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Oliver Mtukudzi dies aged 66
From the oppressive days of white minority rule, through the liberation war and the challenges of independence that followed, his music uplifted and inspired his people
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My World: Olivia Harrison
Olivia Harrison, the wife of the late Beatle George Harrison, talks about how George's collaborations with Indian musicians helped shape her own musical tastes
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Fireside Stories: Josienne Clarke on Sandy Denny
As British singer-songwriter Josienne Clarke prepares Across the Evening Sky, her touring show of Sandy Denny songs, she reflects on her lifelong love for Denny’s music and the power it exerts today
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Songbirds Over The Southbank
Folk singer, song collector and hardcore avian enthusiast Sam Lee takes flight in a new documentary about his beloved, but beleaguered, nightingale
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Songbook: ‘Long Lankin’ with Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver
On their latest album, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver have recorded one of the darkest child ballads of all time. Tim Cumming looks for the motive
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The 10 Best Live Albums
Jim Hickson selects ten top live-in-concert world music albums, featuring Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca, Oum Kalthoum, Ozomatli, Radio Tarifa and more
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Spell Songs: Eclectic Light Orchestra
Catching up with the stellar folk collective who are casting their illuminating charms on a world in need of a little magic
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Singing with Nightingales – Live at Home
A special online broadcast featuring nightingale song, poetry and storytelling has been announced to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
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Obituary: Aurelio Martínez (1969-2025)
Champion of the music of the Garifuna people Aurelio Martínez has been killed in a plane crash
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The Unthanks: Beginner's Guide
Tim Cumming assembles an anatomy of melancholia as he speaks to Tyne and Wear’s finest folk-singing sisters about their career and catalogue
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Songlines Music Awards 2022: THE LIVE SHOW
Our world music extravaganza returns with a slew of sumptuous live performances at the Scala in London on November 2
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Lina: “I have my path and I don’t want to erase it"
After making a couple of traditional fado albums, Lina has ditched her old artistic name and reinvented herself. Songlines went to get the story behind the transformation
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Roots Round-Up (JP Harris, Olivia Barrett, Aerialists and more)
Introducings new releases from Justin Golden, Tinkham Road, JP Harris, Olivia Barrett and Aerialists
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Live Review: Nancy Vieira at OFFest
Cape Verdean songstress captures hearts and souls at North Macedonian world music summit
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Jembaa Groove: Live at Studio Batterie
Four tunes from the Berlin-based Afro-soul group in an exclusive video
