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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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01 Danny Keane ‘Afro Cello’ 02 Afel Bocoum ‘Dakamana’ 03 Jake Blount ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’ 04 Kuljit Bhamra ‘Raga Vasanti – Voice & Tabla’ 05 The Zonke Family ‘Sadza Nemusoro Wembeva’ 06 Amira Medunjanin ‘Ja Nemam Prava Nikoga Da Volim’
07 Zenobia ‘Edine’ 08 Stick in the Wheel ‘Gold So Red’ 09 Dinastía Torres ‘Adios Mi Peregoyo’ 10 Dr L Subramaniam & Roby Lakatos ‘Bullet Train’
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PLUS 5 tracks chosen by Charlie Higson 11 Various Artists dir Ludovico Einaudi ‘Pizzica di Aradeo’ 12 Bulgarian Voices feat Huun Huur Tu ‘Fly, Fly My Sadness’
13 Taraf de Haidouks ‘Rind de Hore’ 14 Djivan Gasparyan & Michael Brook ‘Immigrant’s Song’
15 Orchestra Baobab ‘Utrus Horas’
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01 Danny Keane ‘Afro Cello’ From Roamin’ on MVKA The London-based cellist, pianist and composer takes us on a trip around his musical world – a sonic adventure that spans free jazz, African rhythms, Indian tradition and dance music. See p57
06 Amira Medunjanin ‘Ja Nemam Prava Nikoga Da Volim’ From ForHim and Heron Croatia Records This album marks a return to form for the Sarajevo-born and based singer, reminding the world why she is considered to be one of the foremost sevdah singers. See p51
02 Afel Bocoum ‘Dakamana’ From Lindé on World Circuit/BMG After years playing with the late great Ali Farka Touré, the Malian guitarist Afel Bocoum proves that he can be a potent frontman too on a masterful album that is steeped in Songhai tradition. See p44
03 Jake Blount ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’ From SpiderTales on Free Dirt Records Blount weaves themes of discrimination, inequity, retribution and loss into his interpretations of traditional songs on an album rooted in black Appalachia. See p46 04 Kuljit Bhamra ‘Raga Vasanti – Voice and Tabla’ From Essence of Raga Tala on ARC Music The tabla maestro gathers some friends together for a rhythmic exploration of various ragas, showcasing his unique invention – the multi-tabla set. See p54
07 Zenobia ‘Edine’ From HalakHalakon Crammed Discs A strong debut from the group who are at the forefront of a fledgling parallel culture of Levantine techno that weds dabke rhythms with Western production. This is the sound of the Levant today. See p55
08 Stick in the Wheel ‘Gold So Red’ From Hold Fast on From Here Records A stark album from the East Londoners that pits contemporary themes of hope and resistance against tradition, pagan lore and a vivid mix of rock, psych, medieval drone, folk-punk and more. See p52
09 Dinastía Torres ‘Adios Mi Peregoyo’ From Los Duendes de la Marimba on Palenque Records A rare album that captures the natural resonances of the marimba of Colombia’s Pacific coast, recorded by the family keeping the music alive. A beautiful document of the dynasty and music. See p48
05 The Zonke Family ‘Sadza Nemusoro Wembeva’ From At the Studio on Lokalophon/Philophon A delightfully rare and powerful album by members of the Zonke family, knowledge bearers and masters of the matepe, a large mbira (thumb piano) of Zimbabwe’s Marembe people. See p45
10 Dr L Subramaniam & Roby Lakatos ‘Bullet Train’ From Peacockon Avanti Classic A meeting of two virtuoso musicians – a Hungarian Gypsy fiddler and an Indian violinist – who clearly connect to make thrilling music. See p60
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