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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 Songlines.
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
The July 2010 Songlines podcast is now available through iTunes
Posted on June 10th, 2010 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
This podcast includes highlights from the July 2010 issue of Songlines (#69) opening with an excerpt from Ladysmith Black Mambazo (cover artists this issue). Editor in chief, Simon Broughton, plays an extract from the new album by Ego Lemos O Hele Le on Dramatico/Skinnyfish.
Features include: Nigel Williamson with his Guide to South African Music, Rose Skelton on her African migration compilation and Simon Broughton on Sephardic group Shira U’tfila. Nathaniel Handy brings you the latest news with the Official UK World Music Album Chart, as well as music from Makoomba and Céu. The podcast ends with an extract from the late Ljiljana Buttler.
The next Songlines podcast, featuring highlights from the August/September issue (#70), will be available from July 23 2010.
