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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Obituary: Csaba Ökrös (1960-2019)

Simon Broughton remembers one of Hungary’s best fiddlers

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Festivals leading the way in sustainability

Festivals such as the Cambridge Folk Festival and Glastonbury are standing up for the environment

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Artists announced for the Songlines Music Awards 2019 Ceremony at EartH

The first artists confirmed for this year's Songlines Music Awards Ceremony have been revealed...

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Le Guess Who? announce giant line-up

The Utrecht festival announces 87 artists including Ayalew Mesfin & Debo Band, Mélissa Laveaux and Ustad Saami

Thursday, May 9, 2019

And the winners are...

We announce the winners of the Songlines Music Awards 2019 geographical categories!

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Songlines and PRS Foundation announce new remix competition

The new competition will see UK-based artists remixing Indonesian music from David Attenborough's My Field Recordings From Across The Planet.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Catch Toby Jones' latest show on the BBC and his playlist in the July issue

Toby Jones, who provides his playlist for the July issue (#149), writes and stars in the bleakly comic drama Don’t Forget the Driver, which also includes a range of world music

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Afghan Stars light up the BBC

Sahar Zand looks at the past, present and future of the music scene in Afghanistan through the lens of the Afghan Star TV show.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

La Linea 19 is just around the corner

London’s premier Latin music festival is back with an exciting array of rare and unique performances

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

The Sounds of Moroccan Festivals

Discover 'The Sounds of Moroccan Festivals' on the bonus CD with the May issue #147

Thursday, April 4, 2019

The Songlines Music Awards 2019 nominees are...

Celebrating the remarkable array of musical talent from around the world

Monday, March 25, 2019

Orchestra Baobab saxophonist Issa Cissokho dies

Acclaimed Senegalese saxophonist Issa Cissokho has died. A core member of the legendary Orchestra Baobab, Issa played with the group from their early days right through to their 2017 album Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Premiere: Labelle - 'La Vie'

Listen to ‘La Vie’, the new track from Labelle and his own orchestra, the Orchestre Univers

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Exhibition of Namibian musical history looking for funding

The music department of SOAS, University of London, have set up a crowdfunding campaign in order to raise funds to bring an exhibition exploring the untold story of Namibian music from the 1950s to the 1980s to the university.