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Novelist and screenplay writer William Boyd playlist and the 10 best new releases in the July issue of Songlines (#69)

Posted on June 10th, 2010 in Songlines Blog by .

The July 2010 issue of Songlines – on sale June 11 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by novelist and screenplay writer William Boyd.


The covermount CD includes tracks from Ango-Cuban collective Ska Cubano; Senegalese rappers Daara J Family; Portuguese fadista Ana Moura; Serbian preservers of the Sephardic sound Shira u’tfila; East Timorese musical figurehead Ego Lemos and new pan-European collaborative project UNITE, 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:


* Ska Cubano ‘La Gaita Sabrosa’ on Casino Sounds

* Daara J Family ‘Temps Boy’ on Wrasse Records

* Ana Moura ‘Leva-me aos Fados’ on World Village

* Shira u’tfila ‘Khasapikos’ on Fréa Records

* Mikea ‘Nagnaia Reliny’ on Contre-Jour

* Nuru Kane ‘Number One Bus’ on Iris Music

* Primás Parade ‘Kalotaszegi Szapora’ on Folk Európa

* Ego Lemos ‘Balibo’ on Skinnyfish Music/Dramatico

* UNITE feat the Perunika Trio ‘Hey You Shepherd’ on Mule Satellite Records

* Hosam Hayek ‘Stranger in my Homeland’ on Doublemoon


Plus William Boyd’s playlist:

* Seu Jorge ‘Carolina’ on Mr Bongo

* Cheikh Lô ‘Boul di Tagale’ on World Circuit

* Jorge Drexler ‘Elotro Engranarle’ on Warner

* Elis Regina ‘Casa No Campo’ on Universal

* Femi Kuti ‘Sorry Sorry’ on Barclay

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DJ Gilles Peterson playlist and the 10 best new releases in the March issue of Songlines (#66)

Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Songlines Blog by .

The March 2010 issue of Songlines – on sale February 5 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by DJ Gilles Peterson. It also features a second free CD, World Music from Hungary 2010.


The covermount CD includes tracks from the second and final collaboration between the late Malian legend Ali Farka Touré and kora maestro Toumani Diabaté; Angélique Kidjo’s new album; Polish klezmer trio Kroke; English folk singer Chris Wood’s new project; the Québécois folk of Le Vent du Nord and North Indian vichitra veena master Gopal Krishan.


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:


* Kottarashky ‘Chetiri’ on Asphalt Tango

* Angélique Kidjo ‘Mbube’ on Proper Records

* Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté ‘Sabu Yerkoy’ on World Circuit

* Le Vent du Nord ‘Lanlaire’ on Borealis Records

* LaBrassBanda ‘Rotes Hoserl’ on Trikont

* Chris Wood ‘Turtle Soup’ on RUF Records

* Kroke ‘Moondowner’ on Oriente

* Razia Said ‘Salamalama Aby’ on Cumbancha

* Oswin Chin Behilia ‘Zikinzá’ on Otrabanda Records

* Gopal Krishan ‘Drut Gat’ on Ocora

Plus Gilles Peterson’s playlist:

* Roberto Fonseca ‘Misa Popular & Tierra En Mano’ on Enja

* The Soul Fantastics ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ on Soundway

* Cyro Baptista & Banquet of the Spirits ‘Ama’ (Live recording from Ear Shot Festival, Seattle, USA, November 2, 2009)

* Las Ondas Marteles ‘Love in Outer Space’ on Corida

* Irakere ‘Chekere Son’ on Vampisoul

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Newscaster Jon Snow playlist and the 10 best new releases in the January/February 2010 issue of Songlines (#65)

Posted on December 8th, 2009 in Songlines Blog by .

The January/February 2010 issue of Songlines – on sale December 11 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by Channel 4 newscaster Jon Snow.

The covermount 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.

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:

* Totó La Momposina ‘Manita Uribe’ on Astar Artes

* Thandiswa Mazwai ‘Thongo Lam (lyeza)’ on Gallo

* Forro in the Dark ‘Caipirinha’ on Nublu Records/Nat Geo Music

* Gypsy Groovz Orchestra Goes Tuttimundi ‘Festival Tople Vode (Part 5)’ on Network Medien

* Sharon Shannon ‘Howya Horse’ on Independent Records

* Bonga ‘Mulemba Xangola’ featuring Lura on Lusafrica

* Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura ‘Lagrimas de Soledad (No Existen Palabras)’ feat. Danay on Brownswood Recordings

* Faiz Ali Faiz & Titi Robin ‘Mast Qalandar’ on Accords Croisés

* Anouar Brahem ‘Dance With Waves’ on ECM Records

* Céu ‘Grains de Beaute’ on Six Degrees Records

Plus Jon Snow’s playlist:

* Mahsa Vahdat & Sarah Jane Morris ‘Sad Sol – You, My Destiny’ on KKV

* Baaba Maal ‘Kowoni Maayo (Mi Yeewnii)’ on Palm Pictures

* David Byrne & Brian Eno ‘Life is Long’ on Todo Mundo/Opal

* Orchestra Baobab ‘Coumba’ on World Circuit

* The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain ‘Misirlou’ on www.ukuleleorchestra.com

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ABBA star Benny Andersson playlist and the 10 best new releases in the November/December 2009 issue of Songlines (#64)

Posted on October 14th, 2009 in Songlines Blog by .

The November/December 2009 issue of Songlines – on sale October 16 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by ABBA’s Benny Andersson.

The covermount 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.

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:

* Les Triaboliques ‘Gulaguajira (I, The Dissolute Prisoner)’ on World Village

* The Unthanks ‘The Testimony of Patience Kershaw’ on EMI

* Speed Caravan ‘Kalashnik Love’ on Real World Records

* Ljiljana Buttler ‘Ne Kuni Me, Ne Ruzi Me Majko’ on Snail Records

* Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin ‘Pundela’ on Naïve

* The Destroyers ‘Out Of Babel’ on Destruction Records

* Rupa & the April Fishes ‘La Rose’ on Cumbancha

* Frnaco & le TPOK Jazz ‘Missile’ on Sterns Music

* Orquesta Típica Imperial ‘Volver’ on Enja Records

* Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro ‘Linda Morena’ on Tru Thoughts

Plus Benny Andersson’s playlist:

* Triakel ‘Tusen Tankar’ on Xource

* Coumba Gawlo ‘Miniyamba’ on Syllart

* Fetia ‘Hoe Ana’ on Playasound

* Orsa Spelmän ‘Hjortingen’ on Mono Music

* Sinéad O’Connor ‘Scarlet Ribbons’ on EMI/Chrysalis

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