This podcast includes highlights from the October issue of Songlines no.63 opening with an excerpt from Hugh Masekela's recent album Phola (Times Square Records)

This podcast includes highlights from the August and September 2009 issue of Songlines no.62

This podcast includes highlights from the July 2009 issue of Songlines (no.61) opening with an excerpt from Baaba Maals new album Television (Palm), our cover star for this issue

This podcast includes highlights from the June 2009 issue of Songlines (no.60) opening with an excerpt from Candido Fabre (Tumi).

This podcast includes highlights from the April May 2009 issue of Songlines (no.59) - our Green issue – opening with an excerpt from Staff Benda Bilili.

This podcast includes highlights from the March 2009 issue of Songlines 58 - our 10th anniversary edition – opening with an excerpt by Esma Redzepovas version of Djelem Djelem from Network album Road of the Gypsies. Songlines editor in chief, Simon Broughton, plays an extract from Kayhan Kalhor's album Ghazal (ECM), one of his best albums of the last decade.

This podcast includes highlights from the January/February 2009 issue of Songlines 57

This podcast includes highlights from the November/December issue of Songlines 56, opening with an exclusive excerpt from Amadou and Mariam's new album 'Welcome to Mali' (Because).

This podcast includes highlights from the October issue of Songlines No.55, opening with an excerpt from Rokia Traoré's new album Tchamantché (Nonesuch).

This podcast includes highlights from the August September issue of Songlines 54, opening with an excerpt from Seth Lakeman's new album 'Poor Man's Heaven (on Relentless).