behind her Balkan blues, sevdah infused album.
• Stephan Micus – A look into the life of this extraordinary musician, ahead of his London gig.
• Hot Club of Cowtown – We find out what makes them holler…
• Cerys Matthews – The new regular column from the former Catatonia lead singer, folk musician and radio DJ.
• Sounding out… London.
• Beginner’s Guide to French-Algerian rai rebel Rachid Taha.
• Festival Profile: Oslo World Music Festival, Norway.
• Postcard from Zanzibar.
• Backpage from La Réunion.
• My World – Ethnomusicologist and Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart.
• Grooves – Portuguese fadista Ana Moura, Scottish folk singer Karine Polwart, and Playing for Change founder Mark Johnson.
• News, including the European Forum of World Music Festivals.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.

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Calypso Rose and Mayra Andrade step in as Gurrumul cancels tour

Songlines — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:36:33 +0000

Australian Aboriginal sensation Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has been forced to cancel his upcoming European tour due to illness. The tour included a date at London’s Barbican on July 24, the final concert in a run of seven that included WOMAD Festival, and dates in Germany, Switzerland and France.

Stepping in on the Barbican date is a double bill bringing together the rising Cape Verdean star Mayra Andrade and the Tobagonian calypso legend Calypso Rose.

We wish Gurrumul a speedy recovery.

www.gurrumul.com

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Gurrumul plays for one night only at Shepherds Bush Empire in London

Songlines — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:25:14 +0000

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s star has risen fast. A blind singer and guitarist born on Elcho Island of the coast of Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, he cut his teeth with Australia’s most famous Aboriginal band, Yothu Yindi, before going on to found his own, the Saltwater Band.

His 2008 solo debut release Gurrumul lead to rave reviews around the world, being hailed as a milestone in Australian recording history. A modest and retiring man, he has since been nominated for four awards at the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) music awards, hit the top of the Official UK World Music Album Chart, and become something of an international figurehead for his people.

On November 8, he appears for one night only at London’s O2 Empire in Shepherd’s Bush, supported by world music fusionists Worldfly, as part of a European tour taking him to Germany, Holland, Belgium, France and Ireland.

Buy tickets online at www.livenation.co.uk or call 0844 576 5483 (24 hours)

www.gurrumul.com

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