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YouTube Playlist #83
Posted on March 23rd, 2012 in Recent Posts by Alexandra Petropoulos.
Now that you’ve had a chance to read about all the exciting music featured in the current issue of Songlines, don’t forget that you can watch it and listen to it too. Each issue, we create a YouTube playlist of featured videos to help give the full interactive experience. You can view the playlist here.
Some of the highlights of this issue’s videos include:
The new Ghanaian dance craze, azonto (read more on p18)
‘Faux! Pas Forcé’ being sung on the streets of Senegal (read more on p34-38)
Panpipers Narasirato (read more on p40-45)
Click here to see our YouTube playlist for issue #83 (April/May 2012)
Issue #83 (April/May 2012) is on sale in the UK from March 16
Posted on March 14th, 2012 in News, Recent Posts by Alexandra Petropoulos.
Songlines issue #83 (April/May 2012) is on sale in the UK on March 16 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 Sounds of South Asia at Southbank Centre.
The Top of the World CD also includes five tracks selected by BBC 6Music presenter Huey Morgan.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from the septuagenarian Senegalese singer Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane; BBB (Balkan Beat Box); Emel Mathlouthi; the folk music star Seth Lakeman; Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch; the invigorating new release from Fidil; and the English pair Duotone, among others.
The main editorial features include:
• Songlines Music Awards 2012: The Nominations – Now in its fourth year, the Songlines Music Awards showcase outstanding global talent.
•Youssou N’Dour – His presidential bid and Senegalese musicians’ fight for democracy.
•Narasirato – The men bringing the panpiping of the Solomon Islands to the world.
•Juan de Marcos González – The Cuban bandleader talks candidly about the state of Cuban music.
•Seth Lakeman – The English folk star creates a concept album rooted in Devon’s industrial past.
•Madagascar All Stars – Five giants of Malagasy music come together for a rare collaborative performance in June.
• Sounding Out Seoul – all the best places to see and hear music in the South Korean capital.
• Beginner’s Guide to the Madredeus.
• Postcard from Penang, Malaysia.
• Festival Profile: Sakifo, La Réunion.
• Backpage from Khartoum, Sudan.
• My World – BBC radio presenter Huey Morgan.
• Grooves – Chris Eldridge; Belinda O’Hooley and Bernard Aubert.
• News, including Songlines Encounters Festival and Cerys Matthews.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
Website Upgrade
Posted on March 10th, 2012 in News, Recent Posts by Alexandra Petropoulos.
Exciting news! We’ve been busy upgrading our website and have some brand new features that we hope you will enjoy.
You are now able to manage your subscription to Songlines, renew it when it expires and update your contact details online. To make the site secure, you now have your own personal login, which will be emailed to you shortly.
Our site also now features a brand new online shop where you can purchase any missed issues of Songlines or choose from our range of merchandise, including calendars and T-shirts.
We hope you enjoy the changes and look forward to your feedback!
http://songlines.circdata-solutions.co.uk/ShoppingCart
April/May (#83) issue on sale March 16
Posted on March 8th, 2012 in Recent Posts by Alexandra Petropoulos.
Whew! The April/May 2012 (#83) issue has been sent off to press and will be on sale next week. Here are some of the exciting things to look forward to in the next issue:
Folk star Seth Lakeman and his stories from the barrel house
Guest playlist from Huey Morgan
The Songlines Music Awards 2012 nominees
Senegal’s hip-hop artists who will stop at nothing to overturn the political injustices
The panpipers from the Solomon Islands, Narasirato
Madagascar All Stars
Juan de Marcos González
A bonus CD Sounds of South Asia at Southbank Centre
And a chance to win a trip to Malaysia for the Rainforest World Music Festival
The issue goes on sale March 16 and should hit subscribers’ doormats a few days before.
