Monday, December 16, 2024
Obituary: Zakir Hussain (1951–2024)
Tabla maestro and global fusion trailblazer, the much-loved musician Zakir Hussain has died
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Introducing the January 2025 issue of Songlines, featuring our Review of 2024
Songlines Review of 2024 with the best albums and highlights of the year, plus Manu Chao, Arooj Aftab, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Xenia França, L Subramaniam, Topic Records and more
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Songlines has won Folk Alliance International’s Lifetime Achievement Award
We are extremely happy to announce that we will be the recipients of an Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 International Folk Music Awards, which are produced by Folk Alliance International (FAI).
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Obituary: Papa Noel (1940-2024)
Congolese guitarist and soukous innovator Papa Noël Nedule has passed, aged 83.
Friday, December 6, 2024
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Obituary: Rise Kagona (1960-2024)
The joyous, spiralling guitar playing of Rise Kagona helped to make the jit jive of the Bhundu Boys one of the glories of the 1980s world music boom.
Friday, November 15, 2024
Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse
For the fifth consecutive year, this November the Guinness Storehouse hosted a range of musicians – from The Mary Wallopers to Niamh Regan to Tolü Makay – for an evening rich in music, joy and warmth
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Songhoy Blues release latest single from upcoming fourth album, Hèritage
Celebrated Malian ethno-rock innovators Songhoy Blues have released a new single, ‘Gara’, ahead of the upcoming release of their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Hèritage.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Carolina Chocolate Drops to reunite for inaugural Biscuits & Banjos festival
Rhiannon Giddens has announced the reformation of Carolina Chocolate Drops as part of a new cultural arts festival taking place in her home state of North Carolina.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Introducing the December 2024 issue of Songlines, featuring Mdou Moctar
The World’s 50 Greatest Guitarists, Mdou Moctar, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Christy Moore, Seckou Keita, Warsaw Street Music, and so much more in our latest issue
Friday, October 11, 2024
The festival putting a whole new spin on the term ‘January Blues’
El Khat, Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou and others announced for the inaugural SQUARE showcase event in Braga, Portugal
Friday, October 11, 2024
WOMEX 2024 Playlist
WOMEX 2024 is just around the corner! With organisations and artists descending onto Manchester from all over the world, it's shaping up to be an unmissable event, and we have a great primer to discover some of the artists on offer.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Introducing the November 2024 issue of Songlines
Ibrahim Maalouf, Seun Kuti, Afro Celt Sound System, Stick in the Wheel, Fania Records’ finest albums (chosen by their famous fans), Lithuania’s pagan past and much more…
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Pascoal Wins WOMEX Award
Indomitable Brazilian icon recognised for his remarkable creativity and seismic musical influence
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Nobodaddy to open Dublin Theatre Festival 2024
Nobodaddy, a new dance and theatre production featuring music from Sam Amidon, is set to open Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 on September 26.
