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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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07 Tuuletar ‘Loimu’ 08 Omar Puente ‘Danza de los Spiritus’ 09 Debashish Bhattacharya ‘Meeting by Waikiki’

10 Warsaw Village Band ‘Fly My Voice’

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11 Aziza A ‘Kim Dedi’

12 Marco Grabber & KreŒimir Tomec feat Klapa Šufit ‘Šijavica’

13 Lata Mangeshkar ‘Koi Aayega Dil Ka Chain’

14 Russian Army Ensemble ‘Katyusha’ 15 Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ‘Hun Nahin Jeena’

Featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Lata Mangeshkar, Debashish Bhattacharya, Bargou 08, Mokoomba, Omar Puente, Russian Army Ensemble & more...

Exclusively with the April 2017 issue of Songlines. STWCD102.

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15 Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ‘ Hun Nahin Jeena’ (6:54) Nau ghty Jatts Soundtra ck ( Junglee Music) & © 2013 Junglee Music. Courtesy of Times Music

13 L at a Mangeshkar ‘ Koi Aayega L aayega Di l Ka Chain’ (5:20) Kar tav ya Soundtra ck (Saregama) & © 1979 Saregama. Courtesy of Saregama PLC 14 Russian Army Ensemble ‘ Ka‘usha’ (2:22) Ech oes of a Red Empire : Russian So ngs of Stru ggle fro m the Great Revolutio n & S eco nd Wo rld War ( Jasmine Records) & © 2001 Jasmine Records. Courtesy of Hasmick

08 Om ar Pu e nte ‘ Danza de los Spiritus’ (4:42) Best Foot Fo r ward (OP Records) & © 2016 OP Records. Courtesy of OP Records 09 D e b a s h i s h B h a t t a ch a r ya ‘ Meeting by Wai ki ki’ (3:49) Hawaii to Calcutta : A Tribute to Tau Moe ( Riverboat Records) & © 2017 Riverboat Records. Courtesy of World Music Network 10 Warsaw Vi l lage Band ‘Fly My Voice’ (4:53) Sun Celebration ( Jaro Medien) 2016 Jaro Medien GmbH & © 2016 Warsaw Village Band. Courtesy of JARO Medien

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05 Rhiannon Giddens ‘ Hey Bébé’ (3:22) Freedo m Highway ( Nonesuch Records) & © 2017 Nonesuch Records. Courtesy of Nonesuch Records

04 Maria Pomianowska ‘ Wind’ (4:53) The Voice of Suka ( For Tune) & © 2016 For Tune Llc. Courtesy of For Tune

03 Bargou 08 ‘ Wazzaa’ (5:22) Targ (Glitterbeat) & © 2017 Glitterbeat. Courtesy of Glitterbeat

12 Marco Grabber & Kreˆimir Tomec feat Klapa Šufit ‘Šijavica’ (4:10) Dalmatian D ub (Scardona) & © 2010 Scardona. Courtesy of Scardona

07 Tuuletar ‘ Loimu’ (3:34) Tules Ma as Vedes Taiva al ( Bafe’s Factor y) & © 2016 Bafe’s Factory. Courtesy of Bafe’s Factory

02 Inna de Yard ‘ Black to I Roots’ feat Kush McAnuff (3:47) The Soul of Jamaica (Chapter Two Records) & © 2017 Chapter Two Records. Courtesy of Chapter Two Records

01 Mokoomba ‘Kulindiswe’ From Luyando on Out Here Records Luyando is a triumphant return from Zimbabwe’s favourite young band, full of slick vocal harmonies and catchy rhythms. The songs reflect the traditions and their roots in Tonga life. See p45

11 Aziza A ‘ Kim Dedi’ (3:34) Ke ndi D ünyam ( Doublemoon Records) & © 2001 Doublemoon Records. Courtesy of Doublemoon Records

06 L a Mambanegra ‘ El Malembe’ (4:20) El Calle Gü eso y Su Mala Maña ( Movimientos Records) & © 2016 Movimientos Records. Courtesy of Movimientos Records

01 Mokoomba ‘ Kulindiswe’ (4:27) Luyando (Out Here Records) & © 2017 Out Here Records. Courtesy of Out Here Records

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10 tracks from this issue’s best new albums + 5 bonus tracks exclusively with the April 2017 issue of Songlines

06 La Mambanegra ‘El Malembe’ From El Callegüeso y Su Mala Maña on Movimientos Records Some of the most raw, passionate and visceral salsa being made anywhere in the world, featuring a tight and funky brass section, and led by vocalist and veritable engine-room Jacobo Vélez. See p48

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02 Inna de Yard ‘Black to I Roots’ feat Kush McAnuff From The Soul of Jamaica on Chapter Two Records Stripped down, roots reggae, featuring booming hand drums, muted trumpets, mellow guitar and soulful vocals. This track is poignant and catchy. See p47

07 Tuuletar ‘Loimu’ From Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal on Bafe’s Factory The debut from four highly versatile Finnish vocalists. Through beatboxing, singing, sighing and other vocal effects, they have created an album comprised entirely of vocal sounds. See p54

03 Bargou 08 ‘Wazzaa’ From Targ on Glitterbeat A stomping dance song with Tunisian gasba (flute) and loping bass riffs, on a nononsense electro-acoustic album recorded in a remote region of north-west Tunisia, known as the Bargou valley. See p44

04 Maria Pomianowska ‘Wind’ From The Voice of Suka on For Tune A beautiful and inventive album of Polish suka (fiddle) playing by a renowned collaborator. This lyrical composition is underpinned by vari-pitched drumming and wordless vocals. See p53

05 Rhiannon Giddens ‘Hey Bébé’ From Freedom Highway on Nonesuch Records Soulful vocals, banjo and solo trumpet characterise this rootsy track. The album strives to join the dots between slave narratives, the Civil Rights era and today’s Black Lives Matter movement. See p46

08 Omar Puente ‘Danza de los Spiritus’ From Best Foot Forward on OP Records A stirring opening to a varied and compelling album. Puente’s electric violin is enhanced by his multi-national sextet, creating a jazzy fusion imbued with a range of cultural influences. See p59

09 Debashish Bhattacharya ‘Meeting by Waikiki’ From Hawaii to Calcutta: A Tribute to Tau Moe on Riverboat Records A slow and charming Hawaiian favourite on an endearing album mixing classics popularised by Tau Moe with Bhattacharya’s own compositions. See p58

10Warsaw Village Band ‘Fly My Voice’ From Sun Celebration on Jaro Medien Global trance music with lyrical inspiration drawn from Poland’s oldest folkloric song material. The group’s signature massed vocals form the base of this texturely packed record. See p60

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