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.
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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.
Monday, September 2, 2024
Making Tracks
Exceptional international artists gather for UK-based project focused on themes of intercultural and interspecies collaboration
Friday, August 30, 2024
Introducing the October 2024 issue of Songlines, featuring Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Taking a look at the unprecedented global popularity of Pakistan’s qawwali star Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Friday, August 30, 2024
Angélique Kidjo and Davido release collaborative single Joy
Grammy-winning singer and activist Angélique Kidjo and Afrobeats star Davido release their new single 'Joy'
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Darbar 2024
Barbican hosts Western world’s largest festival of Indian classical music this October
Monday, August 19, 2024
Broadside Hacks Folk Club Celebrate Legendary Les Cousins Venue
London-based collective curate their latest tribute to the iconic Soho folk and blues club with a stellar line-up of legends and rising stars
