Great new music with the first single in 49 years from Staples Jr. Singers, as well as Thandiswa, Arooj Aftab, New Regency Orchestra, Desta French and Altın Gün.
Ahead of UK shows at the Songlines Encounters Festival in London and Brighton's The Rose Hill, Argentine singer-poet-shaman Soema Montenegro plays stripped-down version of recent album highlight, 'Viento Norte'
As part of the Braga25 programme, the city has announced its new festival SQUARE and with it a call for international artists
Malian Afro-pop ambassadors announce new video, album and trio of UK performances
Phin master and pioneer of Isan popular music, Thongsai Thapthanon, has passed away.
The Malian singer and guitarist is the latest artist announced for Songlines Encounters Festival this May
Lebanese-French trumpeter and serial celebrity collaborator shares the debut single from his forthcoming full-length
Brian Eno, Bomba Estéreo, Cosmo Sheldrake, Blinky Bill, Anuv Jain, Aterciopelados and Los Amigos Invisibles have all collaborated with NATURE, who a little belatedly has just started a recording career
Critically-acclaimed saxophonist and composer Jowee BasH! Omicil brings his ceremonial homage to Haiti’s successful 18th-century slave uprising to London’s legendary jazz venue
A selection of essential releases from the US and Canada including new albums from Watchhouse, Justin Golden, Deerlady, Alexis Chartrand and Cyrille Aimée
Los Angeles psych-soul superheroes follow genre-hopping fifth full-length with debut UK live dates
A key artist in the development of Algerian chaabi and rai music, Maurice El Médioni, the boogie-woogie maestro, has passed away
A Middle East focus with Emel Mathlouthi, Mohammad Syfkhan and an in-depth report on emerging music scenes in the region. Plus, Sahra Halgan, Sabri Brothers, Dele Sosimi, Lonnie Holley and the Songlines Music Awards 2024
The Eurovision Song Concert is back for another year, this time taking place in Malmö, Sweden – with the final on May 11 – and there are a surprising number of artists that we’ve featured in Songlines involved.
Legendary music producer and record label mogul discloses his intimate adventures and crucial involvement with ‘world music’ in a sweeping new tome
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