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, Songlinessees music as a window on the world and features the sharpest criticism and the best writers.

The March 2011 issue of Songlines (#74) is OUT NOW and comes with the exclusive 15-track compilation CD featuring tracks from the ten Top of the World albums, including Mariza, Crooked Still, Abigail Washburn and Aurelio Martinez as well as an exclusive playlist by Bryan Adams.

The main editorial features include:

Fado star Mariza

Honduran musician and politician Aurelio Martinez

Benda Bilili! - the docu-film about the Congolese musicians

Beginner's Guide to Woody Guthrie

Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan

Breabach on tour

Backpage from Senegal

Festival Profile: Hebridean Celtic Festival

Postcard from Chengdu, China

Sounding Out Salvador

Full concert and festival listings