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Top 10 Albums of 2020
Here are 10 of our favourite albums from the past 12 months, including releases from Sam Lee, Cocanha, Afel Bocoum, Siti Muharam, Damir Imamović and more...
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February/March 2026 Issue Is Out Now!
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Vieux Farka Touré interview: “It’s difficult to be the child of someone who has gone to the top of the mountain”
Emerging from the shadow cast by his famous father, guitarist Vieux Farka Touré has spent a career forging his own path. But now he’s finally returning to his roots. Photography by Kiss Diouara
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Top of the World – April 2018
The editor's selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in the April 2018 issue. All of these great tracks appear on the free cover CD included with the magazine.
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Top of the World – July 2018
The editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in July issue
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Top of the World – October 2018
The editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in the October 2018 issue
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Top of the World – April 2020
The editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in the April 2020 issue
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Top of the World – May 2020
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Top of the World - March 2019
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