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August/September 2010 issue of Songlines (#70) is on sale in the UK from July 23
Posted on July 21st, 2010 in Songlines Blog by Songlines.
The August/September 2010 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from July 23 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 showcasing music from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.
The Top of the World CD includes tracks from spiritual Senegalese star Cheikh Lô; the mother and daughter of English folk Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy; samba’s Frank Sinatra Wilson das Neves; fantastic musical meetings between The Bulgarian Voices Angelite with Huun-Huur-Tu & Moscow Art Trio and a collaboration between kora player Ballaké Sissoko and cellist Vincent Segal; and politically-charged African song from Western Sahara’s Mariem Hassan and Cameroon’s Lapiro de Mbanga, among others.
The main editorial features include:
• Cheikh Lô & Carlou D – Two different generations of Senegalese artists, united by their Sufi brotherhood.
• Etoile de Dakar – Senegal’s answer to The Beatles – and the band that shot Youssou N’Dour to stardom.
• Morris Dancers – Challenging the saying ‘You should try everything once, except incest and morris dancing,’ we look at this oft-derided artform.
• Irish/Cuban Pianos – An Irish initiative helping to salvage Cuba’s ageing and dilapidated pianos.
• Dobet Gnahoré – The singer from Ivory Coast about to bring her dynamic live show to the UK.
• Sounding Out Shanghai – all the best places to see and hear music in the fast-developing Chinese city.
• Beginner’s Guide to Australian legends Yothu Yindi.
• Postcard from Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Musicport Festival, Yorkshire, UK.
• Backpage from Damascus, Syria.
• My World – BBC radio presenter Simon Mayo.
• Grooves – French cellist Vincent Segal, Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis and Stu Hanna of English folk duo Megson share their favourites.
• News, including Dispatches USA from Albuquerque.
• Reviews of the latest CD, DVD and World Cinema releases.
