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January/February 2010 issue of Songlines (#65) is on sale in the UK from December 11
Posted on December 8th, 2009 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The January/February 2010 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from December 11 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 Channel 4 newscaster Jon Snow. The issue also includes a bonus 2nd CD of World Music from Catalonia.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from Senegalese star Baaba Maal; Africa’s legendary big band Orchestra Baobab; Angola’s greatest son, Bonga; the experimental collaborators David Byrne & Brian Eno; DJ Gilles Peterson presents Havana Cultura; Qawwali singer Faiz Ali Faiz teams up with French guitarist Titi Robin and the South African rising star Thandiswa Mazwai.
The main editorial features include:
• Osibisa – Bandleader Teddy Osei leads us down memory lane and introduces the Afro-pop pioneers’ ‘fourth generation
• Best of 2009 – Simon Broughton presents his selection of the ten finest world music releases this year.
• Songlines Music Awards 2010 – voting is now open plus your chance to win a B&W Zeppelin Mini
• Rough Guide to World Music – We talk to the team behind the resource, as its final print edition is released.
• Salsa in Colombia – Social reform and sequins: why salsa in the
city of Cali is big business.
• Songlines Guide to Sephardic Music – Untangling the complex lines of history and
culture which inform this unique tradition.
• Sounding Out Belém, Brazil – all the best places to see and hear music in the Brazilian city.
• Beginner’s Guide to Totó La Momposina.
• Postcard from Hanoi, Vietnam.
• Jerez Flamenco Festival.
• Backpage from Copenhagen, Denmark.
• My World – Channel 4 newscaster Jon Snow.
• Grooves – Dogan Mehmet, Omar Puente and Thomas Lauderdale share their favourites.
• News, including Dispatches USA.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
November/December 2009 issue of Songlines (#64) is on sale in the UK from October 16
Posted on October 14th, 2009 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The November/December 2009 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from October 16 and includes our regular Top of the World CD with ten tracks from the finest new releases from around the planet.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from Congolese rumba legend Franco & le TPOK Jazz; all-female Geordie folk group The Unthanks; Balkan Gypsy singer Ljiljana Buttler; French Gypsy-influenced guitarist Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin; and the Latin fusion of Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
The main editorial features include:
• Youssou N’Dour – In time for the African star’s new mentoring venture, we take stock of his triumphs so far.
• The Unthanks – As the group carve out their new aesthetic, they remind us why folk ought to be fresh.
• Remembering Franco – Tributes courtesy of a diverse cast of critics, contemporaries and former collaborators.
• Deolinda – The Portuguese quartet championing an imaginative new style of fado.
• Rupa & the April Fishes – In conversation with Rupa, the dynamic bandleader who doubles up as a doctor.
• Asian Music & Dance – Going deep with Svapnagata’s curators and instrumentalist Trilok Gurtu.
• Sounding Out Copenhagen – all the best places to see and hear music in the Danish capital.
• Beginner’s Guide to Balkan bandleader Goran Bregovic.
• Postcard from Thiruvaiyaru, India.
• Festival of the Niger, Mali.
• Backpage from Havana, Cuba.
• My World – ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
• Grooves – Nguyên Lê, Will Holland and Ben Mandelson share their favourites.
• News, including the launch of the new Songlines Digital.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
October 2009 issue of Songlines (#63) is on sale in the UK from September 4
Posted on September 2nd, 2009 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The October 2009 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from September 4 and includes our regular Top of the World CD with ten tracks from the finest new releases from around the planet.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from Mali’s Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni ba; English guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson; Iran’s Dastan Ensemble with Homayoun Shajarian; Indian slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya; and US zydeco from Cedric Watson. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by author Philip Pullman.
The main editorial features include:
• Hugh Masekela – A portrait of South Africa’s charismatic trumpeter and musical statesman at 70.
• Titi Robin – The French multi-instrumentalist discusses mythical deities, musical collaborations and an exotic mix of influences.
• Debashish Bhattacharya – Catching up with the composer and performer who crafts his own slide guitars.
• Bamboo – We collect all manner of instruments made out of bamboo: from Laos to Madagascar.
• Essential Guide to Zydeco – A potted history of Louisiana’s popular, accordion-led party music.
• Sounding Out Wellington – all the best places to see and hear music in the New Zealand capital.
• Beginner’s Guide to the Indian playback legend, Lata Mangeshkar.
• Postcard from Bali.
• Selam African Music Festival.
• Backpage from Guinea Bissau.
• My World – the author of Philip Pullman.
• Grooves – Tony Engle, Andy Gangadeen and Lisa Knapp share their favourites.
• News, including a report on Folk Against Fascism.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
August/September 2009 issue of Songlines (#62) is on sale in the UK from July 24
Posted on July 22nd, 2009 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The August/September 2009 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from July 24 and includes our regular Top of the World CD with ten tracks from the finest new releases from around the planet.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from the king of rai, Khaled; Touareg blues-rockers Tinariwen; award-winning English folk artist Chris Wood; Cape Verdean singer Sara Tavares; and Indian santoor maestro Rahul Sharma. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by the one and only Andy Kershaw.
The main editorial features include:
• Australian Aboriginal Music Special – Introducing the music and culture of
indigenous Australia long overlooked at home and abroad.
• Gurrumul – Our cover star who is bringing the music from his northern Australian home to the world.
• The Black Arm Band – A ‘who’s who’ of Australian indigenous
music talent, on a second visit to the UK.
• Silk Road Traveller – Journeying along Syria’s ancient trade routes,
taking in the country’s music.
• Topic Records at 70 – We look at the label’s influence and
achievements as it celebrates its 70th year.
• Tools of the Trade: The Pipa – Wu Man and the Chinese lute.
• Sounding Out Vienna – all the best places to see and hear music in the Austrian capital.
• Beginner’s Guide to the drummer behind Afro-beat, Tony Allen.
• Postcard from Tallinn, Estonia.
• Ulsan World Music Festival, South Korea.
• Backpage from Ghana.
• My World – the return of Andy Kershaw.
• News, including a look at Iranian protest music.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
