Songlines magazine covers the world's most exciting music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion, featuring artists from all around the globe, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, from Miriam Makeba to Mariza, from Gilberto Gil to Gogol Bordello.

Songlines is packed full of the latest CD reviews, artist interviews, guides to particular world music traditions, concert-listings, travel stories and every issue comes with an exclusive compilation CD.

Edited by Simon Broughton, co-editor of The Rough Guide to World Music, Songlines sees music as a window on the world and features the sharpest criticism and the best writers.

The July #61 issue of Songlines is OUT NOW and comes with our regular compilation CD featuring tracks from the ten Top of the World albums, including JTony Allen, Oi Va Voi and Kronos Quartet. The CD also includes Underworld's Karl Hyde's playlist featuring music by Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté and Juana Molina. All copies also come with a 2nd bonus CD – a World Music from Catalonia compilationi.

The main editorial features include:

• Baaba Maal – the Senegalese singer returns with a new album
• Café de los Maestros – the original tangueros
• Kalevala Roots – folk music from the Finnish/Russian border
• Mamane Barka – reviving the ancient sounds of the biram
• Beginner's Guide to Transglobal Underground
• My World – Underworld's Karl Hyde
• Festival Profile – Krakow Jewish Culture Festival
• Sounding Out Marrakech
• Postcard from Mostar
• Songlines Gig Guide - our new expanded live section
• Plus the latest news and CD, DVD & book reviews