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02 Félix Lájko & Vołosi ‘Speedmotion’ 03 Danças Ocultas ‘O Teu Olhar’ (feat Carminho &

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04 Martin Hayes & Brooklyn Rider ‘Hole in the Hedge’

05 The Garifuna Collective ‘Wiya Waist’

06 Rachid Taha ‘Je Suis Africain’ 07 The Small Glories ‘Long Long Moon’ 08 9Bach ‘Yr Eneth Gadd Ei Gwrthod’ 09 Manu Delago ‘The Silent Flight of the Owl’ 10 Hannah James & The JigDoll Ensemble ‘Will We Dance?’

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11 Llio Rhydderch ‘Enaid Enlli’

12 Tom Zé ‘Toc’ 13 Waipod Phetsuphan ‘Ding Dong’ 14 Otim Alpha ‘Lok Lobo Cwero Cwinya’ 15 Brìghde Chaimbeul ‘Tàladh Nan Cearc’

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15 Brìghde Chaimbeul ‘ Tàladh Nan Cearc ’ (1:59) The Reeling ( River Lea Recordings) & © 2018 River Lea Recordings. Courtesy of River Lea Recordings

14 Otim Alpha ‘ Lok Lobo Cwero Cwinya’ (6:05) Gulu City Anthe ms ( Nyege Nyege Tapes) & © 2017 Nyege Nyege Tapes. Courtesy of Nyege Nyege Tapes

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13 Waipod Phetsuphan ‘ Ding Dong ’ (2:37) Sound of Siam – Leftfield Luk Thung, Jaz z & Molam in Thai land 1964 - 1975 (Soundway Records) & © 2010 Soundway Records. Courtesy of Soundway Records

06 Rachid Taha ‘ Je Suis Africain’ (3:44) Je Suis Africain ( Naïve/Believe) & © 2019 Naïve/Believe. Courtesy of Naïve/Believe 07 The S m a l l Glorie s ‘ Long Long Moon’ (3:07) Assini boine & The Red ( Red House Records) & © 2019 The Small Glories, issued under licence by Red House Records, a Compass Records Group Inc label. Courtesy of Compass Records 08 9Bach ‘ Yr Eneth Gadd Ei Gwr thod’ (5:48) 9Ba ch ( Real World Records) & © 2019 Real World Records. Courtesy of Real World Records 09 Manu Delago ‘ The Si lent Flight of the Owl’ (6:54) Circa dian (One Little Indian) & © 2019 One Little Indian. Courtesy of One Little Indian 10 Hannah James & The J igDol l Ensemble ‘ Wi ll We Dance? ’ (5:30) The Wo man and He r Wo rds ( J igDoll Records) 2019 JigDoll Records & © 2018 JigDoll Records. Courtesy of Hannah James

12 Tom Zé ‘ Toc’ (3:05) Brazi l Classics 4: The Best of To m Z é ( Luaka Bop) & © 1990 Luaka Bop. Courtesy of Luaka Bop

04 Mar tin Hayes & Brooklyn Rider ‘ Hole in the Hedge’ (4:22) The Butte rfly ( In a Circle/251 Records) & © 2019 In a Circle Records/251 Records. Courtesy of In a Circle Records/251 Records 05 The Garif una Col lective ‘ Wiya Waist ’ (3:19) ABAN (Stonetree Records) & © 2019 Stonetree Records. Courtesy of Stonetree Records

03 Danças Ocul t as ‘O Teu Olhar ’ (feat Carminho & Jaques Morelenbaum) (3:18) D e ntro D ess e Mar (Gali leo Music) & © 2019 Galileo Music Communication GmbH under exclusive licence from Danças Ocultas. Courtesy of Galileo Music

02 Félix L ájko & Vołosi ‘Speedmotion’ (5:35) Félix Lájko & Vołosi ( Fonó) & © 2019 Fonó Music Hall. Courtesy of Fonó

01 Kefaya + Elaha Soroor ‘Jama Narenji’ From Songs of OurMothers on Bella Union Afghanistan’s traditional folk songs become multinational, thanks to Afghan singer Elaha Soroor and the 2017 Songlines Newcomer award-winners and London jazz collective Kefaya. See p79

11 Llio Rhydderch ‘ Enaid Enlli’ (6:24) Enlli ( Fflach) 2002 Fflach & © Cyhoeddiadau Mwldan. Courtesy of Fflach

01 Elaha Soroor & Kefaya ‘ Jama Narenji’ (3:18) So ngs of O ur Mothe rs (Bella Union) & © 2019 Bella Union. Courtesy of Bella Union

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GRUFF RHYS’ PLAYLIST

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10 tracks from this issue’s best new albums + 5 bonus tracks exclusively with the November 2019 issue of Songlines

06 Rachid Taha ‘Je Suis Africain’ From Je Suis Africain on Naïve/Believe The final album from the singer who turned rai from folk-influenced pop into the most potent punk gets its release a year after his death at age 59 – and it’s one of his best. See p57

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02 Félix Lájko & Vołosi ‘Speedmotion’ From Félix Lájko & Vołosi on Fonó In this fiery collaboration between the Serbian-Hungarian fiddler and the Polish folk quintet, the default setting is breakneck; unsurprisingly, this track is no exception. See p68

03 Danças Ocultas ‘O Teu Olhar’ feat Carminho From Dentro Desse Maron Galileo Four accordions explore an experimental side to Portuguese music from an underwater perspective. This track features hailed fado singer Carminho. See p65 04 Martin Hayes & Brooklyn Rider ‘Hole in the Hedge’ From The Butterflyon In a Circle/251 Records Irish traditional and contemporary classical string traditions come together with this piece also bringing a Gershwinlike jazz slant. See p77

07 The Small Glories ‘Long Long Moon’ From Assiniboine & The Red on Red House Records An earnest but heartfelt tribute to the landscape and people of Canada, The Small Glories’ bluegrass-tinged roots music tells stories of Canadian life of the then and the now. See p63

08 9Bach ‘Yr Eneth Gadd Ei Gwrthod’ From 9Bach on Real World Records Welsh folk music for the 21st century. The group’s debut album finally receives a much-deserved reissue ten years after its original release. See p64

09 Manu Delago ‘The Silent Flight of the Owl’ From Circadian on One Little Indian The Austrian hang drum innovator creates artwork that leans to the somnambulent, with melodies and motifs that evolve and erupt across the album. See p76

05 The Garifuna Collective ‘Wiya Waist’ From ABAN on Stonetree Records Evoking the sound of their African and Carib ancestors, The Garifuna Collective continue their groove-laden take on this unique tradition. See p60

10 Hannah James & the JigDoll Ensemble ‘Will We Dance?’ From The Woman and HerWords on JigDoll Records Leading her pan-European ensemble, accordionist, singer and clog dancer James dives deep into the emotional side of folk music and dance. See p67

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