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Obituary: Paul Sartin (1971-2022)
The much-loved folk multi-instrumentalist, singer and founding member of Faustus, Bellowhead and Belshazzar’s Feast has died, aged 51
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Dispatch from São Paulo
Discover the city's welcome pockets of artistic resistance defiantly championing African-Brazilian and Indigenous culture
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The London African Gospel Choir Perform Paul Simon's Graceland: review
Union Chapel hosts the London African Gospel Choir as they perform Paul Simon's classic album
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Parvathy Baul at the British Museum
As part of the British Museum's current exhibition Tantra: Enlightenment to Revolution, the West Bengali singer Parvathy Baul will be giving a special, free online performance, followed by a live Q&A with Songlines editor-in-chief Simon Broughton
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GRRRL Power
Alexandra Petropoulos speaks to the collective of women who are tackling the gender imbalance in music and inspiring younger generations
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Latina Power
Erin Cobby watches four of London’s finest Latina singers come together for a show that’s all about celebration, solidarity and creating a Latin-London scene free of ego
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Holy Cowley: the return of the Cowley Road Carnival
With Cowley Road Carnival returning for the first time in five years, Fred Waine takes a trip to Oxford’s melting pot
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All-Star Birthday Concert for Bert Jansch
A special 80th birthday concert, celebrating the work of Bert Jansch, will be held on November 4 at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
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Best Albums 2020: Americas
All of these albums received a maximum of five stars when reviewed in the 2020 issues of Songlines. Featuring Sam Amidon, DJ Dolores, Roberto Fonseca, Ibrahim Ferrer, Leela Gilday, Lido Pimienta and many more
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Power Up With ‘Counting Down’
Brigid Mae Power previews forthcoming album, Dream from the Deep Well, with brand new video
A Beginner's Guide
Master Musicians of Jajouka: A Beginner's Guide
Tim Cumming delves into the history and mystical appeal of the Moroccan musicians from Jajouka
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Shehan Karunatilaka interview: “Since the 2010s you had kids shooting hip-hop videos. Underground stuff”
The winner of the Booker Prize 2022 talks playing in Sri Lankan grunge and trip-hop bands, the Aragalaya protests and his love of The Police
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PICS: The Songlines Music Awards ceremony 2019 went with a bang!
A first look at some of the exciting goings-on that hit the stage at the awards ceremony on November 30.
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Folk Round-Up (Bailey & Keely, Hayden Thorpe and Malachy Tallack)
Essential folk releases from Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales, featuring new albums from Bailey & Keely, Hayden Thorpe and Malachy Tallack
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Ten Essential Ngoni Albums
Nigel Williamson picks ten emblematic recordings featuring the ngoni, a West African lute said to be an ancestor of the banjo, made from hollowed-out wood or calabash, covered in animal hide, and strung with four-to-six strings on a fretless neck
