The nominees for this year’s Songlines Music Awards have been revealed. Did your favourite artist make the cut? Catch up with the contenders vying in each of the seven categories
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi on notions of home; Songlines Music Awards 2021 nominees revealed; interviews with Peggy Seeger and Piers Faccini; a Beginner's Guide to Argentinian accordionist Chango Spasiuk, and more inside
Kirsty Osei-Bempong looks at the work of the Highlife Music Deconstructed Series, a new platform seeking to preserve and promote this iconic Ghanaian sound
Watch Dan and Ben Tubby's magical short film about Isan instrument-maker and farmer Suman 'Chang Bour' Tapkham
A new initiative sees nine top music festivals team together for an annual online project hosting a series of showcases from artists around the world
A celebration of tango maestro Astor Piazzolla; Indonesia's Senyawa talk radical abstraction and homemade instrumentation; mbira missionary Stella Chiweshe's Shona spirituality; a Beginner's Guide to Irish troupe Kíla and more in the latest issue
Malian master of kora collaboration, Ballaké Sissoko, premieres a new video for the title-track from his forthcoming long-player, Djourou
A Beginner's Guide to Ballaké Sissoko; Pakistan's vocal master Ustad Saami dials up devotion through a dying art; the music industry's response to COVID-19; Electric Jalaba's homage to Gnawa music and more in the latest issue of Songlines
Genre-defying South African quartet announce new video for 'Dindi', a cut lifted from their new album on Nø Førmat!
Acclaimed Amsterdam-based troupe announce the release of 'Yüce Dağ Başında', the second single from their forthcoming album on Glitterbeat
Now in their 13th year, the Songlines Music Awards aim to celebrate the wealth of musical talent across the world. And the voting for the 2021 awards is now open!
Albums of the year revealed; singer Liraz on her Iranian roots; the young lions leading Afrobeats' infiltration of the mainstream; a Beginner's Guide to French troubadours Lo’Jo and more in the latest issue of Songlines
This year's ceremony is going virtual and will be broadcast online for free on December 13 at 7pm (GMT) featuring performances from all of this year's winners and presented by Cerys Matthews
Tony Allen, Hugh Masekela and Elaha Soroor all recognised for their stellar musical contributions at Songlines annual prize-giving summit
As the countdown to Brexit continues, Stewart Lee joins rock’n'roll agitators Asian Dub Foundation for a new video which challenges the inherent racism underlying UK immigration policy
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