Songlines

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

Pump up the (intangible) jams

New Releases • Here are some new releases we’re looking forward to. Read the reviews in the next issue.

Elevating African creativity

50 years of Peru’s finest

Brazil’s culture wars

OBITUARIES

FOLK FOCUS • What’s happening in the folk world

Songlines Encounters Festival May 2023, Kings Place, London

Firelight Trio • Billy Rough catches up with the Scottish folk outfit to discuss friendship and European folk music in the post-pandemic world

Morena Leraba • The Lesotho-born singer and rapper talks to Diane Coetzer about the tales of migration and shepherding that inspire him

SPOTLIGHT Jerusalem Orchestra East & West • Simon Broughton talks to Tom Cohen about his collective’s forthcoming Barbican show with Moroccan multi-instrumentalist Mehdi Nassouli

SIMON SAYS… • Simon Broughton heads to Naples to chat to the genre-defying Daniele Sepe about the indomitable power of song

Next Issue… • April 2023 (#186)

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

PARADISE NOW! • Lucas Santtana investigates our complex relationship with Mother Earth on an album that refuses to be downbeat on climate change. He tells Russ Slater we need to open our eyes, we’re living in paradise

FIVE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED O PARAÍSO

DISCOS FEVER • Simon Broughton talks to Discos Pacífico’s Diego Gómez about the imprint’s mission to present the world with the gamut of disparate Colombian music and foster a sense of artistic community within the region

GUT FEELING • Daniel Brown speaks to the French producer Guts about his ambitious new double album bringing together an impressive cast of musical minds from Senegal, Cuba and France on a Dakar island

DARK LOVE The Songlines Guide to Sevdah • Widely known as the Bosnian blues, the melancholic music of sevdah is beloved in its birth nation while deservedly garnering some major recognition upon the international stage, too. Francesco Martinelli reports

RECOMMENDED LISTENING

Free from Fear • Before Madonna fell in love with his music, Kimi Djabaté was already making a name for himself. But now, he tells Gonçalo Frota, with the release of Dindin, he is no longer plagued by doubt

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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

Africa REVIEWS

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THE MUSIC OF LATIN AMERICA

Europe REVIEWS

Asia REVIEWS

Middle East REVIEWS

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