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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 – our editors’ selection of the best new releases reviewed in this issue

SETTING the SCENE • Conversations about place, belonging and music

WHAT’S NEW • Views, news and events from around the world

OBITUARIES

THE MUSIC OF LATIN AMERICA

INTRODUCING

SPOTLIGHT Emicida • Oleno Netto discovers how the Brazilian evolved from comic book nerd to one of the deadliest rappers around and, now, an activist for Black culture

SIMON SAYS… • Flamenco, Burundi drumming and cante alentejano are all on the menu as Simon Broughton attends Portugal’s Festival Imaterial

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FEEDBACK • Letters, shout-outs, comments, tweets, emails and everything in between

NO STRESS No frustration FULL FORCE • Femi Kuti talks life, legacy and the importance of family. “I’m very much my father’s son,” he tells Jane Cornwell

GLOBAL AFROBEAT • DJ and podcaster Mukambo picks his favourite international Afrobeat bands

Q&A: MÁDÉ KUTI • The latest Kuti to take the stage (pictured below) discusses the ups and downs of being born into a musical dynasty

PURE BLOOD • Israel Fernández is flamenco’s hottest property right now, continuing a lineage of devotion to the form’s central tenets of truth and sincerity, but also its predilection for breaking the rules, as Thérèse Wassily Saba finds out

FLAMENCO FLASH

ZAMROCK RECOVERY • Daniel Spicer finds out about the rise, fall and resurrection of WITCH. “Times have evolved,” says Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda

ZAMROCK PRIMER • Fergus Richardson-Soar shares the successes, struggles and revival of the movement

Moroccan DANCE PARTY • Fifty years after first experiencing the mesmeric dance music of Joujouka, Robin Denselow heads back to see the Master Musicians of Joujouka in full flight before accompanying them on a whirlwind trip of the UK, including playing the opening set at Glastonbury. Here’s his diary…

FACT FILE

HEAD TRIP • Over 40 years since forming, African Head Charge remain as excited about making music as ever, with their new album taking their pioneering avantdub sound to Ghana. “This record’s the best one we’ve ever made,” they tell Celeste-Cantor Stephens

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SHERWOOD AT THE CONTROLS • With hundreds of production credits to his name, picking a selection of Adrian Sherwood’s finest productions is no easy feat, but here are three albums that highlight his freewheeling and reinvigorating take on dub’s sonic possibilities

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

AFRICA REISSUES

Americas REVIEWS

COLOMBIA

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