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On your free CD – the editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in this issue
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02 El Khat ‘Ya Raiyat’ 03 Radio Tarifa ‘Rumba Argelina’
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04 Xylouris White ‘Inland’ 05 Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timboukou ‘Foulani’
06 Malinky ‘The Groves of Donaghmore’
07 Souad Massi ‘Yadra’ 08 DJ Dolores ‘A Casta’ 09 Aziza Brahim ‘Hada Jil’
10 Lankum ‘Bear Creek’
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PLUS 5 tracks chosen by Petroc Trelawny 11 Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited
‘Kuvarira Mukati (Suffer in Silence)’ 12 Tri Nguyen ‘Sadness of the South’ 13 Budapest Klezmer Band ‘Jidi Mit’n Fiddl’
14 Brenda Wootton ‘Lamorna’ 15 Folk Ensemble of the Presidential Orchestra ‘Zhez Kiik’
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15 Fol k Ensemble of the Presidential Orches tra ‘Zhez Kii k ’ (2:04) So ngs fro m the Ste ppes : Kazakh Music Today ( Topic Records) & © 2005 Topic Records. Courtesy of Topic Records
14 Brenda Wootton ‘ L amorna’ (3:11) Way Down to Lam o rna (Sentinel Records) & © 1984 Sentinel Records. Courtesy of www.brendawootton.org
13 Budapes t Klezmer Band ‘ J idi M it ’n Fiddl’ (4:48) Yiddishe Blu es ( Klezmer Music Ltd) & © 2000 Klezmer Music Ltd. Courtesy of Budapest Klezmer Band
TOP OF THE WORLD PLAYLIST TRACKS
12 Tri Nguyen ‘Sadness of the South’ (6:45) The Ar t of the Vietnames e Zithe r (ARC Music) 2017 Lunelios, exclusively licenced to ARC Music Productions International Ltd & © 2019 ARC Music Productions International Ltd. Courtesy of ARC Music
06 Malinky ‘ The Groves of Donaghmore’ (4:26) Hands el (Greentrax) & © 2019 Greentrax Recordings Ltd. Courtesy of Greentrax 07 S ou ad Massi ‘ Yadra’ (3:18) O umniya ( Wrasse Records) & © 2019 naïve, a division of believe, licenced to Wr asse Records Ltd. Courtesy of Wrasse Records 08 DJ Dolores ‘A Casta’ (4:21) Recife 19 (Sterns Music) 2019 Sterns Music & © 2019 Sterns Brasil, issued under exclusive licence from DJ Dolores. Courtesy of Sterns Music 09 Aziza Brahim ‘ Hada J i l’ (3:30) S ahari (Glitterbeat Records) & © 2019 Glitterbeat Records. Courtesy of Glitterbeat Records 10 L ankum ‘ Bear Creek ’ (5:33) The Livelong Day ( Rough Trade Records) & © 2019 Rough Trade Records Ltd. Courtesy of Rough Trade Records
04 Xylouris White ‘ Inland’ (5:05) The Sisypheans (Drag Ci) & © 2019 Drag City. Courtesy of Drag City 05 Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou ‘ Foulani’ (2:21) O ula d Lghaba (ajabu!) & © 2019 ajabu!. Courtesy of ajabu!
03 Radio Tarifa ‘ Rumba Argelina’ (3:28) Rumba Argelina ( World Circuit) & © 2019 World Circuit Ltd, a BMG Company. Courtesy of BMG
01 Roberto Fonseca ‘Aggua’ From Yesun on Wagram Music Santería and rumba influences combine in a classy piano trio arrangement from the hottest Cuban pianist around, with mercurial solo lines and invocations to the orishas of Yemaya and Oshun. See p49
11 Th omas Mapf umo & Th e Blacks Unlimited ‘ Kuvarira Mukati (Suffer in Si lence)’ (7:14) Ris e Up ( Real World Records) 2006 Thomas Mapfumo under exclusive licence to Real World Records Ltd & © 2006 Real World Records Ltd. Courtesy of Real World Records
PE TROC TRELAWNY’S PLAYLIST
02 El Khat ‘ Ya Raiyat ’ (4:51) S a a dia Jeffe rso n Batov Records) & © 2019 Batov Records. Courtesy of Batov Records
01 Rober to Fonseca ‘Aggua’ (2:54) Yesun (3ème Bureau/Wagram Music) & © 2019 Wagram Music. Courtesy of Wagram Music
TOP OF THE WORLD SELECTION
10 tracks from this issue’s best new albums + 5 bonus tracks exclusively with the Jan /Feb 2020 issue of Songlines
06 Malinky ‘The Groves of Donaghmore’ From Handsel on Greentrax Records A handsel is a good luck gift and this double album serves as one for the Scottish folk group on their 20th anniversary, with new, live and rare recordings. See p54
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02 El Khat ‘Ya Raiyat’ From Saadia Jefferson on Batov Records With his international ensemble El Khat, Eyal El Wahab presents an exploration of his Yemeni roots with a sophisticated, yet earthy mix of brass, homemade instruments – and sheep. See p59
03 Radio Tarifa ‘Rumba Argelina’ From Rumba Argelina on World Circuit/BMG The 1993 debut from the legendary pioneers of modern Arab-Andalusian music gets a welcome reissue. The titletrack shows off their silky-smooth Arabic flamenco fusion. See p63 04 Xylouris White ‘Inland’ From The Sisypheans on Drag City Records On the fourth album from Cretan laouto player George Xylouris and Australian drummer Jim White, the duo’s creations are atmospheric and intelligent but no less propulsive than Sisyphus himself. See p64
07 Souad Massi ‘Yadra’ From Oumniya on Wrasse Records The Algerian singer-songwriter makes an astounding return to form with a blend of Arabic, Berber and chanson music, which marks her finest album since her debut back in 2001. See p47
08 DJ Dolores ‘A Casta’ From Recife • 19 on Sterns Music The groove-filled opener to the Brazilian producer DJ Dolores’ musical postcard from the troubled north-eastern city of Recife, complete with lines from the traditional rabeca (fiddle). See p48
09 Aziza Brahim ‘Hada Jil’ From Sahari on Glitterbeat Records This song, whose title translates as ‘This Generation’, sees Brahim sing of the passion and determination of the youth of Western Sahara to win independence for their country. See p44
05 Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou ‘Foulani’ From Oulad Lghaba on ajabu! The first all-female Gnawa ensemble make their debut, led by the crystal-voiced Hamzaoui and backed by thumping gimbri and clattering qaraqab. See p45
10 Lankum ‘Bear Creek’ From The Livelong Dayon Rough Trade Records A creepy, drone-laden instrumental from the Irish quartet who have been charting new paths in that country’s traditional music. The album as a whole is an intense and immersive experience. See p53
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