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Furrow Collective On Moon Safari

Critically-acclaimed UK folk quartet take new lunar-loving album out on tour this winter

Video premiere: Alasdair Roberts' 'A Keen'

Alasdair Roberts invites us to preview a highly intimate live-recorded video to go along with his new album The Fiery Margin. ‘A Keen’ tells a devastating tale of loss.

All-Star Birthday Concert for Bert Jansch

A special 80th birthday concert, celebrating the work of Bert Jansch, will be held on November 4 at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall

Angelique Kidjo to celebrate 40-year career at Royal Albert Hall

Angélique Kidjo returns to the Royal Albert Hall in November to celebrate her 40-year long career

The 10 Best New Albums | August 2021

Outstanding new releases from Jupiter & Okwess, Natalia Lafourcade, John Francis Flynn, Derya Yıldırım and many more. Tracks from all of these albums are included on the free cover-CD with the August 2021 issue of Songlines

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Burna Boy, Davido and WizKid: The rise and rise of Afrobeats

Amid civil unrest, a slew of young African artists are transforming the perception of their continent, shaking up the mainstream with their infectious Afrobeats insurgency. Russ Slater surveys the scene’s UK roots and global impact

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Oliver Mtukudzi dies aged 66

From the oppressive days of white minority rule, through the liberation war and the challenges of independence that followed, his music uplifted and inspired his people

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Royal Albert Hall to host Turkey-Syria fundraiser

Musicians of Mesopotamia set to appear alongside showbiz stars for special charity happening

A Beginner's Guide

The Unthanks: Beginner's Guide

Tim Cumming assembles an anatomy of melancholia as he speaks to Tyne and Wear’s finest folk-singing sisters about their career and catalogue

A Beginner's Guide

The Chieftains: A Beginner’s Guide

Nigel Williamson looks back at the enduring global popularity of the Irish musical ambassadors

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Taraf de Impex: “it’s exciting to be doing this. Fresh. A new way for Romanians to look at making music”

Garth Cartwright travels to Bucharest to preview the revitalised and reformed Romanian Gypsy band, Taraf de Haidouks, who are making their UK debut as Taraf de Caliu, alongside Impex

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Orchestral Qawwali Announce One-Off Royal Albert Hall Show

Highflying fusion ensemble bring their unique combos of Sufi sonics and lush classical arrangements to London’s illustrious concert venue

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The Best New Albums from Around the World (April 2024)

Here are our Top of the World – the best new albums reviewed in the April 2024 issue of Songlines, featuring Aziza Brahim, Abdul & The Gang, LINA_ and more...