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On your free CD – the editor’s selection of the top ten new releases reviewed in this issue
BEST NE LBUM RELE SES
KNIGHT & SPIERS | D D JOB RTEH | MITSUNE T NY T G Q | P RK JIH | T LISK ND MORE…
01 Gonora Sounds ‘Go Bhora’
02 Park Jiha ‘A Day In…’ 03 Silvana Estrada ‘Un Día Cualquiera’ 04 Knight & Spiers ‘Scarborough Fair’ 05 Pelkkä Poutanen ‘Mitä Tuolta Kaukaa Näkyy?’
06 Talisk ‘Storm’
07 Divanhana ‘Na Kuslatu se Mahrama Vihori’
08 Dawda Jobarteh ‘Sunset in Batumi’
09 Mitsune ‘Roku-Go’ 10 Tanya Tagaq ‘Colonizer’
PLUS 5 BONUS TR CKS FE T RDRUN , L I K, THE CHIEFT INS ITH ELVIS COSTELLO & MORE
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PLUS 5 bonus tracks 11 KOG (Kweku of Ghana) ‘Mayedeen’ 12 OKI feat Umeko Ando ‘Iso Kaari Irehte (Bear Trap Rhythm)’
13 Wardruna ‘Skugge’
14 Alai K ‘Mganga’ 15 The Chieftains with Elvis Costello
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01 Gonora Sounds ‘Go Bhora’ From Hard Times Never Kill on The Vital Record The blind guitarist and singer Daniel Gonora and his percussionist son Isaac take the lead on this upbeat opening number from their new album of Zimbabwean sungura sounds. See p47
06 Talisk ‘Storm’ From Dawn on Talisk Music The Scottish trad partiers return with their anticipated third album, complete with a set of lively reels and this electrifying ode to inclement weather, that starts with a deceiving moment of calm. See p56
02 Park Jiha ‘A Day In…’ From The Gleam on tak:til The South Korean composer and multiinstrumentalist is back with a glistening rumination on the nature of sunlight played out on piri, saenghwang, yanggeum and glockenspiel. See p58
03 Silvana Estrada ‘Un Día Cualquiera’ From Marchita on Glassnote Records One of the most exciting new voices in Mexican music, Silvana Estrada is making waves with her debut, which features this slow-burning slice of exposed vocals and synthesised harmonies. See p48 04 Knight & Spiers ‘Scarborough Fair’ From Both in a Tune on Knight & Spiers A folk classic like you’ve never heard it before. The second collaborative album from Peter Knight and John Spiers sees the duo use improvised passages to take apart and rebuild this well-worn tune. See p54
07 Divanhana ‘Na Kuslatu se Mahrama Vihori’ From Zavrzlama on CPL-Music Bosnian sevdah outfit Divanhana push the boundaries of tradition, infusing their latest release with elements of jazz, pop and more. See p52
08 Dawda Jobarteh ‘Sunset in Batumi’ From Soaring Wild Lands on Sterns Music The new album from Gambian kora player Dawda Jobarteh sees the Denmark-based musician employing delicate melodies and a string quartet, which all help make this stunning song really soar. See p46
09 Mitsune ‘Roku-Go’ From Hazama on Mitsune Formerly an all-female trio of shamisen players, Mitsune have expanded their line-up to include a very punchy rhythm section as this driving track from their latest record demonstrates. See p61
05 Pelkkä Poutanen ‘Mitä Tuolta Kaukaa Näkyy’ From Pyhä Veri Vuotaa on Eclipse Music Finnish-Ugric vocal styles get an experimental upgrade from composer Petra Poutanen as she navigates a range of electronic techniques, musical instruments and throat singing. See p63
10 Tanya Tagaq ‘Colonizer’ From Tongues on Six Shooter Records A wake-up call, both sonically and metaphorically, Tanya Tagaq’s newest release sees the Inuk throat singer taking aim at Canada’s colonial history, and never more so than on this song. See p64
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