Songlines is the definitive magazine for world music – music that has its roots in all parts of the globe, from Mali to Mexico, India to Iraq. Whether this music is defined as traditional, contemporary, folk or fusion, Songlines is the only publication to truly represent and embrace it. However, Songlines is not just about music, but about how the music fits into the landscape; it’s about politics, history and identity, and the artists who incite change through their music. Through its extensive articles and reviews, Songlines is your essential guide to an extraordinary world of music and culture, whether you are starting on your journey of discovery or are already a seasoned fan.
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CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE INCLUDE
TOP OF THE WORLD • On your free CD – the editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in this issue
Nyege Nyege survives ban
Kapil’s Kashmir ode
New Release • Here are some new releases we’re looking forward to. Read the reviews in the next issue.
New documentary on murdered Oromo icon
MAGnífico!
Songlines presents… Latin America
The WOMEX gong goes to…
Secret gig for Gogol
Worldwide silence
OBITUARY
FOLK FOCUS • What’s happening in the folk world
SPOTLIGHT Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin • Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré teams up with Texan trio Khruangbin on a fusion of desert blues, psychedelia and dub. Daniel Spicer reports
Nyati Mayi & the Astral Synth Transmitters • The Congolese-Belgian Afro-futurists disclose the in-the-moment mysteries of their debut album to an examining Jim Hickson
Al-Qasar • Gonçalo Frota speaks to Thomas Attar Bellier about his psych-rock unit, who fuse North African trance and Middle Eastern melodies
SIMON SAYS… • While in the south of France Simon Broughton stumbles upon a celebration of local music in a unique setting
Next Issue… • December 2022 (#183)
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAKE • American banjo and fiddle player Jake Blount explains to Alexandra Petropoulos how he’s using the sounds and lessons of history and the global climate crisis to envision a new future for Black spiritual music
THE MUSIC OF LATIN AMERICA
Turning Points: SOUNDS OF THE CENTURY • The music of the world has been constantly shaped by its wider contexts – from politics to economics and social movements. Here Chris Moss selects the most important genres to have been born across the last 100-plus years
The Woman with Two Lives • Afghan singer Elaha Soroor talks to Simon Broughton about her role in a play that mirrors her own flight as a refugee and the fate of her family back home since the Taliban’s return to power
FROM DESPAIR TO WHERE • Robin Denselow talks to the French-Algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi, whose latest album is a testament to survival amid the depths of global despondency and personal hardship
Oh Fado • Portuguese singer Sara Correia reveals to Simon Broughton the toughness and will that saw her journey from the high-rise blocks of working-class Lisbon to the international stage
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Reviews • We review full-length world music, roots and folk albums (not singles or EPs), available on CD, digital or vinyl. Please note we only accept digital submissions. Email details of albums to reviews@songlines.co.uk for consideration
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