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The new June Songlines podcast is now available through iTunes
Posted on April 27th, 2012 in Recent Posts by Nasim Masoud.
This podcast includes highlights from the June 2012 issue of Songlines (#84) opening with music from Amadou & Mariam’s new album Folila. Songlines editor-in-chief, Simon Broughton, plays an excerpt by Mariza, a bonus track chosen by Simon Russell Beale as part of his playlist this issue. There is also music from the second CD with this issue, a Back2Black Festival sampler.
Features include: Nigel Williamson on Amadou & Mariam; Nasim Masoud announcing the winners of the Songlines Music Awards 2012; Simon Broughton on Polish punk band, R.U.T.A. and Nathaniel Handy bringing you the latest news with the Official UK World Music Album Chart and more. The podcast ends with music from the late Benjamin Escoriza.
You can listen to the podcast on iTunes here or subscribe to our podcasts via RSS feed here.
Be sure to check out the exclusive Songlines Music Awards 2012 vodcast, which will download with a free subscription to the Songlines podcast. You can subscribe here or watch the video on YouTube here.
The next Songlines podcast, featuring highlights from the July issue (#85), will be available from June 8 2012.
Acclaimed actor Simon Russell Beale playlist and the 10 best new releases in the June issue of Songlines (#84)
Posted on April 26th, 2012 in News, Recent Posts by Songlines.
The June 2012 issue of Songlines – on sale April 27 – features a free covermount CD packed full of the best new sounds from around the world, plus 5 tracks selected by acclaimed actor Simon Russell Beale.
The issue also features the second free CD Back2Black Festival Sampler.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from Irish folk legends The Chieftains; Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca; Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars; Solomon Islands pan-pipers Narasirato; Cajun supergroup The Band Courtbouillon; and the Angolan street sound of Batida, 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:
* Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars ‘Gbara Case’ on Cumbancha
* Roberto Fonseca ‘Quien Soy Yo’ on Jazz Village
* The Chieftains ‘The Frost is All Over’ on Concord
* Diabel Cissokho ‘Karambaya’ on World Village
* Soumik Datta & Bernhard Schimpelsberger ‘Orion’ on Baithak Records
* Cathy Jordan ‘The Bold Fenian Men’ on Blix Street Records
* The Band Courtbouillon feat. Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy ‘The Bosco Blues’ on Valcour Records
* Batida ‘Alegria’ on Soundway Records
* Dulsori ‘The Beat’ on ARC Music
* Narasirato ‘Mane Paina’ on Smash
Plus Simon Russell Beale’s playlist:
* Mzetamze ‘Suliko’ on Wergo
* Kapela Eugeniusz Wilczek Band ‘Nuty Sabalowe, Pre Zielone Jare Zytko, Sabalowe’ on Polskie Radio
* Anatoli Kuular ‘Borbangnadyr with Stream Water’ on Smithsonian Folkways
* Tenores di Bitti ‘Anghelos Cantade’ on Real World
* Philip Koutev National Folk Ensemble ‘Kaji, Kaji, Angjo’ on JVC/Victor Entertainment
Issue #84 (June 2012) is on sale in the UK from April 27
Posted on April 25th, 2012 in News, Recent Posts by Songlines.
The new June 2012 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from April 27 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 Back2Black Festival Sampler.
The Top of the World CD also includes five tracks selected by acclaimed actor Simon Russell Beale.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from Irish folk legends The Chieftains; Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca; Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars; Solomon Islands pan-pipers Narasirato; Cajun supergroup The Band Courtbouillon; and the Angolan street sound of Batida, among others.
The main editorial features include:
• Songlines Music Awards 2012 – We are delighted to announce the winners of the fourth annual awards, celebrating the best global musicians.
• R.U.T.A. – The Polish punk band whose sound is firmly rooted in revolutionary music.
• Spiro – Finely-constructed modernist folk from the Bristolian band.
• El Sistema – We journey to Venezuela to explore the success of the pioneering music programme that is transforming lives.
• The World’s Best Festivals 2012 – The Songlines round-up of the top places to be in the UK and worldwide.
• Sounding Out Paris – all the best places to see and hear music in the French capital.
• Beginner’s Guide to Amadou & Mariam.
• Postcard from Korea.
• Backpage from Myanmar.
• My World – acclaimed actor Simon Russell Beale.
• Grooves – producer extraordinaire Simon Emmerson, bluegrass star Sarah Jarosz and Top of the World Malian kora player Diabel Cissokho.
• News, including this summer’s BT River of Music, news of this summer’s Songlines Encounters Festival and Cerys Matthews’ latest musical finds.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
