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The sixth annual FOOT TO EARTH CAMP is on its way and early bird booking ends July 31st! Pan-African Dance, Environmental Movement, World Song, Qigong & Yoga Camp with Denise Rowe & guests An embodied journey through dance, movement & song, celebrating community and our relationship with each other and this magnificent earth Connect Body, Earth and Spirit in three rich and magical days of traditional & contemporary pan-African dance, non-stylised & environmental movement, yoga, Qigong, world song, sword and shiatsu as we approach equinox full moon.  Foot to Earth is an invitation to embrace the fullness of ourselves in movement, stillness, celebration and rest.  Our fire, our earth, our beauty and our humanity are held by the rhythm and the land as we offer the unique medicine of ourselves in gratitude for being alive! Come join the family! 13th -15th September 2013 Nr Totnes, DEVON Excellent Teachers - Live Music - Hot Showers - Hot Tub - Fire - Cafe - Shiatsu Therapist - Beautiful Rural Site in Devon Early bird (paid before 31st July): £115 Including camping Full: £135.  Concessions, weekend and day tickets available Guest teachers include: ‘Rubba’ Stephenson - Traditional African Dance Susie Ro Prater - Song Omer Makessa _ Song & music for dance sessions Helen Knight - Kundalini Yoga Pete McCowen - Qigong Antony Wall - Sword & Shiatsu Live music from traditional fire-cracking drums to delicate kalimba and soulful vocals  On-site shiatsu therapist and delightful meandering stream Participants comments:  “Delightful, engaging, sensitive, moving” “Thank you for creating and holding such a wonderful safe space for us all to connect, to dance and to honour the earth and ourselves.” “I left feeling restored and uplifted by an immersive mix of warm company, music and dance, delicious food and Qigong” For more info or to book a place, contact Denise on 077233 29414 de8fish@yahoo.co.uk www.tolokotolo.com/foot-to-earth www.facebook.com/events/376887472422176/ Denise Rowe is a dance and movement artist with over twelve years experience facilitating dance and movement workshops around the world.  Co-founder of Tolo Ko Tolo dance company and theOmbiviolum Orkestra, Denise also works collaboratively across genres as a solo artist.   Denise has recently been awarded a Trailblazers Champions bursary in recognition of her work in the field of Dance of the African Diaspora.  She has trained in Environmental Movement with Helen Poynor andPrapto. “When we Dance, the Earth Dances”

 

 

Denise Rowe

 

"because we love, because we make mistakes, because we are forgiven"

 

077233 29414

www.tolokotolo.com 

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We are pleased to email you to let you know that Dance Umbrella is now offering 4 internships during Dance Umbrella 2013 (8 weeks from September 2 to October 31, 2013).  For more information and instructions on how to apply, please see the attached or visit our website: http://www.danceumbrella.co.uk/internships

 

Closing date for applications: Friday 12 July at 6pm (We will contact all applicants on Monday 15 July)

Interviews: Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 July

 

If you would like any further information, feel free to get in touch.

 

Thanks again, and best wishes,

 

Sarah

SARAH MAGUIRE
ADMIN ASSISTANT

DANCE UMBRELLA
1 Brewery Square, London SE1 2LF T +44 (0)20 7407 1200

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Hello beautiful people! Here we are in midsummer and what a magical time it is! London always comes into its own in the summer months and what better place to be than in a city bursting at the seams with inspirational, creative people and events. Read on for just a few of the things EDC recommend checking out in July. For those of you who are new to our work or would like to know more, we have included a little synopsis of what we are about below. Of course please feel free to take a look at our updated website for lots more information and pictures: www.elementdance.co.uk Element Dance in a nutshell Element Dance Company was established in 2005 by Ella Mesma following extensive international dance training namely in Rio de Janeiro and New York. The company has since grown from strength to strength and continues to push boundaries thanks to the group’s positive energy and dedication to the art of dance. EDC is interested in the exploration and development of various Latin dance styles within performance and theatre, all the while incorporating elements of Contemporary and Urban dance. Whilst specialising in Salsa, Samba, Afro Cuban and Afro Brazilian dance forms, the presence of the dances of the Orixa is a major component of the EDC ethos. The four Gods: Oxum, Oya, Oxossi and Xango (representing the elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water) are the source of inspiration for our pieces. Among some of the other styles we work with are Waacking, House, Breaking and Contemporary Dance. EDC also envelops concepts of embodiment taken from Yoga practice. Previous gigs After three months of polishing and reworking, the long-awaited performance of ‘Birds Of Paradise’ at El Grande on 21st June was a momentous event! Ella’s latest choreography is a fusion of Samba and Contemporary Dance with a Hip Hop feel (the score is a beat-boxing track by the talented Marv-Ill Superlungs). The piece was inspired by the curious Bird of Paradise and aims to take the concept of samba to new levels.  The girls were supported by an amazing crowd who had some lovely things to say about us. We’ve shared a few pieces of feedback below. And check out the video too! We’d love to hear what you think:  http://youtu.be/w6NaUN0JMlo "Really innovative, raw, and brave...I loved it! And you even moved like birds!" (Chris Bicourt, Mestre Sala, Paraiso School of Samba). “Ella Mesma and her dancers are fiercer in flesh than in the imagination. They are pushing the norm of their craft boldy with sassiness and a fiery but dignified confidence in their execution…The privilege was mine.” (Sean Graham - Choreographer, Artistic Director and Producer). "Having you there is such a treat, we are very fond of you, and your girls are a credit to you." (El Grande & Salsa Republic). Upcoming gigs Look out for us performing at the events below and keep an eye on the website for changes and new additions! 6th July, Essex Carnival – Samba workshop with Ella 15th July, Richmond - Salsa Class for an educational world music day with Rosa 10th July, Lincolnshire - Samba shows with Gabriela, Emmanuelle, Michela and Christina 12th July, Birmingham - Samba shows with Emmanuelle, Michela, Sophia, Ama and a special guest appearance from the lovely Anna Clasper while she is back from Brazil! 24th July, Bar Salsa - Performing the new Xango show with Henrique, Michela and Rosa 4th August, Global Grooves in Manchester - with Ella and Dani 24th August, Heatwave in London - with Dani, Michela and guesting the talented Patrice and Ffion! 24th August, Derby - Birds of Paradise with Ella, Rosa and Ama (check out the flyer below)! Evol at Cloud Dance Ella will be performing another of her pieces, evol, at Cloud Dance Festival in July. The critically acclaimed solo, described as ‘unbashedly emotional’ by The Guardian, was inspired by research into the grey areas around sexual consent and rape within relationships. Please see the link for more details: http://www.cloud-dance-festival.org.uk/lacuna/ella-mesma.html EDC Leeds News Our Leeds girls had the pleasure of performing on Sunday 30th June for ‘100% Latino’ as part of Leeds Waterfront Festival. A big thanks going out to Azucar Bar & DJ Fabio Bahia (Made in Brazil Promotions). Look out for us on 6th July when we’ll be performing and teaching Samba for an exciting cultural event in Durham. And our lovely Chris Benson will be teaching a Samba workshop on 7th July for Sunday School with iSalsa at La Boheme. Get in touch for more information. Auditions for EDC Leeds Element Dance Leeds is auditioning this month! If you would be interested in joining the company please send us your CV and photos/video links to leeds@elementdance.co.uk. EDC recommends Los Vivancos: London Coliseum, 9th July. After having performed in over 35 countries to more than one million people worldwide, Los Vivancos will be bringing their latest creation ‘Aeternum’ to the London Coliseum for one night only on 9 July. Comprised of seven Spanish brothers, Los Vivancos identify their performances as ‘extreme flamenco fusion’, bringing together flamenco, ballet, tap, martial arts, live music and more. See the trailer for the show below or for more information visit www.losvivancos.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-_qy0BPddQ Mexico: A Revolution in Art: 1910-1940: 6 July—29 September 2013, In The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Burlington House “In 1910, revolution brought years of instability to Mexico but, in its aftermath, the artistic community flourished under state sponsored programmes designed to promote the ideals of the new regime. This exhibition will bring together work by Mexican artists at the forefront of the artistic movement including Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Also on display will be work by international artists and intellectuals who were drawn to the country by its political aspirations and the opportunities afforded to artists. Among them were Marsden Hartley, Josef Albers, Edward Burra, Paul Strand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Breton and Robert Capa. 'Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940' will reveal a cultural renaissance that drew in some of the most seminal figures of the 20th century, all of whom were inspired by the same subject: Mexico.” And this is not to be missed! Check out B.Supreme on Friday 12th July... EDC Leeds recommends… And if you are in the Leeds area we highly recommend checking out some of the following events run by the North's original Salsa and Latin music Daddy (and Element Dance friend since day one!) DJ LUBI...keeping it real for Latin music since 1982... CUBANITO @ Azucar Bar, Brewery Place, Leeds LS10 1JF Saturday 13th July - 11pm-3am - £4/£3 students DJ Lubi plus guests DJs Silvao and Luke Stableford play 100% Cuban sounds....timba, son Cubano, Cubaton, rumba, Cuban hiphop, salsa Cubana...the only monthly 100% Cuban party in the north of England! Facebook event : https://www.facebook.com/events/490650174343826/ 100% Latino Presents CLASICO @ Azucar Bar, Brewery Place, Leeds LS10 1JF Saturday 20th July - 11pm-3am - free b4 midnight, £4/£3 students after that… Classic salsa, classic merengue, classic bachata and classic reggaeton...great Latin music 1975-2005 with DJs from Calle Ocho (Leeds),  Lubi & MrB... My Salsa, My Soul Summer Barbecue @ Malik House, Manor Row, Bradford BD1 4PS - Friday 26th July - 9pm-3am - £8/£6 students Bringing salsa and soul together under one roof...salsa dura/mambo/cha cha cha in the main room with DJs Philip Charles and Lubi plus special guest Gillian Salsa Fix...soul/funk/classic hiphop/90s r'n'b in the soul room with DJs Lubi, Philip Charles and guest MrB (Calle Ocho)...Barbecue in the covered courtyard. Details here : https://www.facebook.com/events/489675124437846/ SALSEOLOGY...London's hottest salsa band...back in Leeds @ The Wardrobe, St Peter's Square, Leeds LS9 8AG - Friday 2nd August - 8.30pm-2.30am Salsa class with Philip Charles (My Salsa My Soul/Bailamos) at 9pm Salsa DJs Lubi, Fabio Bahia and Philip Charles before and after band. Band onstage 10.45pm. Tickets £10 advance from www.thewardrobe.co.uk (+bf) or just £10 (no bf) from all 3 DJs...the live salsa gig of the summer...don't miss! https://www.facebook.com/events/317633011701125/ Until next time… It looks like we're about to step into a scorcher of a weekend, so enjoy, relax and allow yourselves to be inspired! If you can make it down to any of our events we'd love to see your wonderful faces! This month, some words of wisdom from T.S. Elliot who said, 'At the still point...there the dance is'. (The Four Quartets) Our best wishes, Rosa and Element Dance

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The London Hub introduces a 5-day summer school with masterclasses, panel discussions and individual mentoring that will be led by the country’s leading Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Arts practitioners.  See the attached pdf document for more info.

 

 

Paula Allen

Programmer

ADAD

Finsbury Town Hall

Rosebery Avenue

London  EC1R 4QT

Tel: + 44 (0)20 7841 7358

Fax: + 44 (0)20 7833 2363

Email: paula@adad.org.uk

 

 

 

 

Supporting dance graduates in their transition to becoming independent dance artists Independent Dance presents Graduate Lab 2013, a two-week programme specifically created for final year dance students and new graduates, supporting their transition from student to independent dance artist. Graduate Lab consists of daily workshops, talks, and networking opportunities. Ten morning workshops will be led by artists who are currently making and/or performing work in the UK and abroad. They will focus on performance, allowing participants to experience a variety of creative processes. An additional series of afternoon talks will fuel graduates and emerging professionals in the development of their careers, as well as informing them about the wider dance sector. Refreshments will be provided between 1-2pm each day, where participants can meet each other informally over lunch, and continue conversations with workshop teachers.

 

Image by Tracey Fahy   Graduate Lab programme: Mon 15 July Workshop: Hagit Yakira / Talk: Eva Martinez Tues 16 July Workshop: Rick Nodine Wed 17 July Workshop: Susanne Thomas / Talk: Panel of UK dance organisations Thurs 18 July Workshop: h2dance Fri 19 July Workshop: Gaby Agis / Talk: speaker tbc Mon 2 Sep Workshop: Annie Lok Tues 3 Sep Workshop: Lauren Potter / Talk: speaker tbc Wed 4 Sep Workshop: Yael Flexer Thurs 5 Sep Workshop: Rahel Vonmoos / Talk: Frank Bock Fri 6 Sep Workshop: Charlie Morrissey The Independent Dance programme is open to disabled and non-disabled dance artists. Please contact us if you have any particular access requirements. Join the facebook event here.

ADAD Bloom Festival 2013 @ Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth         ADAD and Pavilion Dance South West present Bloom, a festival celebrating dance from Africa and its Diaspora through performance, participation and discussion. This year the festival will explore the creativity and symbolism of carnival and masquerade: performative rituals which are deeply rooted in African and Caribbean cultures. We will be dancing on the terraces of Pavilion Dance in a full day of back to back workshops and performances from explosive Guinean ballet troupe Ballet Nimba , fiery Dancehall v African from Swedish dance hall sensation Sara Galan and dynamic Senegalese Sabar from Batch Gueye and friends. As if this wasn’t enough, we’ll have an array of African inspired stalls on the terraces and Umoja Arts Network will be winding along the seafront and lower gardens with a spectacular carnival procession, follow them to a sensory explosion of African Caribbean arts and culture in The Triangle for all the family to enjoy.  Where:  The terraces of Pavilion Dance South West The Lower Gardens Bournemouth BH1 2BU Time: 12.30 – 21.50 Cost: FREE       July 2013 20     FIND OUT MORE NOW           FOLLOW ON TWITTER           FRIEND ON FACEBOOK           FORWARD TO A FRIEND           Copyright © 2013 ADAD All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as you are currently on our mailing list.  Please click on ‘Unsubscribe’ if you wish to be removed from this list. Unsubscribe • Update subscription preferences ADAD Finsbury Town Hall Rosebery Ave London , England EC1R 4QT   ADAD Bloom Festival 2013 @ The Black-E, Liverpool         ADAD in partnership with The Black-E present Bloom, a two day festival which kicks off with an evening of performances, where audiences sit in a cafe style atmosphere and soak up the delights of carnival dance and music.  Friday July 19th A mixed bill of evening performances featuring works by Movema, Lamin Dumbuya, Afro Roots, Batala and more.  Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.Cost: £5  Saturday July 20th 11a.m. - 5 p.m. A day of children’s arts and crafts activities, dance workshops, stalls, and Carnival memorabilia. Come bring a picnic, family and friends, and share in this unique carnival experience. Children’s Headdress and Mask making workshop with Craft Creative Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Cost: Free  Open level Dance and Drumming workshop with Batala and Movema Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.Cost: See below  Carnival Parade Time: 2pmCost: Free Tingalayo Children’s Dance, Music and Games workshop with MDI Time: 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Cost: Free  Open Level Afro-Carnival Dance workshop with Lamin Dumbuya Time: 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Cost: See below  Carnival special offer: £5 for two open level dance workshops Tickets available at http://adadbloomliverpool2013.eventbrite.com     July 2013 19 - 20     BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW           FOLLOW ON TWITTER           FRIEND ON FACEBOOK           FORWARD TO A FRIEND           Copyright © 2013 ADAD All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as you are currently on our mailing list.  Please click on ‘Unsubscribe’ if you wish to be removed from this list. Unsubscribe • Update subscription preferences ADAD Finsbury Town Hall Rosebery Ave London , England EC1R 4QT Foundation Degree in Performance: Dance Foundation Degree in Performance: Dance at Birkbeck Established evening part-time professional training in contemporary dance and creative practice In partnership with The Place, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and Re:Bourne education programme. The degree offers you: Intensive dance training designed around work/life demands Student centred teaching by leading and award winning artists Somatic, contemporary and ballet training Contextual studies and arts management Emphasis on choreography and creative practice Regular informal and public performance opportunities Specialist dance studio and theatre environments   Accreditation by the University of London To book a visit to the course, try out a taster or inquire about the audition process, please contact: m.koripas@bbk.ac.uk Further information and applications can be found here. News flash! Evening part-time BA (Hons) Dance programme to launch in October 2014 We hope to build on the success of our foundation programme by launching a BA in Contemporary Dance in the next academic year (2014/15). More information will be available soon. Photo: Gosia Wilda Birkbeck, University of London , Malet Street , Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX www.bbk.ac.uk events THIS S     El Rumbon Cubano is back on Friday 12th July  Yet another great line-up for the next Rumbon Cubano!  Two of London’s most well-known Cuban DJs - Richard Fallon and DJ Green Papi - will be spinning for your pleasure, and Amanda Maitland will be joining us for the first time to teach at the Rumbon. Rich will also be teaching a special advanced class: Casino with Class - Putting Contratiempo (son timing), the Heartbeat of Cuban Salsa into your Partner Work. Amanda will be treating us to a bit of 'Rueda Nueva'. Want to know more? Then come down and join the class at 9pm. It’ll be good fun. You’ll get new moves, tips on positioning and learn how to move from a circle into a line and back again. Plus for bachata fans, DJ Dani K will also be on the decks and there is a bachata dance class with Natalie Baltao from 9-10pm. Enjoy our Rumbon Cubano Summer Party - salsa with some bachata flavour! At The Latin Groove Lounge Club (Nightclub Kolis entrance) 1 Archway Close, London, N19 3TD (opposite Archway tube).   Entry: £10 Doors open 8.30pm, classes 9-10pm, party til 4am Read More Tricks of Memory - Exhibition by visiting Cuban Artist Sarahy Martinez Memory plays tricks on us. Sometimes we think we have forgotten, that the past has died,that ancient dreams have been passed over and then one fine day in front of a sheet of white paper thinking my mind is completely empty, objects I saw some day, songs which my grandparents sang, sorrows, hopes, materialise through the ink of the drawing …all that which is there in memory… In Sarahy’s work, texts taken from songs, poems and famous phrases that are part of Cuban culture acquire new significance. The hummingbird, flowers, corn, and coffee are symbols Sarahy uses to let the viewer know who she is and where she is coming from. Of all the symbols, the corn recurs most frequently. For Sarahy the corn is both the beginning and the end, reality and dream, man and divinity: “All the glory of the world fits inside one grain of corn”. Exhibition open 27th June-10th July. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Sarahy Martinez (b 1970) studied at the prestigious Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in Havana. She masters a range of media and techniques and her works have ranged from paintings, drawings and engravings to installations. Sarahy has had numerous exhibitions in Cuba since 1991 and, although her artworks are in private collections all over the world, this is the first time her works have been exhibited in Europe. Some of her more significant solo exhibitions have been: “Confesiones” (Confesions) in 1998, Galería de 10 de Octubre, Havana; “Toda la gloria del mundo” (All the Glory in the World) in 2011, Galería-Taller Amelia Peláez, Havana; “Femenino Plural” (Femeninity in Plural) in 2012, within the 11th Bienal Internacional of Havana. Sarahy’s most noteworthy group exhibitions have been: “Engravings” in 1991, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Havana; “Pintores cubanos” (Cuban Painters) in 2001, Palacio de las Convenciones, Havana; “Pintores retratistas” (Portrait Painters) in 2000, Feria Comercial de Sullivan, México and in 2008, The Morgan Gallery, Gran Caimán. 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London’s Guide to the Latin Summer www.vamos-london.com

¡ VAMOS ! is a printed guide, a monthly e-newsletter and a website bringing you the best of Latin culture in London in the form of live shows, exhibitions, films, flavours, parties and much more. Remember to check out our website for up-to-date & brand new listings as well as tips that go well beyond the so-called warm season. Let's ¡ VAMOS !

Quimeras 10 - 13 July Sadler’s Wells Paco Peña returns to Sadler’s Wells with a new music and dance spectacle grounded in Spain and Africa and drawing on the migrant experience in Europe.

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Carlos Acosta 30 July - 4 Aug The London Coliseum Indisputably one of the greatest male dancers of this generation, Carlos Acosta returns to the London Coliseum for five performances only, with a new show presenting highlights of his glorious career.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Maria Gadu 7 July Shepherds Bush Empire

Tulipa 9 July Momo

Mexico - a revolution in art

Roberto Fonseca 12 - 13 July Ronnie Scott’s

Jennifer Lopez 14 July Hyde Park

SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS

6 July - 29 Sept Royal Academy of Arts Featuring works by Mexico’s revolutionary big-hitters of the early twentieth century including Rivero and Siqueiros at the Royal Academy.

Coming up

HAY MAS

CASA 27 Sept - 6 Oct Barbican, Rich Mix and University College London

Mais Um! 25 July Village Underground

Tropicalia

7 July Rich Mix Marcelo Machado's documentary features rare footage of Brazilian music legends Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa and Tom Zé as it explores a revolution animated by music and art.

For full listings for the whole Latin summer visit: www.vamos-london.com

With Glastonbury now sadly a distant memory for those of us who can still remember it, the Songlines team is taking a short break from the festivals to get the new issue (August/September, #94) off to press, before we pack our bags and head back out to the fields for Larmer Tree and WOMAD. We’ll be hosting the artist CD signing sessions again throughout Larmer Tree Festival. Some of this year’s confirmed signings include Richard Thompson Trio, Sam Lee, Katy Carr, Lau and Steve Knightley. If you’re joining us at WOMAD Charlton Park, don’t forget to come say hello at our main stand next to the Charlie Gillett Stage. We also have a second stand this year located between the Siam Tent and Main Stage. We look forward to seeing you there! The Songlines Team P.S Visit the Songlines blog to find out what made it into our Top 25 Mali album countdown. Let us know whether you agree with our choices!   Click here to view a sample edition of this issue  Some of our recent Blog highlights Music plays key role in Turkey’s protest demonstrationsThe recent unrest... Continue Reading... Independent Music Awards winners announcedThis year’s awards for independent bands and artists have been announced by the 12th Independent Music Awards... Continue Reading... Mais Um Discos present new sounds of BrazilMais Um Discos, the label well-known for promoting Brazilian music from... Continue Reading... Connect with us on Facebook for updates, competitions and more   Join the conversation on Twitter! @SonglinesMag Click here to see our featured reader tweets.   Songlines Issue #94 (August/September 2013) The final touches are being made to the next issue, which will be available on July 19. In this issue, we catch up with prolific Brazilian musical iconand political statesman, Gilberto Gil, in an exclusive chat covering events from his near half-century career in the public eye. We also speak to the Songlines Music Awards 2013 winners, Mokoomba, about Zimbabwean culture and their own musical path. The issue will come with a 15-track CD featuring tracks from our Top of the World albums and a guest playlist by BBC broadcaster, musician and writer, Mark Radcliffe. There’s also a 28-track bonus CD; an Etnisk Musikklubb sampler from the label. Other features will include bluegrass banjo player Béla Fleck; an interview with the queen of maloya Christine Salem; a beginner’s guide to Bonga; a special report from Sarawak; as well as the latest news, events listings and CD and world cinema reviews. Songlines Music Travel: Rajasthan Musical Expedition Our musical adventure delves into a soul-inspiring part of the world – the desert state of Rajasthan. Stopping off for workshops and seminars with local experts, performances in the desert and interactions with extraordinary artists, the tour culminates in the famous Jodhpur RIFF, the Rajasthan International Folk Festival, hosted in the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur. Georgie Pope, who runs the Rajasthan trip, recently wrote about her time in Assam. Read about her musical experiences on the Songlines blog. You can join Jodhpur RIFF with Songlines Music Travel. As with all our Songlines Music Travel trips you will get a chance to explore a vibrant living culture featuring hand-picked musicians, whilst being guided by a artist or musicologist, so there's time to absorb the atmosphere and get to know personalities as well as places.  This trip is in association with Sound Travels: Musicial Expeditions Through India. For more information and itinerary, please visit our website. Songlines Tablet Edition now available Fully interactive with streaming audio, video and hyperlinks throughout, Songlines magazine is now available to read on the iPad and Android. Visit the iTunes App store or Google Play to download the Songlines App for free, which includes free access to the Songlines 75th edition (April/May 2011). Single issues are available to purchase at £3.99, or subscribe for a year at £19.99.  Songlines Digital subscribers now have FREE access to the tablet edition. Use your Songlines Digital username and password to log in. The Kindle Fire edition can be downloaded from Amazon’s US Kindle store and a UK version will be available soon. *The Songlines Tablet edition doesn’t include the Top of the World CD but features excerpts of each track available to stream from issue #89 (Jan/Feb 2013) onwards. Subscribe today! If you don’t already subscribe, sign up today to receive a choice of albums from Femi Kuti, The Hot 8 Brass Band or Etran Finatawa. If you are already a Songlines subscriber, you can order a gift subscription for your family and friends and claim the free CD for yourself. Order the subscription online at www.songlines.co.uk/cd93  Spread the word, please share on or