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November/December 2009 issue of Songlines (#64) is on sale in the UK from October 16

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

The November/December 2009 issue of Songlines is on sale in the UK from October 16 and includes our regular Top of the World CD with ten tracks from the finest new releases from around the planet.

The Top of the World 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. There’s also a selection of five tracks selected by ABBA’s Benny Andersson.

The main editorial features include:

• Youssou N’Dour – In time for the African star’s new mentoring venture, we take stock of his triumphs so far.

• The Unthanks – As the group carve out their new aesthetic, they remind us why folk ought to be fresh.

• Remembering Franco – Tributes courtesy of a diverse cast of critics, contemporaries and former collaborators.

• Deolinda – The Portuguese quartet championing an imaginative new style of fado.

• Rupa & the April Fishes – In conversation with Rupa, the dynamic bandleader who doubles up as a doctor.

• Asian Music & Dance – Going deep with Svapnagata’s curators and instrumentalist Trilok Gurtu.

• Sounding Out Copenhagen – all the best places to see and hear music in the Danish capital.

• Beginner’s Guide to Balkan bandleader Goran Bregovic.

• Postcard from Thiruvaiyaru, India.

• Festival of the Niger, Mali.

• Backpage from Havana, Cuba.