+ BONUS TRACKS 11 ▲ BU Y NOW 11 Amadou & Mariam ‘Toubala Kono’ From Sou Ni Tilé on Decca Records The duo My World star Raymond Antrobus dubs ‘transcendent’ showcase their more laidback side, with deep guitar grooves, catchy refrains and irrepressible funk. See p68 12 ▲ BU Y NOW 12 Yungchen Lhamo ‘Sound Healing’ From One Drop of Kindness on Real World Records The Tibetan exile’s tremulous, balm-like invocations grace this anthemic soul f ix, underpinned by croaking didgeridoo exhalations and some raw, rollicking percussion. See p22 13 14 15 ▲ BU Y NOW 13 Nana Benz du Togo ‘Ago’ From Ago on Komos Join the process of hypnosis with this trance-inducing dose of vodoun ignited by nostalgic synth-pop, powerful voices and a healthy side-dish of homemade instrumentation. See p17 ▲ BU Y NOW 14 Elder Jack Ward ‘The Way is Already Made (feat Elizabeth King)’ From AlreadyMade on Bible & Tire Recording Co Lift your hands to the rafters as Pastor Ward’s soulful voice leads the call-andresponse with his choir, complete with hand-clapping and piano jive. See p79 ▲ BU Y NOW 15 Goran Bregović ‘The Belly Button of the World (The Inside Party)’ From Balkanica on Universal Music This tune f irst appeared on his Underground soundtrack but has now been reimagined with a symphony orchestra and extra bombast. See p32 “As a deaf person, when it comes to music there are elements of higher pitch stuff… that gets stripped… I get the kind of lower frequencies, what you can feel in your chest” Turn to p68 for the full My World interview with awardwinning poet and music af icionado Raymond Antrobus M a r i l e n a U m u h o z a D e l l i Free album download on page 44 SONGLINES.CO.UK OCTOBER 2023 › SONGLINES 07