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On this issue’s compilation – our curated selection of new music and bonus tracks from across the globe TOP OF THE WORLD TOPOF T HE WORLD BEST NEW MUSIC + BONUS TRACKS aturing… MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND LONNIE HOLLEY MOHAMMAD SYFKHAN AMSTERDAM KLEZMER BAND SAHRA HALGAN LEYLA MCCALLA SABRI BROTHERS AOIFE O’DONOVAN And M e 197 TOP OF T HE WORLD CD 197 Exclusively w i t h t he May 2 024 i s sue o f Songlines. S T WCD17 3 This compilation & © 2 024 MA Music , L e i sur e & Tr a v e l L t d TOP OF THE WORLD TRACKS 01 01 Sahra Halgan ‘Laga’ From Hiddo Dhawron DANAYA Somaliland’s foremost voice returns in full force with this groove and blues-heavy cut. Backed by her trio’s slinky basslines and gritty guitar riffs, she delivers an infectious, charming chorus. See p44 02 03 04 05 02 Mohammad Syfkhan ‘Do You Have a Lover or Not?’ From I am Kurdish on Nyahh Records A f iery debut: percussion drives Syf khan’s electric, far-reaching and rhythmic buzuq, all dancing smoothly around his warm vocals. See p60 03 Ngwaka Son Systéme ‘Zanga Mbongo’ From Iboto Ngenge on Eck Echo Soukous and Congolese rumba inspire a punchy dance anthem from the DRC’s new eight-piece: dirty beats, potent chants and sparkling guitar riffs. We couldn’t ask for more! See p45 04 Leyla McCalla ‘Sun Without the Heat’ From Sun Without the Heat on ANTI– McCalla’s rich voice takes centre stage in an indie-acoustic ref lection on the importance of taking the bad with the good, an emblem of her album confronting urgency while embracing the fun life can be. See p51 05 Aguidavi do Jêje ‘Na Palha do Dendê’ From Aguidavi do Jêje on Rocinante Another astonishing debut: 18 percussionists show their chops as they pay homage to Afro-Brazilian instruments, orixá deities and culture in a deliciously off-kilter, rhythmic feast. See p48 06 07 08 09 10 06 SONGLINES › #197 06 David Murphy ‘Sean O’Duibhir a’Ghleanna’ From Cuimhne Ghlinn: Explorations in Irish Music forPedal Steel Guitar on Rollercoaster Records Pipes and pedal steel provide spectral moods on this deeply atmospheric update of a centuries-old tune. See p56 07 Aoife O’Donovan ‘Crisis’ From All MyFriends on Yep Roc Records Supported by an all-star cast – including brass band The Westerlies and mandolin whizz Sierra Hull – O’Donovan ref lects on Carrie Chapman Catt’s struggle for suffrage in America. See p49 08 Marthe x Pilani Bubu ‘Imbokodo’ From Nay’ Indaba on L’Oreille en Friche South African Bubu joins the French brass band for a powerful, rolling tribute to togetherness in the apartheid struggle, calling out to the Women’s March of 1956 and the Soweto Uprising of 1976. See p64 09 Amsterdam Klezmer Band ‘On Mala’ From Bomba Pop on Vetnasj Records A whirling, twirling, whistling and thoroughly upbeat klezmer-esque dose of mesmeric brass and bomba lifted from this project’s 18th (!) album. See p54 10 Mama Longhorn ‘Rowing High Rowing Low’ From Extinct but Still Alive on Soit Se Silti Meditative yet playful: soaring bass, slow beats, shimmering melodies and Eeva Poijärvi’s full-bodied voice are melded together to entrancing effect. See p62 SONGLINES.CO.UK
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SUBSCRIBE FOR YOUR FREE CD Receive the Top of the World CD every issue with a print subscription: magsubscriptions.com/music-songlines + BONUS TRACKS 11 11 EMEL ‘Souty’ From MRA on Yotanka Records EMEL’s new album sees her backed by an all-female production and band, combining rippling bass beats, f loating melodies and a glorious chorus to back her sweet vocals. See p24 12 12 Mexican Institute of Sound ‘My America is Not Your America (feat Graham Coxon)’ From Algo-Ritmo: Mexican Institute of Sound Hits 2004-2024 on‘Soy‘Sauce A brass-electronic-funk delight. See p18 13 14 15 13 Nuri ‘Yiri’ From IRUN on Shouka Mysterious drummer Nuri melds f ield recordings of African folk traditions with frenzied rhythms and nuanced electronica in heady explorations of North African trance. See p28 14 Lonnie Holley ‘I am a Part of the Wonder (feat Moor Mother)’ From Oh Me Oh Myon Jagjaguwar An opiate case of global praise, Holley and Moor Mother waxing spiritual over an Afrofuturist f lux invigorated with jazz rhythms, horns and synth-led melodies. See p66 15 Sabri Brothers ‘Tana Farsuda Jan’ From Jami on Piranha Records Ghulam Farid Sabri introduced qawwali to the West with his brother Maqbool Ahmed. Here, he performs with his son, Amjad, on an exemplary specimen of the devotional form from 1991. See p68 “Jackie Wilson’s ‘Lonely Teardrops’ taught me how to listen to the slower songs and get something different out of them. That’s when I started listening to the words and not just the beat” Turn to p66 to hear sculptor, visual artist, musician and educator Lonnie Holley discuss his art and late-in-life music career D a v i d R a c c u g l i a TOP OF THE WORLD ALBUM DOWNLOAD To download our Top of the World compilation please visit https://bit.ly/SLTOTW197 or use the QR code to the left SONGLINES.CO.UK M Y 2024 › SONGLINES 07

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SUBSCRIBE FOR YOUR FREE CD Receive the Top of the World CD every issue with a print subscription: magsubscriptions.com/music-songlines

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11 EMEL ‘Souty’ From MRA on Yotanka Records EMEL’s new album sees her backed by an all-female production and band, combining rippling bass beats, f loating melodies and a glorious chorus to back her sweet vocals. See p24

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12 Mexican Institute of Sound ‘My America is Not Your America (feat Graham Coxon)’ From Algo-Ritmo: Mexican Institute of Sound Hits 2004-2024 on‘Soy‘Sauce

A brass-electronic-funk delight. See p18

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13 Nuri ‘Yiri’ From IRUN on Shouka Mysterious drummer Nuri melds f ield recordings of African folk traditions with frenzied rhythms and nuanced electronica in heady explorations of North African trance. See p28

14 Lonnie Holley ‘I am a Part of the Wonder (feat Moor Mother)’ From Oh Me Oh Myon Jagjaguwar An opiate case of global praise, Holley and Moor Mother waxing spiritual over an Afrofuturist f lux invigorated with jazz rhythms, horns and synth-led melodies. See p66

15 Sabri Brothers ‘Tana Farsuda Jan’ From Jami on Piranha Records Ghulam Farid Sabri introduced qawwali to the West with his brother Maqbool Ahmed. Here, he performs with his son, Amjad, on an exemplary specimen of the devotional form from 1991. See p68

“Jackie Wilson’s ‘Lonely Teardrops’ taught me how to listen to the slower songs and get something different out of them. That’s when I started listening to the words and not just the beat” Turn to p66 to hear sculptor, visual artist, musician and educator Lonnie Holley discuss his art and late-in-life music career

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TOP OF THE WORLD ALBUM DOWNLOAD To download our Top of the World compilation please visit https://bit.ly/SLTOTW197 or use the QR code to the left

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