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On your free CD – our editors’ selection of the best new releases reviewed in this issue
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01 Badiâa Bouhrizi ‘Bledi’ 02 African Head Charge ‘Accra Electronica’ 03 Mari Kalkun ‘Kui Kivid Olid Veel Pehmed
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04 Humazapas ‘Sara Tipi’ 05 Israel Fernández ‘Soleá de Mi Casa’ 06 WITCH ‘Nshingilile (feat Keith Kabwe of Amanaz)’
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07 Laliboi & Spoek Mathambo ‘Buya Embo’
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08 Zeyn’el ‘Ela Gözlü Pirim Geldi’ 09 Naïssam Jalal ‘R it uel de la Lune’ 10 Lebeha Drummers ‘Yugadan (Hopkins)’
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01 Badiâa Bouhrizi ‘Bledi’ From KahruMusiqa on Akuphone Bouhrizi’s sweet melisma dances over lo-fi guitar and grooving bass on this raw, moving and political homage to the Tunisian activist and electronic music producer’s homeland. See p42
06 WITCH ‘Nshingilile (feat Keith Kabwe of Amanaz)’ From Zango on Desert Daze Sound Pioneering Zamrock enchanters return with spells of groove-laden gravitas and plenty of wicked wah-wah, recorded on 70s-era analogue equipment. See p44
02 African Head Charge ‘Accra Electronica’ From A Trip to Bolgatanga on On-U Sound Beguiling brass, f irey funk and hipshaking beats punch from the get-go beneath a swirling, entrancing melody from this powerhouse duo paying tribute to the glory of Ghana. See p60
03 Mari Kalkun ‘Kui Kivid Olid Veel Pehmed (When the Stones Were Still Soft)’ From Stories of Stoniaon Real World Daniel Herskedal’s tuba-and-trumpet tandem delicately and perfectly supports Kalkun’s gentle, poetic song. See p54
04 Humazapas ‘Sara Tipi’ From Sara Mama on AYA Records Conversational spoken word is poignantly and mesmerically incanted over swirling plucked strings to recreate and revivify the rhythmic and emotive sounds of the Andes. See p46
07 Laliboi & Spoek Mathambo ‘Buya Embo’ From Siyalapha on Teka Music Classic South African funk moves sequenced through woozy synths, giddy guitar rhythms, sudden doses of horn parp and vibrant ululating hypnosis. See p43
08 Zeyn’el ‘Ela Gözlü Pirim Geldi’ From Divan & Divine on ARC Music Turkish traditions and an erudite social consciousness inform this poignant Anatolian-inspired music, Zeyn’el’s tender voice enveloped in entrancing swoons of acoustic and electric axe glide. See p59
09 Naïssam Jalal ‘Rituel de la Lune’ From Healing Rituals on Les Couleurs du Son Deep moon-tune atmos from this SyrianFrench f lautist, her instrument’s headlong runs scythe through the nocturnal air, accompanied by plucked strings, percussion and hooted exhalations. See p62
05 Israel Fernández ‘Soleá de Mi Casa’ From Pura Sangre on Universal Music Spain Hand-clapping rhythms sustain this soléa that barely manages to contain the f irebrand cantaor’s strikingly wild vocals; an impassioned and proud paean to home. See p53
10 Lebeha Drummers ‘Yugadan (Hopkins)’ From Biama on Neuma Records Polyrhythmic trance inducers toast the original Ugandan nomenclature of their Belize basecamp with this vibrant Garifuna tub-and-chant trance workout; a f itting, f lying tribute. See p47
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