TOP OF THEWORLD
On your free CD – the editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in this issue
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01 Rizomagic ‘Ñocoñoco’ 02 Orquestra Afro-Brasileira ‘Agô’
03 Laurel Premo ‘Hop High’ 04 Spell Songs ‘Thrift (Dig In, Dig In)’
05 Ebo Krdum ‘Dabaywah’ 06 The Brother Moves On ‘We Madoda’
07 Emre Gültekin ‘Latif-i-Hasret’ 08 Hannah James & Toby Kuhn ‘In the Gloaming’
09 Tararua ‘Hinepūkohuraki’ 10 Ustad Saami ‘Night Falls (Desert Melody)’ (radio edit)
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PLUS 5 bonus tracks
11 Dal:um ‘ TAL’ 12 Auka ‘Evergreen’
13 Woody Guthrie ‘Riding in My Car (Car Song)’ 14 Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo ‘Hazlo Como Yo’ 15 Karine Polwart with Steven Polwart & Inge Thomson ‘Ophelia’
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TOP OF THE WORLD PLAYLIST TRACKS
01 Rizomagic ‘Ñocoñoco’ From Voltaje Raizal on Disasters by Choice The Colombian duo bring some very futuristic cumbia to the table on this track that sees the pair fusing traditional drums, space-age electric squiggles and industrial clamour for a fecund funkiness. See p60
06 The Brother Moves On ‘We Madoda’ From Tolika Mtoliki on Matsuli Music The South African performance art collective offers up this horn-driven Malopoets cover as part of their album, that reshapes the sonic terrain of the past, thrusting it towards the future. See p44
02 Orquestra Afro-Brasileira ‘Agô’ From 80 Años on Day Dreamer This slice of a Afro-Brazilian jazz comes from Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato Jr, with the OAB’s sole surviving member, Carlos Negreiros. See p46
03 Laurel Premo ‘Hop High’ From Golden Loam on Laurel Premo Sound For lo-fi lap steel songs and ambient Appalachian ballads, Michigan-based artist Laurel Premo is bringing a heady new sound to traditional blues for a distinctly adventurous album. See p48 04 Spell Songs ‘Thrift (Dig In, Dig In)’ From Spell Songs II: Let the Light In on Quercus Records/Thirty Tigers The folk collective return with a new response to the words of Robert Macfarlane and artwork of Jackie Morris, including this harmonic and hopeful paean to natural-world stoicism. See p52
07 Emre Gültekin ‘Latif-i-Hasret’ From In Tribute to Talip Özkan on Seyir Muzik/Uren Production The Turkish saz player Emre Gültekin pays homage to his teacher, Talip Özkan, with an album of intricate fingerwork and ornate melodies. A glorious celebration of the Turkish instrument. See p56
08 Hannah James & Toby Kuhn ‘In the Gloaming’ From Sleeping Spirals on Jigdoll Records A broadside ballad gets an energetic uplift as Hannah James and Toby Kuhn unleash a creeping storm of cello, accordion and bell-bright vocals. See p51
09 Tararua ‘Hinepūkohuraki’ From Bird Like Men on Oro Records The New Zealand quartet create an atmospheric chorus on this track that uses taonga pūoro (traditional indigenous instruments) to craft immersive sounds. Truly magnificent stuff. See p57
05 Ebo Krdum ‘Dabaywah’ From Diversityon Supertraditional Sudan-born, Sweden-based Ebo Krdum showcases a fitting plethora of sounds and influences on his debut record, even including some Scandi strings as heard on this track. See p59
10 Ustad Saami ‘Night Falls (Desert Melody)’ (radio edit) From East Pakistan Skyon Glitterbeat Records The master Pakistani surti singer returns with his third album for the Glitterbeat imprint; catch an excerpt from the expansive lead track. See p54
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