Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in Trafalgar Square
CONTENTS
34 Cimarrón
82 Festival Pass
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26 Music and the Climate Crisis
UPFRONT 06 Top of the World CD 09 What’s New 14 Folk Focus 16 WOMEX 2019 18 Introducing... Mishra and Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou 20 Simon Says 21 Letters 23 Spotlight:
Hamid Sakhizada
Hamid Sakhizada
FEATURES 24 Best Albums of 2019
We round up our top ten albums from the year 26 Music & the
Climate Crisis Artists who are tackling the issue head on 32 Songlines Music
Awards 2019 The latest winners 34 Cimarrón
Th e Colombian group who are bringing joropo music to the world
19 Asmâa Hamzaoui
REVIEWS 44 Africa 48 Americas 52 Europe 59 Middle East 61 Pacific 62 Fusion 67 Books 69 Classical & Jazz 70 World Cinema 72 Live Reviews
‘I’ve never had the courage
I’ve never had the courage to make music in protest of anything before... [these are] songs that celebrate the jungles of our planet and the beasts that live to make music in protest of anything before... [these are] songs that celebrate the jungles of our planet and the beasts that live within them’ Read more about Soumik Datta’s
Read more about Soumik Datta’s
Jangal project on p20
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A l k m i m
REGULARS
76 My World:
Petroc Trelawny 79 Postcard from
Northern Labrador 80 Beginner’s Guide to Dervish 82 Festival Pass:
Amsterdam Roots 85 Dispatch from Belo
Horizonte, Brazil 87 Quickfire 89 My Instrument:
89 My Instrument:
Ivan Bobot 91 Gig Guide 98 Overseas Festivals 101 Soapbox 102 Essential 10:
Ivan Bobot 91 Gig Guide 98 Overseas Festivals 101 Soapbox 102 Essential 10: Climate
Conscious Artists
Conscious Artists
20 Soumik
20 Soumik
Datta
Datta
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